DEFENSE Saab hopes to fly its JAS 39E Gripen by the end of 2016 following rollout of the first of three single-seat test aircraft on May 17. Brazil will use two test aircraft, including one two-seat JAS 39F for which it leads development. Saab continues to offer the Gripen C/D as a lower-cost option.
Alexandre de Juniac's nomination to be the next IATA director general may have had full support from the board of governors, but the appointment is still contentious.
NASA is using data it has collected from orbit and the Martian surface to seek “exploration zones” that encompass all of the features that would make up a successful human mission—a safe landing zone near water supplies that could be mined for oxygen and rocket propellant.
Rolls-Royce’s Advance engine demonstrator is a hybrid combining a Trent XWB-84 case, the fan system from a Trent 900 and the low-pressure turbine from a Trent 1000.
Even the most successful hub operators with well-distributed risk and access to fast-growing markets and government backing are not immune to turmoil in key business segments.
NASA stands to gain plenty for itself by helping SpaceX get to Mars. An amended Space Act Agreement makes clear the agency can use whatever it learns to land its own vehicles on Mars, it just can’t share it with any of SpaceX’s competitors.
Governments are looking for ways to work around disruptions in service, increasingly caused by proliferating equipment that can jam and spoof GPS signals.
Many regional airlines of all sizes have finally implemented effective programs to attract and keep pilots, and the situation may not be as dire as some had predicted.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Aurora Flight Sciences bring computer science to bear on the problem of ensuring software-heavy unmanned aircraft behave as they are supposed to.
Bombardier and launch operator Swiss are confident of the C Series service readiness. But the next challenge for the manufacturer is to ensure a rapid ramp-up of serial production.
FAA tests UAS counters; ADS-B in a tube for BVLOS; persistent stare from a Cessna; ship landing system that can see; navigating undersea by acoustic GPS.
As the International Space Station approaches the end of its service life, NASA is supporting Boeing and SpaceX efforts to build commercial crew vehicles that can take crew to the ISS and later commercial space stations. Listen is as our editors discuss those efforts.
By Jens Flottau, Adrian Schofield, Bradley Perrett
As the already mature North American market slows down on mergers, a big question at the IATA annual meeting will be: Will the merger idea finally be picked up in earnest elsewhere in the world and, if so, when, where and how?
Darpa programs exploit moves to open up weapon-system architectures and enable faster, cheaper upgrades to the capabilities and technologies of today’s platforms.
Though sanctions have been lifted, congressman points out Iran’s ties to terrorism | Pentagon’s acquisition chief open to staying in job beyond this presidency | Congressman tries to cap National Security Council size.
Eliminating terminal radars and developing hybrid TCAS are among the mitigations the FAA is considering to keep frequency congestion at bay beyond 2020.
