Missile manufacturer MBDA has delivered a trio of Environmental Data Gathering (EDG) rounds to the UK defense ministry to support the integration of the Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile on the Lockheed Martin F-35B.
The U.S. Navy is conducting market research for the design, manufacture, test and delivery of the second block of a mine countermeasures system that will operate from an MQ-8C Fire Scout.
NASA’s long-running development of the Orion crew capsule for the safe launch and re-entry of up to four astronauts on missions to the Moon and Mars fails to account for more than $17 billion in related costs, a July 16 inspector general’s (IG) audit shows.
An updated avionics suite for Leonardo’s AW139 twin-engine medium helicopter has been granted certification by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).
Space start-up Hawkeye 360 is preparing to launch a second cluster of radio frequency-mapping satellites in December after clearing an environmental test.
Boeing may accelerate development of its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) to begin deliveries before the middle of the decade, amid what it said is unexpectedly strong early interest in the loyal-wingman drone.
Former fighter market rivals Sukhoi and MiG have been reorganized within United Aircraft Corp. under the same management, and will cooperate on the next Russian fighter jet.
Despite the global air transport market collapse and aircraft production slowdown following the COVID-19 pandemic, Pratt & Whitney believes the longer-term impact may potentially accelerate the adoption of advanced propulsion technology as airframers revise product development strategies.
After overcoming years of delays to resolve technical issues, launch of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a long-awaited successor to the 30-year-old Hubble observatory, is being postponed at least seven months, largely due to pandemic-related workplace shutdowns, NASA said on July 16.
The Pentagon has selected the Liteye Systems containerized anti-UAS defense system (C-AUDS) to be the first platform integrated with one of the Defense Department’s inaugural interim counter small unmanned systems (C-sUAS).
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken all but completed a long-running series of battery replacements on the outside of the International Space Station (ISS) during a 6-hr. spacewalk July 16.
Boeing is leaning on the development of its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) in its offer for the UK’s Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA) initiative.
