A decision point is set for 2025 on how to replace the MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator, a subfleet of the MH-60M and MH-60L troop transports operated by the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
An “amphibious MC-130J” appeared on a slide of research and development initiatives now underway within SOCOM’s program executive office for Fixed Wing aircraft.
More than most federal agencies and due to its high-profile activities and public outreach, NASA offers an increasingly worrisome target for cyber criminals.
Drag-reducing boundary-layer ingestion could cut the fuel burn of a future twin-aisle airliner by more than 3% compared to an equivalent-technology conventional aircraft, a European research project has concluded.
First Sea Lord Adm. Tony Radakin told the First Sea Lord’s Sea Power Conference on May 19 that he was challenging the Navy to “create an air wing for each carrier” and “accelerate the transition to a hybrid manned/unmanned airwing.”
European citizens generally would welcome urban air mobility, particularly for medical transport applications, but have concerns over safety, security, noise and the effects on wildlife and the cultural heritage of Europe’s old cities.
To be run by the air force, the new space command will be established in this year’s third quarter from a facility in Kalkar that already commands German air operations.
The Australian Department of Defense has confirmed that it will set up a space division under the ambit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) by early 2022.
A House Armed Services Committee subcommittee ranking member is sharply critical of how both the U.S. Air Force and Boeing are managing the KC-46A program and the fact its that troubles are forcing the military to continue funding older aircraft.
Harmonization of the differing European and U.S. approaches to regulating electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft is advancing somewhat, but there are concerns over the lack of information on China’s approach to approving the new class of aircraft.
NASA’s top contractor remains Boeing, followed closely by second-place Lockheed Martin, the agency’s fiscal 2020 Annual Procurement Report, released May 18, shows.
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket helped the U.S. Space Force expand its ability to watch for missile launches around the world with the May 18 delivery to geosynchronous orbit of the fifth Lockheed Martin Space-Based Infrared satellite.
U.S. Special Operations Command has started to reinvent how it provides airborne reconnaissance as the threat pushes existing platforms out of the airspace, the organization’s acquisition executive said on May 18.
After a test run on the International Space Station, Orbit Fab plans to launch a free-flying fuel-depot demonstration mission in June to push development of satellite-refueling and in-orbit service technologies.
NASA has agreed to work with five U.S. state and local governments on how to integrate passenger and cargo advanced air mobility into their transportation plans.
The latest investment round gives Beta Technologies the funds to advance toward FAA certification while valuing the Vermont-based startup at $1.4 billion.
Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has joined a growing list of regulators to certify Airbus’ newest helicopter, paving the way for All Nippon Helicopter to take delivery of the H160.
NASA’s Kayla Barron, a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and nuclear engineer, will join three other U.S. and European astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month tour of duty as soon as Oct. 23.
New technologies could effectively address the growing threat to operational spacecraft posed by orbital debris, according to Darren McKnight, senior technical fellow at Leo Labs.
Volocopter has unveiled a larger, longer-range electric vertical-takeoff air taxi aimed at expanding its planned urban air mobility service out to the suburbs.
