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The article presents an interview with Michael T. Strianese, chairman and chief executive officer of aerospace contractor L3 Technologies Inc., about how he plans to grow L3 again. Other topics discussed include how the company has evolved over the years, whether the defense market at an inflection point and whether L3 is going to participate in the U.S. Air Force’s Light Attack flyoff.

The article offers news briefs of aerospace and defense industry. Addition of Boeing AH64D Apache attack helicopters by Singapore for electronic-warfare system. Survivability and satellite communications of defense spending and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Single-test reentry vehicle of the U.S. Air Force.

The article offers information on several topics from the U.S. Topics discussed include the U.S. Air Force's proposal to retire its F-15 fighter jets, its plans to replace the F-15s with F-16 fighter jets, and the executive order signed by U.S. President Donald Trump to reduce the regulations brought by his predecessors. Also mentioned are the views of U.S. Representative Lamar Smith on climate change.

The article offers defense industry news briefs from across the world, as of March 2017. Germany will buy several MQ-4 Triton unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from Northrop Grumman. The U.S. military has begun missile defense deployment to South Korea. Launch of the U.S. Air Force Wideband Global Satcom (WGS-9) spacecraft has been delayed due to issues in Delta IV Medium+ rocket engine from United Launch Alliance.

The article offers news brief aerospace industry as of March 2017. Topics discussed include investigation by United Nations (UN) which found that Syria committed war crimes and air strikes targeted civilian infrastructure, Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) will begin the use of JetWave communications gear from Honeywell on a Lockheed Martin C-130J airplanes and the U.S. Air Force awarded Raytheon contract for early warning radar system for Qatar's integrated air and missile defense network.

The article presents perspective of the U.S. Air Force chief David Goldfein over introduction of defense budget with provision of services for the Air Force. Topics discussed include assessment of concerns with budget cuts for the department leads to reduction in personnel that impact air power; requirement of strategic communication for description of the U.S. association with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO); and concerns related to government regulations on businesses.

The article offers news briefs from the U.S. as January 2017. It mentions the Harris Corp. has won a contract to provide AN/ALQ-211 Advanced Integrated Defensive Electronic Warfare Suite systems for protecting Moroccan air force F-16 aircraft. It states that MD Helicopters will deliver six MD530G helicopters to Malaysia in March 2017. It also mentions that the U.S. Air Force will launch the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) satellite in this constellation to geosynchronous Earth orbit.

The article presents news briefs related to the defense industry as of November 10-17, 2016. U.S. Foreign Military Sales declined by 28% in fiscal 2016 in comparison to sales in 2015. The Indian air force will acquire 83 indigenous Tejas Mk. 1-A Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) to replace its fleet of MiG fighters. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. has been awarded a 478 million dollar contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop a next-generation electronic warfare (EW) suite for F-15 fighter aircraft.

The article discusses the lawsuit filed by Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) and chief technology officer (CTO) of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX) against the U.S. Air Force, and its impact on the space launch industry. The lawsuit, filed April 28, 2014 in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, alleges that the Air Force shut it out of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) competition. It also reports on the first stage success of his Falcon 9 reusable launcher.

This article reports that the U.S. Air Force's Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has increased its bomb-carrying capability after the aircraft dropped three Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) from its internal weapons bay during a test at the Edwards Air Force Base in California.

The article presents news briefs from the defense industries. Aircraft manufacturer Boeing Co. has been awarded the contract for designing America's next presidential airliner. The Thai Air Force has taken delivery of two Sukhoi Business Jet (SBJ) aircraft that will be used to transport government leaders and top officials. The U.S. Air Force's air-to-air combat training exercise will feature 115 aircraft from 25 military units.

The article presents news briefs from the defense industry. The U.S. Air Force is investigating the crash of the MQ-9 Reaper in northern Syria on July 5, 2016. The Royal Jordanian Air Force has announced that 14 A-models aicrafts and one two-seat B-variant are for sale. South Korea is looking forward to purchase 17 Raytheon SM-2 Block IIIB missiles and containers.

This section offers defense news briefs from May 12 to 19, 2016. The first ground-based Aegis Ashore Missile Defense System site of the U.S. in Europe has started operating. Contracts for Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites have been awarded by the U.S. Air Force to aerospace companies Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. The Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) of India will conduct weapon-based trials in July and August.

The article reports on the bids submitted by U.S. defense companies Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to make future Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellites for the U.S. Air Force. Topics covered include the systems being provided by Northrop to the Air Force, the basis of the evaluation as stated in the draft request for proposals (RFP) and the features of the satellite to be offered by Lockheed Martin.

The article focuses on the submission by U.S. defense companies of bids to make GPS III satellites for the Air Force. Topics covered include the presentation by Northrop Grumman of a prototype navigation payload built with company funding, the plan by the Air Force to competitively acquire satellites which were originally planned to be Lockheed-built GPS IIIs and the recovery of Lockheed Martin from delays to delivery of Harris digital payload.

