The consortium of MBDA and Saab that builds the Taurus KEPD 350 bunker-busting missile thinks a proposed compact version probably could fit in the weapon bays of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings.
South Korean engineers are, at least nominally, taking the lead in developing onboard systems for the KF-X. Whether they are always in fact leading is not so certain, since many foreign companies have been hired to assist.
Bulgarian media reports say pilots refused to undertake training flights on Oct. 24 over concerns about safety and additional delays to the country’s plans to replace the country’s Soviet-era fighters with Western-built equipment.
AFwerX Vegas will be a place where companies and start-ups with technologies applicable to the service’s core military missions can engage with the Air Force outside of the traditional acquisition process.
A fuel-efficient airliner concept developed within NASA that shows promise as an early application of turboelectric propulsion is to undergo a comprehensive external evaluation by Aurora Flight Sciences.
U.S. Air Force F-35 pilots have reported tingling fingers and other symptoms that indicate hypoxia five separate times since flights resumed at Luke AFB, Arizona.
The aircraft was launched from the Virginia Space UAS runway at Wallops on Oct. 18 on a planned seven-day flight, but with thunderstorms looming was recovered early, landing with 64 hr. of fuel remaining.
The aircraft are being adopted by the Coast Guard from the military for maritime patrol and search-and-rescue missions through an inter-governmental transfer deal directed by Congress in the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act.
Prague has requested to purchase 12 UH-1Ys along with engines, sensors, spares and support for $575 million as part of its program to replace its fleet of Mil Mi-24 attack helicopters.
An executive order signed by the president Oct. 20 gives the U.S. Air Force the power to recall up to 1,000 retired airmen, but there are no plans for an involuntary recall.
The expected order for 12 helicopters will help fill a Republic of Korea Navy requirement for 40 new shipborne rotorcraft for anti-submarine and anti-ship operations.
NASA’s second extension of the Dawn probe's mission will allow low-altitude observations of the Texas-sized asteroid Ceres during its close pass of the Sun next year.
Inmarsat still expects the European Aviation Network (EAN) to be operational by the end of the year, despite an attempt by rival satellite operators to block it.
