OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus Defense and Space, officially opened a highly automated spacecraft manufacturing facility on July 22.
The U.S. Army has mandated that all five bidders must use the GE Aviation XT901 turboshaft engine in their designs for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program’s competitive prototypes.
Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas, has been awarded a $492,108,514 fixed-price-incentive contract for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems M142 launchers and support requirements to include Product Data Definition Package Maintenance, training, support equipment, qualification testing, initial spares/repair parts and software.
The Ministry of Defense in Tokyo has revived the possibility of the Mitsubishi Electric AAM-4B air-to-air missile equipping Boeing F-15s slated for upgrading.
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte says his country is willing to step up and help fill gaps in the F-35 supply chain if the U.S. ejects Turkey from the program.
Boeing’s Q2 earnings will include a $4.9 billion after-tax charge to cover some actual and estimated future expenses linked to the 737 MAX grounding, while a reduced production rate is driving up 737 costs and lowering margins.
The two countries have a signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that paves the way for joint studies firming up mutual requirements and establishing the industrial base for a potential future acquisition program.
Though he was a gifted military and test pilot and aeronautical engineer, Neil Armstrong’s role in the historic Apollo 11 landing drew a level of attention and scrutiny the then 38-year-old, small town Ohio native shunned as much as possible.
JAXA and Toyota have begun a three-year collaborative research program with the goal of launching a fuel-cell-powered, long-range rover to the Moon in 2029 as part of Japan’s contribution to an international space exploration effort.
U.S. Air Force Space Command Director of Operations and Communications Brig. Gen. DeAnna Burt is defending Gen. John Hyten's nomination to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"The work we have done today verifies our models and shows that the physics we are talking about—the basis of what we are trying to do—is sound," Lockheed Martin Skunk Works VP and General Manager Jeff Babione says.
Lockheed Martin’s ambitious plans to develop a compact fusion reactor to provide clean nuclear energy remain on track according to the company and are set to move to the next stage with the completion this year of a scaled up, more powerful test reactor.
Virgin orbit, which is starting work on the sixth LauncherOne rocket, says its role in Artemis will be “to launch satellites built and operated by other team members, with the first launch coming as soon as late 2020.”
Boeing’s Q2 earnings will include a $4.9 billion after-tax charge to cover some actual and estimated future expenses linked to the 737 MAX grounding, while a reduced production rate is driving up 737 costs and lowering margins.
The Ground Based Strategic Deterrent solicitation invites bids on the weapon system’s engineering and manufacturing development phase and includes five production lot options to manufacture and deploy the weapon.
