U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper remains unwavering that the nation will not allow Turkey to own and operate the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter while it has the Russian S-400 air defense system in its inventory.
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is looking at leveraging NASA’s work on hybrid- and turbo-electric propulsion to increase the performance and capability of large unmanned aircraft, including “loyal wingman” vehicles that would support manned fighters.
NASA’s IG is calling for swift action by Congress to lift a costly requirement that the space agency use the Space Launch System rather than a commercial rocket alternative to dispatch the Europa Clipper on a $4.25 billion, high-priority planetary science mission.
L3Harris Technologies has selected Collins Aerospace to provide avionics for the U.S. Air Force’s C-130H Avionics Modernization Program Increment 2 (AMP INC 2) upgrade of 176 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve Hercules turboprops.
F.E. Warren AFB near Cheyenne, Wyoming, has elected to continue a license agreement to use the Dedrone detection and tracking system for small unmanned aircraft systems.
The US Air Force’s Lockheed C-5 Galaxy remains a stalwart of airlift operations to and from Africa, supporting deployments and delivering humanitarian assistance.
While business outlooks have moderated since start of the year, overall growth still is expected, financial analysts and consultants say in latest forecasts.
The U.S. Defense Department wants to establish a domestic production capability for alane, a solid fuel that can be used in fuel cells that generate electricity to power a wide range of applications from wearable electronics to aircraft systems.
The DOD will launch a new program to protect intellectual property so that potential adversaries cannot have access to U.S. weapons development information.
Chinese exhibitors at the MAKS Air Show here unveiled a stealthy-appearing, high-speed drone on Aug. 27 that in the future may function as a fifth-generation target and fill many of the roles of a “loyal wingman.”
Russia’s upgraded, unpiloted Soyuz MS-14 crew capsule carried out a successful automated docking at the ISS's Russian segment Zvezda service module late Aug. 26, following an initial aborted attempt early Aug. 24.
Redesigned vertical tails appeared on a real MiG-35 parked in a static display area, while the UAC exhibit stand displayed a scaled model of the MiG-35 with an extended wingspan.
The Pentagon has identified its first tech area—small UAS—for a new program to connect innovative defense tech startups with trusted sources of funding.
The DOD is continuing dialogue with Boeing on the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent competition although the company announced it would not bid on the effort.
India’s space agency is in talks with its Russian counterpart about collaboration on semi-cryogenic rocket engine technology for its first human spaceflight mission, Gaganyaan.
