The French Bureau Enquêtes Accidents Défense (BEAD) reported that the primary cause of the accident was that the aircraft had not been trimmed correctly for takeoff.
NASA is funding 24 investigations related to astronaut health on future deep-space missions with $12.9 million in grants to scientists at 21 U.S. research institutions.
Russia’s moves in Crimea are causing some to question whether European countries should shoulder more of the burden for ballistic missile defense (BMD) and other defensive efforts, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS).
A 1932 paper by famed German aerodynamicist Ludwig Prandtl inspires NASA Armstrong work on a tailless flying-wing aircraft that could eventually fly on Mars.
On-orbit testing can now begin for the U.S. Air Force’s seventh Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) spacecraft, following its successful launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on July 23 at 8:07 p.m. EDT. Satellite manufacturer Boeing will spend a few months checking out the spacecraft before turning over operations to the Air Force’s 3rd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 27-29—Propulsion Energy 2015, Hilton Orlando, Orlando, Florida. For more information go to http://www.aiaa-propulsionenergy.org/
DASSAULT AVIATION had €179m net income on €1.7b sales in 1H15 vs. €145m on €1.5b in 1H14; backlog rose to €11b (66 Rafale) from €7.6b. It delivered one Rafale vs. five a year ago, and booked orders for 24. GKN AEROSPACE agreed to sponsor Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) research chair at University of Sheffield over next five years to harness and develop additive manufacturing and advanced structural metallics for aerospace and other industrial sectors.
Ninety-one parachutists were aboard MSN19 – delivered to France in June – for the first deployment of military personnel from the aircraft’s rear ramp.
The U.S. government is planning to upgrade up to 79 of its long-range common air route surveillance radars with new software designed to dramatically reduce clutter from wind farms.
South Korea is launching a software project as part of a wider effort evidently aimed at upgrading the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition.
Alenia Aermacchi is in talks with a new U.S. partner for the Air Force’s T-X advanced trainer program, the company tells Aviation Week, and a deal should be announced “very soon.”
In the last three months, Boeing, General Electric and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation’s largest business trade organization, have spent $35.6 million to lobby Congress to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. But so far those millions have not been enough.
The growing focus on Australian amphibious forces spotlighted during this month’s Talisman Saber exercise is part of the national effort to hone its expeditionary skills and a broader effort to develop more far-flung operations, says an analyst at one of the country’s leading naval research advisory centers.
The growing focus on Australian amphibious forces spotlighted during this month’s Talisman Saber exercise is part of the national effort to hone its expeditionary skills and a broader effort to develop more far-flung operations, says an analyst at one of the country’s leading naval research advisory centers.
