The French Air Force is contributing to Franco-German studies on the FCAS and is also exerting pressure for greater availability of its Airbus A400M transports.
USAF Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein have directed a 90-day review to inform the service’s space budget plans for fiscal 2021.
In the course of investigating why a Falcon 9 burst into flames on the launchpad in 2016, SpaceX, NASA and the USAF agreed that future versions of the booster would include upgraded composite overwrapped pressure vessels.
The Pentagon’s head of research and engineering is making it his mission with the new Congress to advocate that science and technology funding is not a “red or blue” issue but is instead the colors “red, white and blue.”
The provider of the batteries for Airbus’ Zephyr solar-powered stratospheric UAV says it is working with eVTOL developers on applications for its high-energy-density lithium-ion cells.
Two current and former Purdue University professors have launched a “faculty-owned” startup called Next Offset Solutions that 3D-prints energetic materials.
British investigators probing the fatal crash of a Leonardo AW169 twin-engine helicopter have revealed that the tail rotor actuator had become disconnected from the pilot’s anti-torque pedals.
Airbus’ data sharing and analysis platform Skywise has built-in security and the airframer’s partners have provided guarantees on data protection, Airbus Digital Transformation Officer Marc Fontaine says.
The U.S. Air Force has not seen an increase in pressure from lawmakers to slow weapon sales to Saudi Arabia after the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Drone research collaborations in Ohio and New York have announced recent developments to advance unmanned traffic management systems in their respective states.
SpaceX dispatched a recovery ship to try to pick up a wayward Falcon 9 booster, which successfully delivered a Dragon cargo ship into low Earth orbit on Dec. 5 before fumbling a planned landing at Cape Canaveral.
LYON, France—Against the backdrop of a slow market for geostationary satellites and ending a year Ariane 5 began with an imperfect launch, the heavy launcher on Dec.
Aircraft OEM Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre are forming a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite material from 11 Boeing manufacturing sites.
