Deals for more F-15s and F/A-18s couldn’t come soon enough for Boeing’s fighter factory in St. Louis, which needs more orders to keep production humming into the 2020s.
The future "KC-Z" tanker could look very different than the large-bodied, commercially derived tankers of today; it could be stealthy, carry missile-shooting lasers, and even fly autonomously.
The Senate committee that authorizes NASA spending adopted bipartisan language on Sept. 21 that would require the next president to maintain the status quo on major NASA exploration programs, at least initially.
India is working to develop a second indigenous aircraft carrier, IAC-2, as it prepares to induct the first one in the next two years, according to a senior Indian navy official.
A pair of longtime lunar exploration advocates say NASA can set up a permanent water-mining base at one of the Moon’s poles with an innovative adaptation of the agency’s planned heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) and advanced commercial crew vehicles.
Epsilon Systems Solutions Inc., Portsmouth, Virginia (N39430-16-D-1831); and General Dynamics Information Technology Inc., Fairfax, Virginia (N39430-16-D-1832), are each being awarded a ...
In record turnaround time, the F-35 program office and Lockheed Martin will begin fixing the 15 F-35 aircraft that were grounded due to crumbling insulation inside the fuel tanks as soon as next week.
Aurora Flight Science’s record-breaking Orion UAV will fly again, but the company has declined to provide details about specific flights and who is sponsoring them as they are still being finalized.
One of five twin-seat TU-2S trainer aircraft assigned to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, California, has been destroyed in a fatal flight mishap.
Before the U.S. Air Force releases its final request for proposals for the next-generation T-X trainer in December, requirements officers are considering issuing one last draft of the document to industry competitors.
Japan will field unmanned aircraft for air combat and ballistic missile defense in the 2030s, according to a defense ministry technology development road map.
LEONARDO-FINMECCANICA and Argentinian Ministry for Science Technology and Productive Innovation signed in Buenos Aires a Memorandum of Understanding to evaluate commercial partnerships, develop-technology, in fields of aerospace, defence and security. ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE flew first operational mission with Seasprite helicopter with offshore patrol vessel, delivering staff and supplies to Kermadec Islands.
Aviation MRO and support provider AAR said Sept. 14 it acquired an aircraft paint stripping and washing business, Sonic Aviation at Miami International Airport. “The acquisition of Sonic moves AAR into an adjacent vertical and will further extend our ability to provide value-added services to airlines,” said Brian Loomer, general manager of AAR Aircraft Services – Miami.
If NASA’s aspirations of reaching Mars with humans are to succeed, policymakers must address a demanding set of requirements, two agency mission architecture veterans say.