The article focuses on the fight on the U.S. Congress over the use of Russian rocket engines. Topics discussed include passage of legislation that allowed the U.S. Air Force to use 14 RD-180 engines; the Air Force's appeal to Congress for even more RD-180s this year; and the Department of Defense's plan to create a next-generation launch system program, with the idea of ending U.S. reliance on the Russian engine to propel the Atlas V launch vehicle.

The article presents aviation news briefs from the U.S. as of February 2016. The U.S. and Cuba have formally agreed to restart commercial air services between the two countries. The U.S. Air Force is accounting for part of the known delays and cost overruns for its GPS III next-generation operational control segment, known as OCX. It also reports on the deployment of H-9 surface-to-air missiles by China to the South China Sea.

The article offers news briefs related to aviation industries as of February 15, 2016. According to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, airstrikes by CF-18 aircraft against Islamic State is being stopped by Canada. The U.S. Air Force has planned to give Sole-Source Award to aerospace company Northrop Grumman to maintain the Battlefield Airborne Communication Node (BACN). Rostec, producer of industrial products for civil and defense sectors, has delivered Mi-17v5 helicopter to India.

The article presents defense news briefs as of February 11, 2016. Harris Corp. will offer an all-digital navigation payload for future GPS satellites. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract to begin risk-reduction work on the next Air Force One. Israel Aerospace Industries and Hankuk Carbon, a South Korean composite manufacturer, have formed a joint venture to develop a new system of up to 300-kg mass takeoff weight.

The article presents news briefs from the defense industry. The U.S. Air Force is continuing the process of opening national security space (NSS) launches to new companies and has certified modifications to the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle. An F-35 fighter from the 461st Flight-Test Squadron test-fired an AIM-9X missile for the first time. Russia's United Aircraft Corp. (UAC) has started production of the first prototypes of the Ilyushin IL-112V light military transport.

The article reports on directed-energy weapons and thermal management aimed at replacing the Raptor and the Boeing F/A-18E/F aircraft by the aerospace firm Northrop Grumman. Topics discussed include views of Tom Vice, President of the Aerospace Systems division, on creating future through advanced research; pressure on Northrop for pursuing stock buybacks instead of focussing on independent research and development (IRAD), and heat management problem being solved by the U.S. Air Force.

The article offers news briefs related to global defense industries as of December 10-17, 2015. Topics discussed include trilateral exercise of the aircrafts F-22 Raptor, Eurofighter Typhoon and Dassault Rafale with air forces of the U.S. and Great Britain to practice combat, two 15 H145M lightweight military multirole helicopters from the airplanes manufacturer Airbus being delivered to German army special forces, and demonstration of Venom ground-based targeting system by Northrop Grumman.

The article reports that as the U.S. Congress works toward a final spending bill to fund the government in fiscal 2016, U.S. senators are fighting over the U.S. Air Force's access to Russian-made RD-180 engines that launch the United Launch Alliance's (ULA) Atlas V rocket into space. Topics include senator Richard Shelby, wanting to allow the Air Force to use more RD-180s and who is being opposed by senator John McCain who citing concerns about the use of rocket engines.

The article focuses on debate over the budget future of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) after a two year agreement signed by the U.S. Congress in 2015. Topic discussed include the Air Force planning to build 100 of the Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B), views of David Deptula, dean of the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies in the U.S. and views of U.S. Representative Randy Forbes.

The article offers aviation defense news briefs from October 22-29, 2015. Topics discussed include interception of a ballistic missile in the North Atlantic Ocean by the U.S. Navy Standard Missile-3 Block IA, completion of testing an enhanced precision upgrade to the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) on an F-16 fighter by Raytheon and the U.S. Air Force, and approval of sales of four modified U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ships to Saudi Arabia by the U.S. State Department.

The article presents news briefs related to the defense industry. Topics discussed include plans of Rolls-Royce to modernize its Indianapolis, Indiana production facility which makes engines for military aircraft, contract signed by Latvia's defense ministry to buy three TPS-77 Multirole Radars from Lockheed Martin for flight surveillance and identification, and approval given by the U.S. State Department to the sale of four General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones and other equipment to Spain.

The article offers news briefs related to the defense industry across the world from September 17-24, 2015. Poland has joined the small group of nations buying the latest U.S. Air Force conventional cruise missile. General Atomics has developed and fielded an extended-range version of the MQ-9 Reaper in 2015. Sikorsky has selected avionics systems provider Rockwell Collins to provide avionics and mission equipment for the U.S. Air Force's combat rescue helicopter program.

The article reports on the deployment of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors to Europe to meet the needs of combatant commanders in the region and support the European Reassurance Initiative. Topics discussed include views of U.S Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James on country's training with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, remarks of U.S Air Force Chief of Staff General Mark Welsh and separation of Federal Aviation Administration's safety and air traffic control rules.

The article reports on the efforts made by Canadian Government to upgrade search-and-rescue satellites under the Medium Earth Orbit Search-and-Rescue project. Topics discussed include telecommunication company Com Dev International that has received the contract for the development of a repeater to be hosted on a global positioning system satellite (GPS), views of Canada's defense minister Jason Kenney and signing of the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Air Force.

