South Korea’s defense ministry and Hanwha have rolled out a prototype for the radar of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter, following delivery of a ground-test unit in April.
The new Mi-8AMTSh-VN military helicopter intended for Russian special forces has started flight tests, Rostec Corp. subsidiary Russian Helicopters says.
Hydrogen could be introduced for niche airport applications as early as 2025 and enable deeper decarbonization of aviation by 2035, a Boeing-supported report by Australian researchers concluded.
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During a three-day exercise, the U.S. Air Force assessed F-35 tactics and the viability of the fifth-generation fighter to provide access for friendly forces behind enemy lines in support of the B-2 and RQ-170.
A Purdue University spinoff is to test an improved propellant for solid-fuel ramjet propulsion systems in hypersonic weapons under more than $1.1 million in contracts from the U.S. military.
Bell has opened a facility here to support multiple company programs and business areas, including engineering, supply chain, professional manufacturing and corporate services.
U.S. Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett officially swore in Gen. C.Q. Brown Aug. 6 as the 22nd Air Force chief of staff and the first African-American to hold the position.
A portion of the nearly 12,000 U.S. troops withdrawing from Germany may redeploy to Romania or another Eastern European locale, Defense Secretary Mark Esper says.
Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus is working with the U.S. Air Force to evaluate how the company’s Mach 5 concept could be modified into a high-speed executive vehicle, including potentially a presidential transport.
Boeing does not expect to issue more debt to raise funds at this time, the company’s chief financial officer said Aug. 5, but management will “keep all our options open” through the "dynamic" COVID-19 and 737 MAX crises .
Spirit AeroSystems intends to keep pursuing its acquisition of Asco Industries and certain aerostructure assets from Bombardier, despite retrenchment in the com
The U.S. Space Force’s 30th Space Wing and entities in California have entered into an agreement to develop a spaceport and boost commercial launch activity at Vandenberg AFB on the state’s Pacific coast.
German aerospace center DLR and MTU Aero Engines plan to cooperate on development of a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel-cell power train for flight testing in a 19-passenger Dornier Do 228 regional aircraft, from 2026.
The planned ramp-up in flight test activity is intended to prepare the Common Hypersonic Glide Body to transition into an operational weapon system within three years.
The U.S. Army decided in March to concentrate resources on developing the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, which shares the Common Hypersonic Glide Body with the Navy’s submarine-launched Conventional Prompt Strike missile.
Teledyne Technologies, a smaller but significant U.S. defense contractor, is unveiling a new British-oriented missiles and explosives business unit, Teledyne Energetics UK, representing the latest move in a push for international diversification.
SpaceX will fly a pair of SES’s new satellites on a Falcon 9 rocket in 2022, with an option for a second flight for an undisclosed third satellite. ULA will launch another two SES spacecraft on an Atlas V, also in 2022, SES announced.
A prototype Mars-class reusable spaceship developed by SpaceX took a nearly 500-ft (150 m) hop off a launch stand near Brownsville, Texas, on Aug. 4, marking the company’s first successful Starship test flight in a year.
