Lockheed Martin completed the preliminary design of its candidate for the Long Range Standoff cruise missile six months before the U.S. Air Force’s decision to award the $4.5 billion program to rival Raytheon Technologies, the service said on April 20.
The Pentagon predicts there will be a three-month slowdown for major defense acquisition programs because of impacts related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
NASA has appointed the agency’s chief economist, Alexander MacDonald, to serve as program executive for CASIS, the NASA-backed Florida nonprofit that oversees the U.S. National Laboratory portion of the International Space Station.
2I/Borisov, the second comet of extrasolar origin to approach the Sun in recent years, brought with it an unprecedented glimpse into the chemistry of the planet-forming protoplanetary disc surrounding another star.
The U.S. Air Force has selected Raytheon Technologies to develop the Long Range Stand-off cruise missile and surprisingly ended a competition with Lockheed Martin for the $4.54 billion program nearly two years early.
Germany has informed the U.S. of its plans to order a fleet of Boeing Super Hornets to replace the Panavia Tornado, an April 19 De Spiegel news magazine report says.
Embraer Defence & Security and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has announced the first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) successfully completed its inaugural flight at the production facility in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Russian government has commissioned the Sukhoi and Mikoyan design bureaus to study aerodynamics for a new lightweight fighter, a Russian news report said on April 16.
Boeing is preparing to reopen operations at its Philadelphia facility April 20 after being closed for 17 days because of the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The U.S. Air Force is facing a slowdown at its aviation depots, while the U.S. Navy is looking to ramp up work at its aircraft repair facilities as the novel coronavirus spreads.
A U.S. Air Force experiment with a low-cost, jet-powered, light fighter tailored for allied countries is still on the agenda more than a year after the cancellation of an acquisition program for a turboprop-powered Light Attack Aircraft, Lt. Gen. David Nahom said on April 16.
NASA and SpaceX are targeting May 27 for a crewed test flight of the Dragon 2 spacecraft to the International Space Station, the first human orbital space launch from the U.S. since the end of the shuttle program in 2011.
Rocket Factory Augsburg, a would-be launch service provider and part of Germany’s OHB group, sees a market for a small reusable rocket that would offer low launch costs and enable improved satellite designs.
Attorney General William Barr has issued guidance describing a process by which Department of Justice agencies can seek approval to use counter-drone systems to protect designated assets and facilities from rogue unmanned aircraft.
The Japanese defense ministry has reported a 20% improvement in detection range with a fused sensor system for use against stealth aircraft and ballistic and cruise missiles.
A defunct communications satellite serviced during the debut flight of Northrop Grumman’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV) has resumed operations, Intelsat and Northrop said on April 17.
