China’s Shenzhou 11 manned space mission has achieved a key objective, demonstrating new docking technology in mating with the Tiangong 2 orbital laboratory.
Textron's Scorpion jet has successfully completed its first weapons exercise at White Sands Missile Range, while operating from Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) in New Mexico. This exercise effectively demonstrated the Scorpion's close air support mission capability through the successful deployment of three widely used weapon systems.
NASA’s faltering commercial-spaceflight endeavor enjoys a spectacular return to flight of the Orbital ATK Antares launcher laden with supplies for the International Space Station (ISS).
The funds announced Oct. 17 should help tide over Lockheed Martin and its suppliers as they await an anticipated $16 billion deal for Lot 9 and 10 aircraft.
The Polish defense ministry is restarting a tender for multi-role helicopters just days after canceling a $3.5 billion deal with Airbus for 50 H225M Caracal aircraft.
In a bid to strengthen strategic partnerships with its main allies, Russia has agreed to supply the S-400 Triumph, its most advanced anti-aircraft defense system, to India, with deliveries starting in 2020.
The FAA will hold an industry day in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25 to discuss details of its fast-developing plan to take over elements of international space traffic control management duties from the U.S. military.
Thales’ new Talios laser targeting pod started flight tests on a Rafale combat aircraft on July 27, the company has revealed, and development is continuing on schedule toward a 2018 service entry on the type.
Aurora Flight Sciences is flying a Cessna Caravan fitted with a robotic copilot as part of a Darpa program to demonstrate automation that could reduce the crew required to fly existing aircraft.
Lockheed believes the new battlefield necessitates a lower-signature—if not fully stealth—refueling aircraft that moves away from the commercial-derivative tankers of years past.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and spacecraft builder Lockheed Martin Space Systems are troubleshooting the sluggish performance of two propulsion system helium check valves aboard the Juno spacecraft.
An Australian parliamentary committee has called for preparation in case of further delay in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning program, increasing the possibility of the country ordering more Boeing Super Hornets.
An international fleet of unmanned aerial, underwater and surface vehicles is gathered in Scotland for a naval exercise designed to prove unmanned technologies.
The U.S. Navy says it has developed and tested the air show routine the Blue Angels will use when the team takes to the skies with its next aircraft, the F/A-18E Super Hornet, in 2020 or before.
The Japanese defense ministry looks increasingly likely to recommend building an indigenous fighter for service in the 2030s under the designation F-3.
A CNES satellite, in orbit since April, is in the middle of an instrument check phase before attempting to verify Einstein’s theory of general relativity with unprecedented precision—or partially invalidate it.
Now that India has reset the clock on replacing its Ilyushin Il-78MKIs, look to Boeing to enter its 767-based KC-46 tanker and Airbus to try to revive A330 MRTT deal.
Controllers have maneuvered the Jason-2 spacecraft into an orbital slot 162 deg. away from the new Jason-3 satellite, giving weather forecasters and climate researchers a one-two punch.
