The winnowing of the defense industrial base may have worried government leaders before the COVID-19 outbreak, but it has one major benefit now: the lower tiers of defense suppliers are proving stronger, according to a new report from a major credit rating agency.
Lockheed Martin’s new CEO is looking to bring more high-technology and telecommunications innovations to the Pentagon’s leading contractor, including more artificial intelligence and 5G efforts, as well as exploring networked solutions for government customers.
The U.S. Navy has determined the problem with the electromagnetic aircraft launch system that forced the USS Gerald R. Ford to return to port first appeared in the power handling system, but an investigation is still ongoing to determine the cause.
Textron plans to lay off nearly 2,000 employees at its TRU Simulation + Training, Textron Aviation and Industrial divisions to cut operating expenses as it restructures in response to challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said in a Securities & Exchange filing June 18.
The Defense Department is assessing additional U.S. Air Force and Navy depots for F-35 repair and testing work to reduce sustainment costs of the fifth-generation fighter.
With the support of a newly appointed associate administrator, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has expressed confidence that his agency can achieve an accelerated return to the Moon’s surface with human explorers by 2024.
Red 6, a California-based start-up synthetic training specialist, is being backed by Lockheed Martin to accelerate development of the company’s ATARS (Airborne Tactical Augmented Reality System).
Boeing officials are monitoring the impact to a long-delayed KC-46 capability milestone caused by COVID-19 pandemic-related disruptions to Cobham wing aerial refueling pods.
Northrop Grumman said on June 18 that the critical design review is complete for the U.S. Navy’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range.
Lighter and more capable helmet-mounted display systems are on the shopping list of the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army as an upgrade for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G and new equipment for the F-15EX and Future Vertical Lift (FVL) rotorcraft.
Honeywell has unveiled a thermal management system designed for vertical takeoff and electric urban air mobility vehicles that will be introduced on Eviation Aircraft’s all-electric Alice aircraft.
While the first electric air taxi prototypes are already flying on available lithium-ion batteries, developers are hoping for significant advances in energy storage to squeeze more performance out of their vehicles.
The planned launch of the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover from Cape Canaveral on July 20 is intended to help set the stage for sending astronauts to the red planet in the 2030s.
The Spanish government has signed protocols with local members of industry paving the way for their involvement on the European Future Combat Air System.
Leonardo Helicopters has secured European Union Aviation Safety Agency certification for the Safran Aneto 1K-powered version of the AW189 super-medium helicopter.
The FAA is investigating low-flying military helicopter operations in restricted airspace and over protesters on Washington, D.C., streets on June 1, but its work will be limited to providing findings to the other agencies involved.
