British defense firm Qinetiq says it has carried out the UK’s first manned/unmanned teaming demonstration, operating a semi-autonomous multicopter unmanned aircraft system from an Airbus H125 light helicopter.
Guam's current Thaad system will not provide the kind of 360-degree defensive coverage that Guam will need, making the purchase of the land-based system a top priority, PACOM's chief says.
The Air Force Research Laboratory on July 21 awarded a $93.4 million task order to Raytheon to kick-off Phase 2 of the Miniature Self-Defense Munition demonstration program.
The Office of Management and Budget has released its annual heartburn letter for the defense authorization bill that threatens a presidential veto if the measure stands in its current form.
NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Bob Behnken teamed July 21 for their fourth and final planned spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) over the past month.
Rolls-Royce will supply the engines and infrared suppression system for the Bell V-280 tiltrotor proposal to the U.S. Army for the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) program, the engine manufacturer announced on July 21.
The U.S. Army is testing two quadcopters at Fort Benning, Georgia, with the aim of selecting one later this year as its Short-Range Reconnaissance (SSR) drone.
Safran Helicopter Engines and Germany’s ZF Aviation Technology have signed agreements to take forward the development of a turboprop engine based on Safran’s Ardiden turboshaft.
The modernized version of the Russian Rockot light launch vehicle is gradually taking shape, as the technical design of the new Rockot-M variant is complete, according to Russian media reports.
An $862 million contract award ends the year-old mystery over the disposition of F-35As ordered by Turkey since the country's expulsion from the international fighter program.
