The U.S. Air Force has implemented the first virtual reality training system for airfield management students so that they get more of a hands-on learning experience.
The successful abort test sets the stage for the next milestone in the U.S. human lunar return—the Artemis 1 flight test, a planned multi-week, uncrewed SLS/Orion trip around the Moon set for late 2020 or early 2021.
Boeing has started the T-X flight test program for the engineering, manufacturing and development program with the first two modified, company-funded prototypes.
Congress is either wildly for or against middle-tier acquisition practices because the process is new and information lacking, a U.S. Air Force official says.
Israel’s SpaceIL is evaluating options for the mission of Beresheet 2 (Genesis 2), the successor to the journey of its robotic lander that crashed into the Moon.
The European Aviation Safety Agency has brought the rollout of VTOL flights one step closer with the release on July 2 of a special condition to enable the safe operation of hybrid and electric VTOL aircraft.
Embraer has unveiled a digital platform designed to connect and synchronize the different services and resources required to minimize downtime caused by unscheduled aircraft maintenance.
For Signature Flight Support, an accord to provide ground-based operations for Uber’s nascent aerial-ridesharing service is part of a strategy to make more use of its network of FBOs.
Karem Aircraft has teamed with Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to bid for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype (FARA CP) program.
The Pentagon is learning lessons on executing middle-tier acquisition approaches like rapid prototyping and fielding and will issue a policy later this year, according to a senior official.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce will develop an advanced military technology demonstrator, leveraging the company’s experience with the F-35 lift fan.
Allegations are flying in the back-and-forth between rival pump-and-valve makers Crane and Circor as the former tries to take over the latter in a stock buyout.
AeroVironment will build two more of its newly rolled out Hawk30 solar-powered high-altitude, pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned aircraft for certification purposes.
Airbus and European armaments agency OCCAR have signed a new support contract for the A400M airlifter in a move that will streamline support for the aircraft across the operating nations.
City officials broke ground June 28 on the first phase of infrastructure development for the Houston Spaceport, which was licensed by the FAA in June 2015 for runway-based, suborbital commercial space operations.
Beginning July 1 visitors to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) here can see the newly refurbished Mission Operations Control Room that oversaw Apollo 11.
The F-35, with its high-end command-and-control technology and ability to identify and prioritize targets, is particularly critical to countering Hezbollah’s rocket threat, according to Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson.
