In a recent survey of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s workforce, the words most often used to describe the organization were “bureaucratic” and “slow.”...More
Jun 11, 2018
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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
An overly cautious FAA should change its approach to assessing safety risk when it considers unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) operations, a new study says....More
Israel is investing heavily in the development of a new, highly efficient air-to-ground standoff missile that can be used on the F-35I....More
Jun 8, 2018
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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Montana-based Bridger Aerospace will supply unmanned aircraft system support for wildfire management to the Interior Dept. on a “call when needed” basis....More
Just as the first quadcopter drones were for intended hobbyists, the first electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft to hit the market is designed for recreational use....More
Jun 11, 2018
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Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
Dynetics is to produce up to 1,000 GBU-69/B Small Glide Munitions a year for the USSOCOM in a massive ramp-up in production of the company-developed weapon....More
Daher is developing ISR variants of its TBM 910 and TBM 930 single turboprops as lower-cost alternatives to twin-turboprop and twin-jet aircraft....More
Bell Boeing JPO, Amarillo, Texas, is being awarded $47,385,038 for cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order N0001918F0016 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-17-G-0002)....More