NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory has issued an RFP for the production of maps identifying the locations of subsurface ice and hydrated mineral water deposits on Mars.
Controllers will oversee the third in a series of NASA-developed fire in space experiments intended to help prevent, detect and suppress combustion aboard future spacecraft.
Singapore’s new maritime patrollers are likely to be fitted with a more robust anti-submarine warfare capability as Southeast Asia sees a proliferation of underwater forces.
A reduced but mostly veteran three-person U.S. and Russian crew prepared to handle operations aboard the International Space Station until late July, following the scheduled early June 2 return to Earth of cosmonaut Oleg Noviskiy and European astronaut Thomas Pesquet.
In a $10.7 billion wish list of items submitted to Congress June 2, the U.S. Air Force is asking for 14 Lockheed Martin F-35As and three Boeing KC-46As.
The U.S. intelligence community’s venture capital group has invested in Arevo, a composites additive manufacturing (AM) innovator that has targeted the aerospace and defense sector.
The Swiss defense ministry has been advised to purchase a single fleet of new fighter jets and a ground-based air defense system to protect the country’s airspace into the 2030s.
Aerospace advanced composites provider Hexcel said June 1 that it is in exclusive negotiations to acquire Structil SA, a Safran-Mitsubishi joint venture that produces and supplies high-performance composites to the aerospace, defense and industrial markets in Europe.
Kuwait has become the seventh customer for the Airbus Helicopters H225M Caracal, the much-improved military derivative of the AS 532A2 Cougar. Jon Lake reports.
Thornberry would spend more on missiles and missile defenses to counter North Korea; Transportation Secretary disperses airport funding; and Raytheon will pursue future multiyear standard missile contracts.
The country’s push toward manned/unmanned teaming in the air domain is a response to the extreme cost of modern warplanes and advances in autonomous technology.
The U.S. Navy is asking Congress directly to fund a boost in Super Hornet and Lockheed Martin F-35 procurement to address the strike fighter shortfall.
In a $12.7 billion wish list of items the U.S. Army submitted to Congress June 1, the service is asking for additional funding for missile defense systems, munitions and rotorcraft.
Intelsat bondholders have stopped a proposed merger with upstart OneWeb, including an outside investment from Japan’s SoftBank Group, Intelsat announced June 1.
With a record wingspan of 385 ft., the Stratolaunch satellite launching aircraft has rolled out of the assembly hangar at Mojave, California, to begin ground testing.
Ground tests of a proposed initial core upgrade package for Pratt & Whitney’s F135 Joint Strike Fighter engine have confirmed the potential for fuel reductions up to 6% and as much as 10% higher thrust.
India takes another step toward Make-In-India; Philippines seeks bids for maritime patrol aircraft, bidders queue for Canadian search-and-rescue helicopter competition and Lockheed’s latest training and simulation software release.
