Slated between October and December, the second flight test of the new SM-3 IIA ballistic missile interceptor will be the first flight of its new kill vehicle.
The Italian army plans to demonstrate a manned-unmanned teaming capability for its helicopters, which officials hope can be introduced toward the end of the decade.
The move marked a milestone in the Houston Airport System’s vision for an urban spaceport whose development is paced by private sector investments and fueled in part by its longstanding ties to NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
NEW DELHI—India’s indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is likely to enter into series production by year’s end. “The LCH is expected to receive the Initial Operational Clearance by the end of this year, and thereafter we will start series production of the twin-engine, dedicated combat helicopter [in the] 5.8-ton class,” says T. Suvarana Raju, chairman and managing director of state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL).
SIERRA NEVADA CORP. completed several significant Thermal Protection System (TPS) material development tests for Dream Chaser spacecraft at NASA Ames Research Center and Johnson Space Center under reimbursable Space Act Agreements, supporting upcoming TPS subsystem critical design review. ETIHAD FLIGHT COLLEGE, UAE, ordered four Phenom 100 trainers for delivery starting 1Q16, and optioned three.
The connected aircraft market will surge over the next 10 years, driven by growth in Ka-band satellite connectivity, according to a new forecast from VisionGain. “In recent years, the global connected aircraft market has undergone a transformation, as the importance of connectivity across all types of aircraft has been driven by growing consumer demand patterns and the pressure on airlines to differentiate their offerings,” the consultancy says, adding that the value of the market should reach $1.85 billion this year.
United Airlines has invested $30 million for a stake in renewable-fuels producer Fulcrum BioEnergy in a deal that could see the carrier buy 90 million gal. a year of jet fuel made from municipal waste.
The airborne observatory's studies will enrich similar data to be collected July 14 when the nuclear-powered New Horizons probe makes its close flyby of Pluto and its large moon Charon.
Saab has signed contracts with Swedish defense material agency FMV covering the construction of two new A26 submarines and a major midlife upgrade for two Gotland-class boats.
Boeing is to collaborate with Embraer to fly a testbed for environmental technologies in Brazil in 2016, as a follow-on to the U.S. manufacturer’s series of ecoDemonstrators.
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Navy recently conducted the critical design review (CDR) for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aerial Refueling (AR) system, the company says.
Projectiles with onboard electronics survived the railgun launch environment and performed their intended functions in four consecutive tests recently at the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Utah.
South Korea will order four Airbus A330 MRTT tankers, extending the type’s unbroken run of wins over the Boeing KC-46 Pegasus in non-U.S. competitions.
GE and USAF teamed to develop adaptive cycle engine that can switch between raw power of a military jet and efficient power of a civilian airliner; it could achieve 10% higher thrust, 25% better fuel consumption, and 30% longer range vs. latest military jet engines.
The U.S. Congress is out of session this week as the July 4 holiday looms, but various groups and think tanks are keeping busy in the nation’s capital. Wednesday morning the Air Force Association hosts a breakfast discussion with analysts from the George C. Marshall Institute and Brookings Institution entitled “Dealing With – and Dissuading – Russia?
The U.S. Navy installed the C4I suite aboard the afloat forward staging base (AFSB) variant of the mobile landing platform (MLP) USNS Lewis B. Puller following recently completed acceptance trials.
Russia’s next Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station offers little if any direct relief after more than 5,500 lb. of pressurized and unpressurized cargo bound for the outpost rained down on the Atlantic Ocean in fragments Sunday.
India has fast-tracked efforts to build a dedicated communications satellite for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) area, hoping to launch it by the end of next year, a senior space scientist says.
White House Budget Director Shaun Donovan warns senators that the NASA spending bill adopted by their appropriations committee threatens to delay “demonstration of a cutting-edge laser communications system” being prepared to broaden the bandwidth on deep-space missions.
