Orbital Sciences’ early decision to tap heritage hardware for its Cygnus cargo capsule is making integration with a replacement launcher a relatively straightforward and uncomplicated process, says the commercial program manager for United Launch Alliance (ULA), Orbital’s newly hired subcontractor.
The Marine Corps and civilian and military leadership have agreed to define a version of the Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor to perform the carrier onboard delivery (COD) mission, ultimately replacing the Northrop Grumman C-2A Greyhound, which has performed the specialized role since the 1960s.
Helicopter engine manufacturer Turbomeca is introducing additive manufacturing capabilities for engine components at a facility in Bordes, France, the company said.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) is trying to bring forward the first deliveries of FA-50 supersonic attack aircraft for the Philippines and Iraq while also pursuing new export contracts for the type.
Pre-placed sensors that can lie dormant for years, using virtually no power until they detect a signal of interest and wake up, are to be demonstrated under a new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program.
The U.S. Air Force wants to apply advanced manufacturing to intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) to design and build systems that can be reconfigured quickly and produced affordably, even at low volume.
Military air safety officials have described as “unsustainable” a decision not to install an airborne collision avoidance system (ACAS) on the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of Eurofighter Typhoons.
Luxembourg-based fleet operator SES and the Luxembourg government will each invest €50 million ($59 million) to create a joint venture that will build and launch a satellite using military Ka-band and X-band radio frequencies that will be used by the Luxembourg government and NATO allies.
Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Navy expect to begin tests this year or next to marry up the company’s Aegis-anchored Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) components with an F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Business aircraft flying in the U.S. finished strong in 2014, with flight activity up for the 13th month in a row in December, according to TraqPak data released by Argus International.
As the U.S. Navy continues to acquire more complex ships, aircraft and other systems, the service is still staying on course with its plans to take on greater responsibility as the lead systems integrator (LSI) for select programs.
U.S. commercial launch services provider SpaceX’s fifth Dragon resupply capsule rendezvoused with the International Space Station ahead of schedule early Jan. 12.
Continued U.S. military aid to Pakistan could hurt American relations with India, says Richard Rossow, a senior fellow who holds the Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
Test engineers at NASA’s Stennis Space Center have kicked off testing of surplus Space Shuttle Main Engines for use in the heavy-lift Space Launch System.
