NASA and Aerojet Rocketdyne are negotiating the final details of a public-private “tipping-point” partnership designed to produce a low-cost propulsion system for CubeSats that uses non-toxic “green” propellant in lieu of hydrazine.
Chinese small unmanned aircraft manufacturer Ehang has unveiled a single-passenger, vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) autonomous air vehicle with a scaled-up multicopter configuration similar to its Ghostdrone quadrotor and other consumer UAVs.
Semiconductor manufacturer Intel is acquiring German multicopter unmanned aircraft and autopilot developer Ascending Technologies (Asctec), describing UAVs as “an important computing platform of the future.”
A U.K. think tank is calling for more government action to help prevent the nefarious use of remotely controlled air vehicles by terrorist and criminal groups.
A U.S. B-52 bomber conducted a low-level flight Jan. 9 in the vicinity of Osan, South Korea, in response to a recent nuclear test by North Korea, U.S. Pacific Command says.
NASA researchers report genetic and nutritional links to the vision changes experienced by astronauts assigned to live and work aboard the International Space Station.
NATO fighters performed 160 intercepts of Russian aircraft during Baltic Air Policing missions last year, the Lithuanian defense ministry has revealed.
The U.S. Navy and U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) certified the latest version of the Aegis combat system earlier this month for the service’s destroyer fleet.
India’s Reliance Defense Ltd. wants to establish a naval ship-building facility in the country at an estimated cost of 50 billion rupees ($748 million).
It appears China landed three aircraft earlier this month on a newly built airfield located on an artificial island over Kagitingan, the Pentagon confirms.
Astronauts on the International Space Station will deploy a pair of cubesats as early as next month to test the ability of the tiny spacecraft to receive and distribute ground commands, and to find the best route to send data back to Earth autonomously.
Airbus and German aerospace center DLR are working to improve computational tools and wind-tunnel testing for accurately predicting the maximum-lift performance of transport aircraft.
A cautious approach to flight testing, based on more extensive ground preparations, is the reason for the delay in the MRJ regional jet program announced by Mitsubishi Aircraft last month.
The recent North Korean nuclear bomb test shows the need for discussing all options for South Korean defense, including potentially deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad), Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says.
