Defense

The Pentagon has identified a problem with the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion that could cause pilots to lose control when the heavy-lift helicopter transitioned from ground to flight and intends to flight test a fix at the end of the month.

Kaman will work with United Arab Emirates military supplier Trust International on potential sales opportunities for Kaman’s unmanned K-MAX helicopter.

With its fiscal 2021 budget request, the U.S. Air Force has consolidated funding for its first three Vanguard science and technology programs, to provide a clearer understanding of efforts to accelerate the fielding of new capabilities.

Boeing has requested a license from the U.S. State Department so that it can add briefing materials about the F-15EX once the Indian Air Force finalizes requirements for a new fighter tender, the company said in an emailed statement.

Flight test exposed Starliner software glitches, but NASA is more concerned about what else may be lurking in process flaws.

With global spectrum rights in hand and ground stations under construction, OneWeb plans to roll out high-speed, global internet service.

The nearly $4 billion in procurement reprogramming is taken from the U.S. Navy, Air Force, and National Guard.

The U.S. Army has canceled the procurement of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System and the Mobile Intermediate Range Missile programs in the fiscal 2021 budget to free up funding for higher priorities.

The U.S. Navy is working with Northrop Grumman on what weapons it could equip on the MQ-8C Fire Scout.

Could once-hot buyer Precision Castparts be coming back to the merger and acquisition (M&A) market?

Derek Tournear leads the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency that is charged with defining a National Defense Space Architecture that addresses eight critical yet unmet priorities outlined in the Defense Department Space Vision.

Record-setting NASA astronaut Christina Koch has some advice for fellow space explorers preparing for their first long mission.

Babcock CEO Archie Bethel says the company is unlikely to make any additional investments in its oil-and-gas helicopter support business and suggests it will exit the business once existing contracts have been fulfilled.

Airbus has taken another €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) charge on its A400M airlifter program as a result of changes in export assumptions.

An appreciation of Clay Christensen’s theory through the lens of disruptive aerospace innovations.

The U.S. Air Force’s Pilot Training Next has delivered pilots to training units months earlier than traditional approaches.

Accelerating plans to land astronauts on the Moon in 2024 will cost $35 billion, says NASA.

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AVIATION WEEK NETWORK forecasts that western-designed aircraft performing training and light combat missions will generate $48.8 billion in

The funding pays for the first 18 months of work—Phase 1A—to develop the demonstrators and mature new technologies.

A group of software and aerospace veterans are aiming to raise and spend $200 million to offer cloud computing and data analytics to the coming explosion of low-Earth-orbit satellite-based systems.

Three universities and one engineering firm have been contracted to develop methods to take waste hydrocarbons and render them into by-products such as water, organic residue for fertilizers and carbon dioxide.