Airbus has delivered the last production commercial model of its AS365 Dauphin helicopter, ending a 40-year production run of the twin-engine rotorcraft.
ArianeGroup is studying a dual-use second stage for launches of both satellite and crew that will support the European Space Agency’s fledgling reusability strategy.
After a two-day weather delay, SpaceX’s 24th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) on Jan. 23 for a parachute-assisted descent, splashdown and recovery in the waters off Florida’s upper gulf coast.
South Korea is bringing forward the maiden flight of its Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-21 Boramae fighter from July to early June following the smooth development of the first prototype aircraft.
Frank Rubio is likely to be the first U.S. astronaut to fly on a Soyuz spaceship under the new seat exchange agreement between Roscosmos and NASA, the Russian space corporation reported on Jan 20.
Finland’s government is preparing to sign a letter of offer and acceptance for its future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s after a decision to select the fighter went unopposed by competitors.
The British army hopes to fly its new fleet of Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters in national exercises as early as this summer as its looks to achieve an initial operating capability with the rotorcraft in 2023.
Flight testing of advanced air mobility prototypes under the U.S. Air Force’s Agility Prime program is gathering pace, with the first government remotely piloted flights of an electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) vehicle.
First studied by Bell in the late 1960s and early 1970s, the company has revived the stop/fold tiltrotor concept with new technology to meet the AFWerx call for HSVTOL vehicles for special operation missions.
U.K.-based Space Entertainment Enterprise (SEE) announced plans Jan. 20 to develop an expandable module to equip the Axiom Space commercial space station with SEE-1, an entertainment studio and multipurpose arena.
The Nov. 15, 2021, Russian anti-satellite direct-ascent missile test that created a large, lingering field of debris in Earth’s orbit has prompted the U.S. military to work in tandem with its closest allies to share intelligence and shows the importance of increasing international collaboration in space operations.
