Safran is facing a drop in production capacity as it struggles to keep factories operating despite the combination of logistics and human resources problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Among four astrophysics mission finalists recently selected for potential funding by NASA is the LargE Area burst Polarimeter, a low-cost proposal to observe Gamma Ray Bursts from a spot on the truss of the International Space Station.
Italian aerospace and defense company Leonardo is providing Italian state authorities access to fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters that the company normally uses for flight trials as Italy fights to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic.
The U.S. Space Force is assisting in the nation’s effort to combat the novel coronavirus by providing additional bandwidth to the USNS Mercy (T-AH-19) hospital ship that arrived in Los Angeles March 27.
The London-based defense think tank says plans to complete the Integrated Review, begun by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February, by July, were “always unrealistic,”
The KC-46 program can recover easily from a two-week pause and the Air Force acquisition executive says he has “no reason” to believe Boeing will extend the production pause.
The Coronavirus Relief Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) legislation includes $60 million for NASA to “prevent, prepare for and respond to coronavirus, domestically or internationally.”
The design of the Northrop Grumman B-21’s trailing edge has led to speculation about a high-altitude role for the secretive stealth bomber, and new U.S. Air Force statements appear to confirm that analysis.
The agency anticipates spending a total of $7 billion over 15 years—shared among multiple companies—to carry cargo to the Gateway as part of its Artemis lunar exploration program.
Russian airframer Irkut’s fourth MC-21-300 flight prototype has arrived at the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, near Moscow, ahead of certification trials
Unmanned cargo glider developer Yates Electrospace (YEC) has launched a civilian subsidiary, Avius Air Delivery, to offer a version of its in-development military resupply glider for humanitarian relief efforts.
