Boeing will lead a team of 10 aerospace technology suppliers in pursuit of a nearly $5 billion contract to build heavy-lift helicopters for the German military, Reuters reported Wednesday. Michael Hostetter, director of Boeing’s vertical lift programs in Germany, told reporters at a Berlin airshow the company can potentially add partners to join its bidding […] More

Boeing has invested in Reaction Engines through its ventures arm to assist the U.K.-based company in its efforts to develop a hypersonic propulsion technology. Reaction Engines has developed a heat exchanger that works to prevent overheating of engine components at high speeds as part of its Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine technology program, Boeing said Wednesday. […] More

United Technologies Corp.‘s Pratt & Whitney subsidiary has collaborated with partners under the Joint Strike Fighter program to update and deploy a logistics management system at 12 F-35 fleet locations worldwide, American Machinist reported Monday. The Autonomic Logistics Information System is designed to automatically track F-35 propulsion components by gathering and analyzing condition-based data. Operational bases that house the […] More

Sierra Nevada Corp. and Turkish Aerospace Industries have developed a trainer aircraft in order to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X program that seeks to replace the T-38 jet, Quwa reported Monday. Bilal Khan writes SNC and TAI established a Colorado-based subsidiary, Freedom Aircraft Ventures, to offer the Freedom Trainer aircraft. The Freedom Trainer jet will be equipped with […] More

The U.K. government plans to invest nearly $73 million in seven research and development projects meant to support innovation in the British aerospace sector. The funds will be awarded through the Aerospace Technology Institute as part of the British government and industry’s commitment to invest as much as $5.3 billion in civil aerospace R&D initiatives by 2026, […] More

Inmarsat has opened an office at the Norwegian Maritime Competence Center in Alesund, Norway, in a push to help accelerate adoption of digital technology within the shipping industry. Inmarsat said Wednesday it established the facility to support Norway’s maritime community and help third-party organizations leverage the company’s Fleet Xpress maritime broadband technology via the Certified Applications Provider […] More

A study by PwC’s consulting arm shows that U.S. aerospace and defense companies’ spending on research and development efforts has climbed by nearly $12 billion so far this year, Defense News reported Wednesday. The Global Innovation 1000 study conducted by Strategy& has found that top U.S.-based A&D firms recorded $11.79 billion in R&D spending, a figure that is […] More

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army have demonstrated a prototype laser weapon system equipped with sensors, software and specialized optics built to engage adversarial unmanned aerial vehicles. The Advanced Test High Energy Asset system worked to eliminate five Outlaw unmanned aerial systems during a test that took place at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, […] More

Exostar has updated its multi-tenant enterprise collaboration platform to comply with the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security controls and Defense Department‘s cybersecurity directives. The company said Tuesday its collaboration technology offering is a software-as-a-service platform designed to help defense companies, subcontractors and suppliers share files that contain covered defense information with other organizations in accordance […] More

BAE Systems has chosen an additional six companies to manufacture equipment for the U.K. navy’s first three Type 26 Global Combat Ships. BAE said Tuesday it currently works with 33 other firms that include 15 maritime equipment suppliers on the shipbuilding program. Rolls-Royce, Johnsons Controls, Marine Systems Technology, Salt Separation Services, Detegasa and MEP–Pellegrini Marine […] More

JIM WINNER CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GENERAL COUNSEL AEGIS Jim Winner is Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel for Aegis Defense Services LLC, a global security and risk management company. He is the senior executive responsible for legal, compliance, contracts, security and risk management. Jim’s specialized skills and experience include: government/commercial/international contracting, cyber operations, information […] More

Tunisia has asked to buy $100.8 million in equipment, training and support services for the country’s future fleet of OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters from the U.S. under a foreign military sales deal approved by the State Department. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said Tuesday the sale covers 25 embedded GPS/inertial navigation systems, 24 AN/AAR-57 common missile warning systems, […] More