The next possible addition to Seoul’s defense against North Korean ballistic missiles could involve equipping destroyers with Raytheon SM-3 interceptors.
Astronomers continue to expand our knowledge of the Solar System and beyond with ever-improving instruments. The Hubble Space Telescope continues a process Galileo started that will continue with the James Webb Space Telescope, set for launch in 2018.
Three-stream turbofans, inverted-velocity-profile nozzles, airframe shielding—NASA gets creative to ensure future supersonic transports will be no noisier than today’s subsonic airliners.
Government-to-government deals, more rigorous setting of requirements and a renewed emphasis on indigenous production feature in Indonesia’s new defense acquisition policy.
Airlander airship ready to emerge; White House boosts delivery by drone; agencies commit to increase UAS use; Aurora expands optionally piloted Centaur OPA uses.
As President Obama packs his bags at the White House after eight years in office, he leaves his successor with a trillion-dollar nuclear modernization portfolio.
Following the trajectory established when VAATE took over from IHPTET in 2005, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory unveils plans for a new national military-propulsion technology development program, ATTAM.
Malaysia’s first attempt at building an aerospace industry flopped. But using the skills and infrastructure from that enterprise, the government has since pushed toward aircraft components manufacturing.
After years of planning for major milestones such as declaring the F-35A ready for combat, the U.S. Air Force is finally realizing a few of its dreams.
Ten years after the formation of an FAA/industry alternative fuels initiative, significant technical progress has been made, but commercialization remains a challenge.
The Air Force’s insistence that the F-35 will soon deploy to Europe, the Pacific and even the Middle East signals a shift away from the Pentagon’s historically more cautious use of stealth aircraft.
Although a solid concept died aborning, the technology behind it, now perfected by BoldIQ, speeds service and margins among operators in the air and on the ground.
Firefly Space Systems’ 125,000-lb.-thrust engine will be the first aerospike rocket to fly and is pivotal to the company’s goal of developing a scalable family of relatively simple, lightweight launchers for the small satellite market.
This week's Washington Outlook column discusses how the next president can best secure a budget deal, FAA's certification of Moon Express and Virgin, and the presidential candidates' mixed messages on space policy.