The article reports on the opposition of U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein to the research funding proposal for the U.S. Air Force's nuclear-capable Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon to replace the Air-Launched Cruise Missile. Topics include the fund allocation sought by the U.S. Defense Department for the project, and concerns raised by Feinstein for the possible outlay for the W80 warhead program that would ride on the missile.

The article focuses on approval of defense authorization bill by the U.S. House Armed Services Committee that would require to maintain the services of U.S. Air Forces' A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft. Topics discussed include assessment of a platform that would replace A-10; sponsorship of amendment by US Representative Martha McSally, and aircraft certification rules to prevent the hacking of aircraft avionics systems to be released by U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

The article offers aviation and space technology news brief as of March 2015. Topics discussed include debate of the U.S. Air Force and Congress over fate of C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP), comments from astronaut Charles Bolden on congressional ban on civic space cooperation of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) with China and call of U.S. Senator Charles Schumer for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to improve its air traffic control (ATC) systems security.

The article focuses on the production and upgrades of several fighter planes used by air forces of the U.S., France, and Russia as of 2014. Topics include the addition of a global Positioning System (GPS) to A-10 Thunderbolt fighter plane in 1999, delivery of more than 410 Typhoons aircrafts to the U.S. Air Force, and Dassault Rafale to become the sole combat aircraft operated by the French air force and Navy, and addition of conventional bombing to B-52 Stratofortress heavy bomber.

The article focuses on the business spinoff of aerospace, defense and information company Vectrus by defense company Exelis Inc. It reports that Vectrus led by Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Melcher grew from the contracts to supply radios and night vision gear to the U.S. Army and mentions that the company's profits succumbed after the war in Iraq and Afghanistan ceased. It states that Exelis Inc. will turn into a defense company and will profit from clients such as the U.S. Air Force.

The article reports that around 74 members of the U.S. Congress want the Department of Defense to pursue an Air Force combat rescue helicopter (CRH). In a letter to Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in December 2013, the lawmakers wrote that widespread budget cuts must not be allowed to derail a long-time Air Force plan to buy new helicopters that should be included the Defense Department's long-range budget plans.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Air Force to castoff the C-27J tactical airlifter has triggered an interagency argument between the U.S. Coast Guard and Forest Service. Topics discussed include the transfer of tactical airlifter to the Army Special Operations Command (Socom), an amendment drafted by Senators Dianne Feinstein and John McCain to the fiscal 2014 defense authorization bill that would resolve the issue, and conversion of the small airlifters to fire tankers.

The article discusses issues regarding the decision of the U.S. Air Force to put the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft under consideration for budget cuts. According to the article, the up-with-the-A-10, a grassroots movement is building to keep the aircraft operational. Tom Christie, a former testing and evaluation official for the U.S. Department of Defense, organized an event which encouraged active-duty members to continue working within the Pentagon to change the process of purchasing weapons.

The article focuses on Beechcraft aircraft company which chief executive officer (CEO) Bill Boisture is trying to turnaround after its emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy and which lost its bid for the U.S. Air Force's Light Air Support (LAS) contract to Embraer's A-29 Super Tucano. The article notes one-fourth of the privately owned company's revenues come from military contracts. It also notes Beechcraft's AT-6 and T-6 aircraft are known in international markets.

The article discusses the possibility the U.S. Congress will halt development of the Global Hawk Block 40 military airplane by the Air Force as part of an overall effort to reduce spending in the fiscal year 2014 budget.

The article discusses a proposal by the U.S. Air Force to reduce the size of the Air National Guard. A reduction in the Air Force's planned cuts in the Air National Guard's personnel and fleet of military airplanes is examined, particularly the negative reaction to the initial plan by the Congress and U.S. state governors.

The article presents political and aerospace industry news briefs as of May 28, 2012. It states the U.S. Air Force is facing criticism by Congress over proposed deep cuts to the Air National Guard. It mentions a Congressional Research Service report estimates the cost to fly Air Force One is 179,750 dollars, while the president and his assistants reimburse the government for the cost of commercial air tickets. It talks about government regulations concerning the Google Lunar X Prize.

The article discusses defense spending bills which were proposed for the fiscal year 2012 by Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives. The article says that bills from the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) exceed the defense spending lid established in the Budget Control Act (BCA), place limits on the U.S. Air Force's ability to retire aircraft, and provide funding for the Air National Guard (ANG). The article predicts the actions of the Senate.

News briefs on aerospace industries and astronautics are presented. The U.S. Export-Import Bank has given a loan to the Brazilian airline Gol for maintenance services to be provided by Delta Airlines. U.S. National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) air pilots will fly the transport plane carrying the space shuttle Discovery over Washington D.C. before delivering it to the National Air & Space Museum. The U.S. Air Force will issue a new request for proposals for a military airplane.

The article presents information on Italy's frustration over United States' policy in military markets and the effects this has on Italian military aircraft manufacturers. Details about the U.S.'s inactivation of planes manufactured by aircraft company Finmeccanica's Alenia Aermacchi group are provided. Information regarding Italian anger over the U.S.'s military market policies is also mentioned.