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Known as the “impact origin of life hypothesis,” this process may have occurred elsewhere in the inner Solar System, including Mars and perhaps other planetary systems.

The District of Columbia National Guard is investigating “low-flying maneuvers” conducted by helicopter pilots over the city’s downtown June 1 after

Bye Aerospace is approaching the critical design review for its eFlyer 2 two-seat electric training aircraft and has revealed plans to develop an all-electric six- to nine-seater in addition to the already announced four-seat eFlyer 4.

The approval, announced June 2, means that air forces now will be able to use the full capacity of the aircraft to drop up to 116 paratroopers from the paratroop doors.

Taxi testing has begun for the first prototype of Taiwan’s new advanced trainer, the Aerospace Industrial Development Corp. (AIDC) AT-5, ahead of a first flight planned for the second half of June.

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The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels have received their first Super Hornet aircraft, which will undergo flight testing and evaluation at Naval Air Station

Low-flying helicopters responding to protests in the city’s downtown June 1 were involved in a “military operation,” according to the FAA, which has

The USS Gerald R. Ford will conduct command-and-control exercises with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the Mid-Atlantic.

The U.S. Marine Corps has entered the last phase of a fleet transition for the Lockheed Martin KC-130T, with the first KC-130J delivered to the last

The demonstration showed the potential targeting range of the 15-year-old weapon system, with one missile fired at a target 90 km (60 mi.) away and the second at a target 400 km away.

The Air Force did not release the number of aircraft involved in the deployment, but an official photo showed four F-35As moving down a taxiway after landing at Al Dhafra.

The program will modernize the fleet and allow it to undertake limited close air support missions and intercept low-speed air targets in the air policing mission.

“It’s truly a critical moment in the development of the space economy and a new era of private human spaceflight,” NASDAQ’s president and CEO said just before the astronauts rang the bell in the station’s U.S. segment.

TUSAS has been flight testing a new wing for the Anka UAV equipped with internal fuel tanks that can boost its endurance.

U.S. defense prime contractors and aerospace OEMs will sell their 20-year-old industry consultancy Exostar to private equity buyer Thoma Bravo

Leonardo says it has completed flight testing for the latest phase enhancement upgrade for the Eurofighter Typhoon, paving the way for the delivery of active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar-equipped aircraft to Kuwait.

The light aircraft manufacturer has prioritized development of large cargo UAVs because of increasing indications that the entry into service of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air taxis could slip to 2028.

LONDON—The UK will launch a new tender for coastguard aviation services in 2021 with a focus on increased use of fixed-wing and unmanned platforms.

The U.S. Marine Corps has entered the last phase of a fleet transition for the Lockheed Martin KC-130T, with the first KC-130J delivered to the last

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When discussing the U.S. Air Force's next C2 architecture, the temptation is to focus on the E-3 AWACS and E-8C J-Stars. Less attention is paid to the ground-based, and in many ways more powerful, corollaries of both aircraft.

“Things worked exactly the way we expected them to work," Demo-2 astronaut Doug Hurley said. " It’s a pretty awe-inspiring trip so far, pretty humbling,”