The new commander of U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command won't take his “foot off the gas” when it comes to laser weapon development for an AC-130J Block 60 gunship.
British ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker will face prosecution from the U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) over the fatal inadvertent ejection of a member of the Red Arrows aerobatic team.
India has successfully launched eight satellites into two different orbits using one rocket, marking one of the most complex launches in the history of the country’s space missions.
Lockheed Martin is focusing increased attention on Africa as a market for its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, in the face of stiff competition from the Airbus Defence C295, and the Alenia C-27J Spartan. Jon Lake reports.
As the U.S. Air Force presses forward with its J-Stars Recapitalization competition, a 10-aircraft Compass Call requirement has manufacturers vying for special-mission work.
The contract between France and India is welcomed by French officials as a diplomatic coup, but it also looms large as part of the arms race between India and some of its neighbors—namely Pakistan and China.
Without a clear idea of what kind of capabilities an FVL Medium power plant might need, the program office will leave the engine choice up to the contractor eventually selected to build the new aircraft.
In a modest facility at NASA’s Johnson Space Center, a small team of experts leads an effort to develop the dashboard displays that will enable astronauts to interact with Orion.
A new aerospace and defense technology incubator effort comes back to Washington Sept. 27 with a twist: established aerospace and defense companies will pitch funded innovation projects to qualified startups looking for partners.
Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority and the European Aviation Safety Agency are studying whether offshore helicopter safety could benefit from an ETOPS specification to improve system reliability.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce has appointed a new chief financial officer as its continues a shake-up designed to cut costs after profit warnings and concerns from investors.
Aviation Week editors break down some of the highlights at this year’s Air Force Association symposium – from the Air Forces plans to pursue a weaponized KC-Z tanker.
Double-bubble D8, Blended Wing Body, Transonic Truss-Braced Wing, Hybrid Wing Body and a small-airliner-size BWB – the configurations NASA is considering for planned ultra-efficient subsonic transport demonstrators.
In this week’s Washington Outlook, American Airlines and others continue fight to overhaul the FAA; U.S. needs to move faster to counter Chinese and Russian space prowess; rethinking Syrian conflict; Boeing can sell aircraft to Iran.
Development of a deep-space propulsion system that uses hydrogen superheated by a nuclear fission reaction for highly efficient in-space propulsion could move rapidly with enough funding and industry cooperation, according to Todd May, director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC).
Bell Helicopter has unveiled the V-247 Vigilant tiltrotor it is proposing for an emerging U.S. Marine Corps requirement for a ship-based expeditionary endurance unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
