Melding the merged units into a coordinated business will be an enormous challenge for the leaders of AECC, since many of the engine factories and design institutes do both military and civil work.
The U.S. Air Force is pressing forward with a competition for the early design phase of its new nuclear ICBM program—absent of "Milestone A" approval from the Pentagon—as it revises earlier cost estimates.
Government and industry will likely develop new runway incursion prevention strategies and interventions to reduce the growing potential for a major crash.
NASA is using a massive friction-stir welding tool at the Michoud Assembly Facility to build its first flight structure for the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS).
The heavy-lift Space Launch System will be a big vehicle, and NASA is starting to turn out some big pieces—and ground infrastructure—for its first flight in 2018.
Low attrition is driving a growing retirement bubble in aerospace and defense. Companies must plan carefully to balance current and future staffing needs.
MD Helicopters rounds out Afghan air force's light attack capability by delivering the final batch of new MD-530F helicopter gunships to Kabul Airport.
The Small UAS Rule, aka Part 107—the FAA’s first regulation allowing routine use of unmanned aircraft—has taken effect, with signs that demand for operating approvals and UAS operator licenses will be high.
America’s ballistic missile defenses will struggle to keep pace with new Iranian and North Korean rockets, while Russia and China continue to modernize and upgrade their nuclear delivery vehicles.
