Airbus in Spain is proposing the development of a single-engine transonic performance jet trainer that could support pilots going on to fly the European Future Combat Air System (FCAS).
A video of a missile test from the Black Sea report of Sinop on Oct. 16 drew a response from the U.S. Defense Department condemning its NATO ally, if the reports of an S-400 missile firing are accurate.
Switzerland’s RUAG International is selling production of the 19-seater Dornier 228 twin-turboprop regional aircraft to General Atomics’ European business.
The new suppliers fill-out the OpFires industry team for OpFires program following DARPA’s selection of Aerojet Rocketdyne to deliver the critical upper-stage last summer.
A “request for solutions” (RFS) published Oct. 14 on beta.sam.gov by Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane seeks new production technologies for carbon-carbon and ceramic matrix composite materials in a vertically-integrated production facility.
India’s space agency has confirmed expectations that it will resume launches in November, saying it was catching up on work after the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japanese space researchers are studying concepts for a reusable orbiter with a mass of up to 5 metric tons for deployment by the Epsilon light space launcher.
Rolls-Royce confirms that video of an electric vertical takeoff and landing tiltwing vehicle undergoing tests at Cranfield, England, is the company’s ground research test rig for future electric and hybrid electric aircraft.
A major upgrade for the Air National Guard's F-16s has reached full operational capability status a month after a jet equipped with a new radar demonstrated a new cruise missile defense role.
The Streamlined Launch and Reentry Licensing Requirements final rule allows commercial space operators to acquire a single license to conduct multiple launches from multiple sites.
Introduced in April, the “Honey, I shrunk the NASA payload” global crowdsourcing competition is moving on to “Honey, I Built the NASA Payload, The Sequel.”
The experimental aircraft would be one of a suite of demonstration projects to mature key technologies for a next-generation subsonic commercial transport by the mid-2020s.
Sweden hopes to keep part of its C/D-model Saab Gripen fighter fleet in service beyond 2030 as it looks to strengthen the country’s defense capabilities against what it sees as a growing regional threat from Russia.
Fourteen U.S. companies are to receive an estimated $370 million in NASA “Tipping Point” agreements intended to advance technologies needed to achieve a sustained human presence on the Moon during the 2020s and support the human exploration of Mars thereafter.
Industry partners involved in the development of the UK’s Tempest Future Combat Air System claim the initiative will pump £25 billion ($32 billion) into the UK economy over its first 30 years and secure 20,000 jobs between 2026 and 2050.
