NASA has declared its Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission a major success in its demonstration of a “kinetic impact” strategy that could be used to change the trajectory of a large asteroid on a course to impact the Earth.
The U.S. Army’s much-anticipated decision on who will build its next-generation helicopter is likely to slip even more, with the service’s top officer saying it will now come in a matter of months.
U.S. Foreign Military Sales rebounded to about $50 billion in fiscal 2022, driven largely by assistance to the Ukrainian military’s fight against Russia but also the world’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic and potential threats in the Indo-Pacific region, according to the director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
New standardized mechanical interfaces for grappling and connecting spacecraft are critical to enabling growth of the in-space servicing, assembly and manufacturing industries, a panel of industry players says.
A new software application designed to steer the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift fleet through holes in an enemy’s advanced air defenses is ready for flight demonstrations, Northrop Grumman says.
Bulgaria has begun receiving offers for an interim fighter aircraft so that it can maintain its air defense until new-build Block 70 F-16s arrive in five years.
U.S. Army officials said on Oct. 11 that they will soon launch a competition for industry to supply a batch of contractor-owned, contractor-operated business jets equipped with a suite of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads.
A joint UK/Qatari squadron set up to train personnel from the Arabian Gulf state on the Eurofighter Typhoon has deployed to the Middle East to protect the upcoming World Cup football tournament.
The center will fabricate composite aircraft structures, such as wings and fuselages, for customers using automated and high-rate processing with smart manufacturing technologies
Sierra Nevada Corp. is moving into the original equipment manufacturer world for large uncrewed aircraft, announcing Oct. 10 it has acquired the UAV portfolio and intellectual property from Volansi.
The U.S. Army plans to release a request for proposals within the next year for an aircraft that will perform high-altitude surveillance and targeting missions, as it continues to learn from prototypes that have been flying real-world missions across the globe.
About 90% of the U.S. Army’s Chinook fleet has been fixed and returned to flight after an investigation found incorrect parts were installed on the heavy-lift helicopters during depot maintenance.
The U.S. Army is planning multiple, critical live-fire tests of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon—assessing the common hypersonic glide body, two-stage rocket motor and ground systems—as it moves toward a fielding date of late 2023.
At the request of its customer, United Launch Alliance is delaying the debut flight of its Vulcan-Centaur booster to the first quarter of 2023, though CEO Tory Bruno acknowledges that even if Astrobotic’s lunar lander was ready, it would be difficult to make the previously targeted December launch date due to delays with Vulcan’s BE-4 core stage engines.
Mission controllers have regained attitude control of the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment small satellite.
The Modernized Apache Concept builds on the Army’s plans to re-engine the AH-64E with two, 3,000shp GE Aviation T901 turboshaft engines and an open system interface in the cockpit.
After more than 5 years of deliberation, Malaysia has downselected the Leonardo ATR72 MP and Turkish Aerospace Industries Anka for its Maritime Patrol Aircraft and uncrewed aircraft systems requirements.
