Might launching human explorers to Mars, as NASA hopes to do by the mid-2030s, accelerate the pace of discovery and possibly even settle the question of whether the Red Planet once hosted some form of life and possibly still does?
Two years after its ninth and final flight, Boeing’s high-altitude, long-endurance Phantom Eye UAV subscale prototype is to become an exhibit at the Air Force Flight Test Museum at Edwards AFB in California.
The U.S. Air Force is pressing forward with a competition for the early design phase of its new nuclear ICBM program—absent of "Milestone A" approval from the Pentagon—as it revises earlier cost estimates.
Ukrainian aerospace company Antonov and China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) have signed a cooperation agreement to build a second prototype of the world’s largest aircraft, the An-225 Mriya.
The Pentagon should develop a formal program to regularly recruit workers from commercial autonomy enterprises to serve with the military, especially in operations, according to a new Defense Science Board report.
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson’s shot at breaking astronaut colleague Jeff Williams’ soon-to-be-established U.S. record for time accumulated in space over a career has just dimmed.
The UK defense ministry has sent its second Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint signals intelligence-gathering aircraft back to the U.S. for repairs following questions about the aircraft’s serviceability.
India is hoping to launch a record 68 satellites in a single mission early next year, taking a giant step in space commerce as it competes for a bigger share of the burgeoning global space market worth billions of dollars.
The U.S. Air Force will deploy eight F-15C Eagles to Bulgaria during September to carry out a joint air policing mission in-country, with U.S. fighters taking up the Quick Reaction Alert mission to respond to defense of Bulgarian airspace.
India and the U.S. have signed a bilateral Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) by which both nations can use each other’s land, air and naval bases for repair and resupply.
The market for nonindustrial robotics, including UAVs, will surge to $226.2 billion by 2021 from $34.1 billion now, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 46%, according to a new report by consulting company Tractica.
America’s ballistic missile defenses will struggle to keep pace with new Iranian and North Korean rockets, while Russia and China continue to modernize and upgrade their nuclear delivery vehicles.
Low attrition is driving a growing retirement bubble in aerospace and defense. Companies must plan carefully to balance current and future staffing needs.
Canada has become the first export customer for Insitu’s RQ-21A Blackjack small tactical unmanned aircraft system, which is in production for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps.
The U.S. and Japan will conduct an intercept test in October that “will send a message around the world” about the capabilities of the Aegis ballistic missile defense system.
