As the U.S. Space Force determines how to organize acquisition, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office must remain independent with a direct line to the chief to stay on the cutting edge, according to the office’s director.
The F-16 Block 70/72 contract to be awarded on August 14 will use an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity format. As each foreign buyer signs an order, the Air Force will sign a task order under the ID/IQ contract to Lockheed, rather than renegotiating pricing for every foreign customer.
The first B-21 test aircraft is still being assembled in Palmdale, California, but the flying testbed allows the stealth bomber program to reduce risk.
NASA has awarded New York State’s FAA-designated unmanned aircraft systems test site an $897,000 task order to research automation technology for vertiport operations.
What makes the ongoing aerospace workforce cuts so tragic is that up until the start of this year, the aircraft manufacturing and MRO sectors were desperate to hire more workers–and in three to five years, they might be again, albeit probably not at the same pre-pandemic levels.
The new Mayhem program seeks to create a “larger-scale, expendable, air-breathing, hypersonic, multimission flight demonstrator,” according to an Air Force Research Laboratory request for information published on Aug. 13.
NASA’s Osiris-Rex sample return mission spacecraft is on a path to execute a brief landing on the rocky surface of the asteroid Bennu on Oct. 20 following a successful second rehearsal of the steps necessary to execute the descent and ascent earlier this week, according to the mission team.
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has confirmed it will be one of four competitors for an Australian lead-in fighter trainer requirement, proposing its T-50 family.
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has charged Ellen Lord, undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment, with leading a review of certification standards and industrial base gaps.
During what was supposed to be a routine training flight, a bullet struck a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter, forcing the pilot to conduct an emergency landing in Manassas, Virginia.
Japanese electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing start-up SkyDrive is looking at launching an air taxi service in 2023 in either Osaka or Tokyo, with initial flights over the sea, CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa said in an interview with the Japan Times.
Israeli company Percepto says its Sparrow small unmanned aircraft system for industrial applications now features an integral parachute that meets FAA requirements.
Engineered Propulsion Systems (EPS) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Wisconsin, while Chinese and “other foreign interests” are poised to buy the company’s assets and intellectual property.
Initial data from NASA’s Osiris-Rex mission spacecraft indicate the probe successfully left its low orbit over the asteroid Bennu on Aug. 11 to carry out a 4 1/2-hr. second close-approach rehearsal in preparation for a brief landing to gather surface material for return to Earth.
Northrop Grumman's first B-21 test aircraft entered the assembly process last year and overall is "coming along nicely," according to the U.S. Air Force program manager.
Israeli start-up Gadfin has been selected by multinational energy company Enel Group to demonstrate electrical infrastructure inspection using a fuel-cell-powered long-range drone.
Operations at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico have been suspended after the telescope’s reflector dish was damaged by a snapped cable, the University of Central Florida (UCF), which co-manages the National Science Foundation facility, said on Aug. 11.
The U.S. Army's first intelligence-collecting jet has been deployed to the Pacific region as part of a demonstration of sensor technologies that will inform requirements for a new fleet of fixed-wing aircraft.
The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue (CSAR) helicopter has completed its first-ever aerial refueling, marking the start of developmental testing.
