The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee has voted 14-13 along party lines to advance Rep. Jim Bridenstine’s nomination as the next NASA administrator to the full Senate.
The U.S. government is in the early stages of discussions about selling the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to the UAE and other allies in the Persian Gulf, according to top brass.
The requirement for hobbyists to register their drones with the FAA looks set to become law after Congress added language to its final version of the fiscal 2018 defense budget.
In April, the U.S. Navy temporarily suspended some T-45 operations and introduced low-altitude flight restrictions following a spike in reports of hypoxia-like physiological episodes
Switzerland’s Federal Council has given the green light for the country to proceed with a program to purchase new fighter jets and a ground-based air defense system.
The U.S. Justice Department has forced high-profile aerospace and defense acquirer TransDigm Group to dispose of a recently purchased company at a loss, executives disclosed in a surprise revelation Nov. 9.
The U.S. Air Force still hasn’t decided whether to proceed with a “J-Stars 2.0," or whether to buy a light attack fleet for low-threat counterinsurgency operations and combat pilot training.
Aerospace and defense supplier Ducommun has begun a corporate restructuring and review process that will cost $22-25 million through 2018, starting in the company’s aerostructures unit, executives announced this month.
With proposals due by Nov. 20 for the U.S. Air Force’s competitive Launch Service Agreements program, United Launch Alliance CEO Tory Bruno says he “doesn’t know” which engine will be used on Vulcan because the rocket firm still hasn’t made that decision.
In the final stretch of the fight against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, air commanders believe sending the F-35 to theater would go a long way toward deconflicting operations between the coalition and Russian air forces.
The U.S. Air Force’s Arnold Engineering Development Complex has released new details and the first image of the three-stream adaptive fan engine testing conducted with Pratt & Whitney earlier this year.
SpaceX's Falcon 9 Block 5 was due to debut this year, but that schedule is in doubt following an incident during setup of a Merlin Block 5 qualification test in McGregor, Texas, on Nov. 4.
Triumph Group’s long, hard slog to turn around its business remains tough, financial analysts said Nov. 8 after the supplier reported quarterly earnings results.
