Nothing seems to bring NASA’s many science and technical pursuits together like the search for life beyond Earth, agency chief scientist Ellen Stofan says.
Boeing said late Dec. 6 it has struck a deal to buy Liquid Robotics, which makes autonomous maritime systems and is the developer of the Sharc Wave Glider ocean surface robot.
America’s aerospace trade association said it is preparing for “a challenging policy arena in both Washington D.C. and a rapidly changing global environment.”
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer and the country’s air force are urging the government to improve export financing to make defense products more attractive to overseas customers.
The SB-1 Defiant trails its main rival, the Bell Helicopter V-280 Valor, in terms of air vehicle assembly, but Team Defiant is still hoping to achieve first flight by the end of 2017.
The South Korean Parliament has refused a defense ministry request to spend 30% more on Lockheed Martin F-35 acquisition in 2017 than originally planned.
LONDON—The UK is to spend £100 million ($127 million) with General Atomics to further develop the company’s Certifiable Predator B unmanned air system. &nbs
Virgin Galactic has begun glide flights of the second, and significantly improved, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) sub-orbital vehicle after completing a fourth, and final, captive carriage flight under the WhiteKnightTwo mothership.
Published requirements for the U.S. Air Force's latest attempt to replace its 46-year-old “Twin Huey” type appear almost identical to the canceled Common Vertical Lift Support Platform.
Safran USA hopes to grow its portfolio of work for the Pentagon but knows it has a hard fight to educate Washington and the defense industry on tapping the American arm of the France-based Tier 1 aerospace and defense provider.
The U.S. Air Force wants a long-range, stealthy unmanned surveillance aircraft to go places the Lockheed Martin U-2S and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk can't.
The European Space Agency’s member state have agreed to fund €10.3 billion ($11 billion) of €11 billion requested for programs extending from 2017 out to 2025.
Upgrading the Bell 412 for Japan’s UH-X military program will produce a significantly improved helicopter for the civil market, including a higher gross weight.
Egypt's naval air power is about to undergo a step-change with the purchase of 46 Kamov attack helicopters, to be carried on new, French-built Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. Alan Dron asks why such equipment is needed?
