AeroSpace & Defense: Daily News Headlines Tue Feb 22, 2022

Today's News Headlines

Hawk Upgrade Programme to Prepare Australian Pilots for the Frontline of the Future Hawk, the world's most succesful and proven military aircraft trainer, will continue to train Australia's frontline fighter pilots through to 203 after a A$.5 billion (pound794m) commitment by the Aus...     Read the full story     Future Combat Air System: A400M Clears the 1st Hurdle As a Remote Carrier Launcher Airbus A400M, the world's most advanced multi-role airlifter utilised by military forces around the globe, has demonstrated an airborne launch of a drone fulfilling a vital function for the Future Com...     Read the full story     Rheinmetall Supplying Swiss Army With New Generation of Maske 76mm Rapid Smoke/Obscurant Cartridges The Swis procurement authority armasuise has contracted with Rheinmetall to supply a new generation of the tried-and-tested, highly effective Maske 76 rapid smoke/obscurant cartridge, known in Switzer...     Read the full story     Small Companies Partake in ESA's European Service Module ESA has involved ten European countries in the development of the European Service Module which is part of NASA's Orion spacecraft soon to launch to the Moon from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florid...     Read the full story     L3Harris Completes Imager Integration for NOAA's Advanced Environmental Satellite The fourth Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) built by L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) has been succesfully integrated into NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-U (GoeS-U), completing...     Read the full story     SpaceLogistics Announces Launch Agreement with SpaceX and 1st Mission Extension Pod Contract with Optus Northrop Grumman Corporation's SpaceLogistics today announced a launch agreement for its Mision Robotic Vehicle (MRV) spacecraft, and the sale of its first Mision Extension Pod (MEP). Under the lau....     Read the full story     Rolls–Royce Congratulates STARLUX on the Delivery of its 1st A330neo Powered by the Trent 7000 Rolls-Royce today joined STARLUX Airlines and Airbus in celebrating the delivery of the airline's first widebody aircraft, the A330neo, which is powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines. The aircr...     Read the full story     P&W Awarded DoE Project to Develop Hydrogen Propulsion Technology Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (Doe) to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fueled propulsion technology for commercial aviation, as part of Doe's Advanced Rese...     Read the full story     AviaAM Leasing Delivers 1 More B737–800 Boeing Converted Freighter to Bluebird Nordic AviaAM Leasing, a global aviation holding company engaged in tailored aircraft leasing and trading services, has announced the delivery of a second B737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter to Bluebird Nord...     Read the full story     The Second–generation PRISMA Earth Observation System Gets Underway Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a contract with the Italian space agency (ASI) to conduct a feasibility study for the PRISMA Second Generatio...     Read the full story     Safran Electronics & Defense Services Asia Invests in New MRO Capabilities in Singapore Safran Electronics & Defense Services Asia announced today that it has increased its scope of MRO activities. Safran Electronics & Defense Services Asia will now carry out Maintenance and Repair Op...     Read the full story