PteroDynamics has received a U.S. Navy contract to deliver prototype vertical-takeoff-and-landing unmanned aircraft for a program to develop a capability to autonomously deliver cargo to and from ships at sea.

A recent ruling by a U.S. Court of Federal Claims judge adds a new landmark in an ongoing legal war over data rights as the Defense Department seeks to inject competition into the huge business of sustaining decades-old weapon systems. 

Pakistan and Turkey look set to cooperate on the development of the Anka unmanned air system after agreements were inked by industry. 

A Coalition aircraft shot down an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) with an air-to-air missile near a U.S. military base in eastern Syria on Aug. 21, U.S. Central Command told Aviation Week.

A single U.S. Air Force C-17 evacuated 823 people from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 15, the service has confirmed.

The four-star admiral urged industry to deliver systems on time as the U.S. faces two peer, nuclear-capable forces for the first time.

The Cygnus, named for the late NASA astronaut Ellison Onizuka, carries 8,210 lb. of crew supplies, ISS equipment, science experiments and technology demonstrations.

Instead of the original ducted tail rotor, the Bell 360 Invictus will now have a conventional open tail rotor.