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May 23, 2018
Boeing and the U.S. Navy are working to add an automatic ground collision avoidance system to the F/A-18 strike fighter in the hope of saving pilot lives.
Mar 22, 2018
Congressional appropriators on March 22 unveiled a sweeping $1.3 trillion spending agreement that would fund the Department of Defense at $654.6 billion.
Mar 22, 2018
A $1.3 trillion spending bill pending before the House on March 22 includes an extra $1 billion for NASA.
Mar 21, 2018
NASA is eyeing a late 2022 mission to demonstrate whether a future asteroid on a collision course with the Earth could be deflected with a blow from a well-guided spacecraft.
Mar 14, 2018
The USAF's T-6 trainers are starting to fly again after a series of hypoxia-like cockpit events caused the service to temporarily ground the fleet.
Mar 13, 2018
The U.S. Navy is looking for a new digital system to monitor pressure and oxygen levels in the cockpit of its Boeing F/A-18s.
Mar 01, 2018
Darpa’s director has confirmed that the U.S. will flight test operational prototypes of a weapon similar to the Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic strike missile.
Feb 20, 2018
The USAF has decided to buy F-35s more slowly because of snowballing retrofit costs and several critical milestones that have not been completed.