Targeting the safety record of general aviation and helicopters, a U.S. startup is certifying a high-reliability fly-by-wire system that can be retrofitted across a wide range of aircraft to provide simplified flight control with full envelope protection.
As a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbus has decided to “temporarily pause production” at its French and Spanish sites for four days, starting Mar. 17.
France has ordered its air force to have an intensive care module ready for flight as part of the ramp-up in the response against the COVID-19 pandemic, the French ministry of armed forces has announced.
The U.S. Army has granted Bell and Sikorsky project agreements for Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competitive demonstration and risk reduction (CD&RR).
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s planetary science decadal survey for 2023 to 2032 has some significant new themes—astrobiology and planetary defense—according to a virtual presentation sponsored by the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (LPSC).
The Pentagon is attempting to keep bubbles around Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Deputy Defense Secretary David Norquist, who will remain physically separated for the remainder of the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Lockheed Martin has tapped an aerospace veteran to lead the Pentagon’s largest provider starting June 15, with Lockheed board member Jim Taiclet Jr. named to also become CEO and president.
Arianespace has indefinitely suspended its launch preparation activities at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, due to the implementation of measures against the COVID-19 pandemic.
The U.S. Space Force recently accepted its first offensive weapon system, the Counter Communications System Block 10.2, providing quick reaction capability that denies adversary satellite communications.
