The payload fairing separation problem that scuttled Astra’s first commercial mission has been traced to an error in an engineering drawing that led to the fairing’s five separation mechanisms firing out of order.
The Demigorgon and Gambit have been revealed as the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s two choices for the autonomous flying demonstrator that will follow Skyborg.
The U.S. Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will start initial operational test and evaluation within weeks, as the final stages of engineering and manufacturing development test are wrapping up, the service and Sikorsky said.
On day 2 of the World Defense Show, our TATV team explores some of the technology that is driving the growing interoperable capabilities of the defence industry.
BAE Systems will collaborate with Slovenian light aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel to examine potential military training applications for electric aircraft.
Middle Eastern nations need to increase levels of defense research and development (R&D) if they want to achieve their goals of developing more domestic capability, a think tank has warned.
Artemis I, NASA’s approaching test flight of the Space Launch System rocket and uncrewed Orion capsule around the Moon and back to Earth, could be paving the way for more than human deep-space exploration.
The U.S. Air Force HH-60W combat rescue helicopter will start initial operational test and evaluation within weeks, as the final stages of engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) test are wrapping up, the service and Sikorsky said.
The U.S. Air Force expects to take delivery of its first Boeing MH-139 test aircraft in May as it moves toward receiving its last required FAA certification, after a yearlong production delay due to airworthiness concerns.
The U.S. Air Force is looking to move quickly on the possible purchase of Boeing’s E-7A Wedgetail by sending test officials to the UK and working with Australia on their programs to meet required test points before a buy is decided.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can significantly alter mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in Western aerospace and defense (A&D), several seasoned experts said recently at separate events, including Aviation Week’s Raw Materials and Commercial Aviation Supplier conferences.
Russian State Space Corp. Roscosmos formally canceled the launch of 36 OneWeb satellites aboard the Soyuz 2.1b rocket that had been slated to lift off on March 4 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
