The company suggested there could be more charges to come as it enters delicate negotiations with A400M customer nations over a revised delivery schedule.
The U.S. Air Force is incentivizing the T-X bidders to exceed the threshold requirements for high-g maneuvering, high angle-of-attack maneuvering and aerial refueling.
The industry team that wins the T-X contract will not only build 350 new jets to replace the Air Force’s aging T-38 trainer fleet, but also gain the inside track to any number of international customers who buy the F-35 around the globe.
The industry team that wins the T-X contract will not only build 350 new jets to replace the Air Force’s aging T-38 trainer fleet, but also gain the inside track to any number of international customers who buy the F-35 around the globe.
India has placed a $1 billion follow-on order to buy four P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing to replace the Indian navy’s fleet of Russian Tu-142M maritime patrol aircraft.
The U.S. Navy conducted a series of cooperative air defense test exercises with the Spanish navy earlier this month that culminated in live missile firing events using the latest Aegis Weapon System.
Avionics provider Rockwell Collins on July 25 cited allegedly late payments by aircraft OEM Boeing as one reason for less-than-stellar quarterly financial results.
The $1.24 billion fixed-price development program, with production options for 23 aircraft total, can proceed into the assembly, test and evaluation phases.
After encountering significant turbulence over Saudi Arabia on the final leg, solo pilot Bertrand Piccard landed the Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) in Abu Dhabi on July 26, completing the first solar-powered around-the-world flight.
Efforts are underway within the U.S. Air Force’s bomber community to prepare for the introduction of computer-frying microwave energy weapons in the coming 5-10 years.
The U.S. Air Force has decided not to recover a weather satellite that stopped responding to commands earlier this year after an investigation determined the spacecraft is not repairable.
Key capabilities required for routine commercial deliveries by small unmanned aircraft are to be flight tested by Amazon in the U.K., in partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).
It is difficult enough to overhaul an American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier without the added worry of cleaning up possible radiation damage caused by an outside source five years ago.
American aircraft carrier CVN 77 USS George H.W. Bush left Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) earlier this month after completing a 13-month planned incremental availability (PIA), the U.S. Navy says.
The U.S. Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) is pursuing a “super version” of Raytheon’s long-range decoy drone by adding new electronic warfare capabilities and a datalink for networked operations and dynamic retargeting.
As the region prepares for fallout from the recent international tribunal ruling against China in South Sea territorial disputes with the Philippines—and given Beijing bluster in rejecting the decision—Asia-Pacific countries are beefing up their air forces with American aircraft.
Imagery of the large asteroid Ceres from NASA’s Dawn mission shows a conspicuous absence of large craters, hinting at internal processes that could be erasing evidence of impacts.
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SPACE SYSTEMS LORAL has $20.7m Darpa contract for robotic arm flight hardware for first phase of Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) program. LOCKHEED MARTIN and PILATUS AIRCRAFT LTD. completed initial production test flight of first PC-21 destined for the Australian Defense Force under the AIR 5428 Pilot Training System program July 21. Initial seven-year program valued at AUS$1.2b ($900m).
Drone delivery service provider Flirtey and convenience store operator 7-Eleven have made the first delivery by autonomous unmanned aircraft to customer’s home, in Reno, Nevada. The FAA-approved test was conducted with the Nevada Institute for Autonomous Systems (NIAS) test site. Two delivery flights were made from a 7-Eleven in Reno. Flirtey’s multicopter hovered and winched the package down into the customer’s back yard. Flirtey and 7-Eleven plan to work together to expand drone delivery tests.
Germany has set out its ambitions to become a more reliable and steadfast military partner and lead the way in securing the future of Europe’s defense industry.
