The head of U.S. Strategic Command (Stratcom) says he would consider any use of nuclear weapons against America and its allies by Russia, or any other nation, no matter the explosive yield, a strategic attack.
The chief executive of one of the West’s leading aerospace manufacturers and lessors, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt, has a message for fellow aerospace, defense and aviation business leaders.
Development of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) C-2 airlifter is complete, 16 years after program launch, says the Japanese defense ministry, declaring the type fit for service.
Malaysia is not ready to buy the Dassault Rafale, despite a renewed push by France to persuade the country to choose the fighter for a current requirement.
By Oscar Nkala| Six people were killed when a Libyan Air Force (LAF) MiG-21 fighter jet crashed into a house in the Watar district to the south of the city of Tobruk on Wednesday.
BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin have won contracts for training and support of the UK’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighters once the aircraft arrive in the UK in 2018.
The F-15C may still have an undefeated aerial combat record, but the 38-year-old aircraft could be slated for retirement if the U.S. Air Force decides not to fund a major structural life-extension program.
How the F-15 proposal differs from failed attempts to retire aircraft; another request for regulations; a burning disagreement, and F-35 JPO chief retiring.
Heather Wilson said she expects the U.S. Air Force to evaluate the cost of restarting Lockheed Martin’s F-22 production line, and the effectiveness of the Raptor against emerging threats.
Two NASA astronauts finished configuration of the Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 outside the ISS’s U.S. segment Node-2 Harmony module during a spacewalk.
The USAF is trying to unshackle itself from the typical all-or-nothing way of buying stealth fighters and return to the glory days of the “Century Series.”
It might not be as devastating as a tactical nuclear weapon, but the U.S. Army believes the Kinetic Energy Projectile could have the same deterrent effect.
Electrification of aircraft engines is only a decade or two away, so thrust providers must be working now to stay relevant by then, General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt says.
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, delivered its Mi-17V-5 multirole helicopter to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government of the Republic of Kenya. The rotorcraft was produced by Kazan Helicopters.
