The White House has finally approved the long drawn out requests by Kuwait and Qatar to buy up to 76 Boeing F-15 and F/A- 18E/F Super Hornet aircraft worth approximately $7 billion as well as clearing the sale of 17 Lockheed Martin-built F-16 aircraft to Bahrain.
Astronauts on the International Space Station will deploy a pair of cubesats as early as next month to test the ability of the tiny spacecraft to receive and distribute ground commands, and to find the best route to send data back to Earth autonomously.
Airbus and German aerospace center DLR are working to improve computational tools and wind-tunnel testing for accurately predicting the maximum-lift performance of transport aircraft.
The recent North Korean nuclear bomb test shows the need for discussing all options for South Korean defense, including potentially deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad), Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says.
Scientists prepare to save dollars for research; officials call for increased missile defense presence after North Korean test; and the FAA signs up 181,000 small UAS owners.
Canada’s Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator, the robot commonly referred to as Dextre, is set to get a new set of eyes for inspections and other operations outside the International Space Station.
NASA should take a deep look at the activities expected of astronauts launched on future missions to the lunar environs, near Earth asteroids and Mars to better address their spacesuit needs, a panel of experts says.
Large aerospace companies in Europe benefited from low oil prices last year and will continue to do so in the coming year, French aerospace suppliers group Gifas says.
French procurement agency DGA has ordered six NH90-TTH tactical transport helicopters from NHIndustries, a purchase enabled by a mid-term spending boost to the nation’s military program law, a six-year funding scheme covering the period 2014-19.
The Slovakian defense ministry has said a government-to-government deal with Sweden to lease Saab Gripen fighters could be finalized in the next few months.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory says it recently completed testing of cooperative autonomous soaring algorithms used to keep unmanned sailplanes aloft for sustained flight durations.
U.S. Air Force eyes GPS satellite options; ULA stocks up on Russian engines; Lockheed wins C-130 multiyear contract; India test-fires the Barak-8 missile.
The defense ministry’s awarding of the contract to KAI was the company’s second big win for 2015. Far more than the first, for the LCH-LAH helicopter, the KF-X should be transformative for the company.
The U.S. Chief of Naval Operations’ Rapid Innovation Cell recently developed a basic prototype for an information system that will promote more collaboration between sailors and commands during the job detailing process.
