The ninth NASA-contracted SpaceX Dragon resupply mission capsule rendezvoused with the International Space Station early July 20, moving within range of the orbiting science laboratory’s outstretched Canadian-built robot arm.
Lockheed Martin has reiterated its commitment to delivering 100 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to Turkey after a failed coup, but several analysts warn that the country’s major defense procurement programs could be at risk.
British parliamentarians have overwhelmingly approved the replacement of the U.K.’s fleet of ballistic missile submarines and committed to a continuous at-sea deterrent capability.
Leonardo Helicopters—formally AgustaWestland—is planning to test fly an active rotor blade system as part of a U.K.-based rotary-wing technology research program.
The U.S. and Singaporean navies are upping the sophistication ante during this year’s 22nd annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) exercise that will advanced aerial and surface-ship antisubmarine drills.
Nuclear weapon watchers agree that the U.S. and NATO must review their forward deployment of B61 nuclear weapons to Turkey in the wake of a failed military coup.
Boeing’s Training Systems and Government Services is moving ahead with construction of a Boeing KC-46A virtual learning center at McConnell AFB in Wichita, besting five rivals to claim a $45.3 million, seven-year Pegasus maintenance training system deal.
Although Lockheed Martin is facing a gap in F-16 production starting next year, top officials say the company is keeping the line warm in anticipation of new international orders of the lightweight fighter before too long.
Russia’s Progress MS-03 cargo capsule, the first of two closely scheduled resupply missions expected to reach the six-person International Space Station this week, docked successfully with the orbiting science laboratory late July 18.
Louise M. Prockter, an assistant branch supervisor in the Applied Physics Laboratory’s Space Department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has been selected by the Universities Space Research Association to direct the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.
Lockheed Martin head Marillyn Hewson talks one-on-one about the company’s plans for the future, notably with sixth-gen fighters, hypersonics and the SR-72.
Boeing’s KC-46 successfully refueled an A-10 Warthog last week, the final flight test required before the Pentagon can approve initial production of the next-generation tanker.
Boeing has secured its largest contract award yet for early design of America’s next presidential airliner, as the amount of time and money it takes to keep the current Air Force One fleet flying increases.
Russia’s Progress MS-03 cargo capsule, the first of two closely scheduled resupply missions expected to reach the six-person International Space Station within days of one another, lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late July 16.
Bell-Boeing has booked the order for what could be its 52nd and final operational special forces CV-22 Osprey to come off the production lines in Pennsylvania and Texas, as the Navy-led program office warns of higher unit costs for the additional Air Force CV-22 model going forward.
The B-29 Superfortress called “Doc” triumphantly flew for the first time since 1956 on July 17 following a 16-year restoration project here and more than 350,000 hr. of volunteer work.
The U.S. Navy’s unmanned MQ-4C Triton has successfully transferred Full Motion Video (FMV) to a P-8A Poseidon for the first time in flight, proving a key capability that the service hopes will significantly enhance its ability to detect, track and eliminate maritime threats.
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) has delivered two of its Sukhoi Business Jets (SBJ) to the Royal Thai Air Force, in a roll-out ceremony held at Sukhoi's base in Venice.
NASA has picked five major U.S. satellite manufacturers to conduct four-month concept studies for a large Mars orbiter that would use solar electric propulsion (SEP) to reach the Red Planet after a launch as early as the planetary window in 2022.
