Defense

How Northrop Grumman’s bomber bid nearly derailed before it was even submitted

Indonesian defense budget to allow continued spree

RAF refueling provider wants NATO to use its surplus capacity

The Royal Air Force Typhoon Display Team will display daily at the show, with Flight Lieutenant Jamie Norris taking Eurofighter Typhoon to the skies once again following a fun-packed season showcasing its performance throughout 2013, with the most recent at the Al Ain Aerobatic Show.

Has the A&D industry’s conservatism become a liability?

Tests to unravel final hidden hypersonic phenomena will unlock full scramjet potential

An innovative engine cycle conceived for a single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) launch concept is attracting interest for possible wider application in several air-breathing hypersonic roles.

Northrop Grumman has unveiled a vertical-launch, horizontal-landing reusable booster design for the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency’s XS-1 experimental spaceplane.

Why airpower is still relevant

It is the summer of setbacks for many U.S. defense-services providers

X-47B finally tested in cooperative carrier operations with Hornet

Higher speed will not be enough to persuade the U.S. Army to pursue an advanced rotorcraft

Under current plans, the U.S. Army’s oldest Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks will not be replaced before 2035 at the earliest, six decades after the medium-utility helicopter first flew.

More than half of the U.S. Air Force’s F-16D fighters have been grounded due to cracks found during inspections. Eighty-two of 157 F-16Ds, primarily used for training, were removed from flight status after cracks were found in canopy sill longerons between the front and rear pilot seats, the Air Force announced Aug. 19. Longerons run the length of the aircraft and transfer loads throughout the structure and skin of the platform.

Four crewmembers onboard two Italian air force Panavia A-200 Tornado combat aircraft were killed when the aircraft collided during a training mission for an upcoming NATO exercise, over eastern Italy on Aug. 19. The aircraft came down in a forest near the town of Ascoli Piceno; the accident caused a forest fire. The aircraft were from the 6th Stormo (Wing) at Ghedi air base. An investigation into the accident has begun.

The U.K. Royal Air Force has put its new RC-135W Rivet Joint into action for the first time. The aircraft, which was quietly forward-deployed in July, is supporting Operation Shader, the U.K.’s humanitarian operation in northern Iraq, providing intelligence on Islamic State fighters who have taken over major parts of northeastern Iraq. The aircraft is likely to be operating alongside U.S. Air Force Rivet Joints from Al-Udeid AB in Qatar. The RAF has two more RC-135s on order, the type formally entered service in May.

A new approach to supercomputing could be required to tackle aerospace’s hard problems

Tokyo eyes additional large aviation-capable ship

In a sweeping review, Finmeccanica weighs units to be kept or discarded

UCAV feasiblity study renews French-British aerospace industry cooperation

There is no autopilot for sustaining the industry’s culture of innovation

Long-feared A&D workforce transition has begun—with a twist

If minority outreach were a business project, it would have been shut down by now

Cutting-edge work lures A&D talent

Today Paramount Group's Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC), took to the skies at Wonderboom airport, Pretoria, to make its public debut.