A new leadership team at the Space Development Agency is considering a switch to a higher orbit with larger and potentially fewer sats for the critical comm layer of a proposed future military space architecture.
After an attitude control system check delay, The Planetary Society reported a successful deployment of the Light Sail-2 mission spacecraft’s Mylar solar sail.
The U.S. government will compensate F-35 suppliers for any financial costs caused by the expulsion of Turkey from the program, a Lockheed Martin executive says.
Strong performances from its legacy aerospace business and the recently integrated Rockwell Collins line helped propel United Technologies Corp. (UTC) to “another strong quarter.”
The Senate confirmed Mark Esper as the next defense secretary by a 90-8 vote July 23, ending months of leadership uncertainty for the top job at the Pentagon, where more than a dozen senior leadership posts remain vacant.
South Korea is moving toward acquiring Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightnings to fill a requirement for 20 fighters, an industry source said, while the defense ministry confirmed plans for an assault ship that could operate the aircraft.
“Chris was one of the core team members that helped our nation put humans in space and on the Moon, and his legacy is immeasurable,” NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said.
The companies say their partnership is expected to produce a viable, remotely operated robotic solution for space habitats such as the International Space Station by as early as next year.
Making an accommodation for defense, homeland security and law enforcement missions, the FAA has added an exception to its pending requirement that aircraft constantly transmit their position by automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) Out.
OneWeb Satellites, a joint venture of OneWeb and Airbus Defense and Space, officially opened a highly automated spacecraft manufacturing facility on July 22.
The U.S. Army has mandated that all five bidders must use the GE Aviation XT901 turboshaft engine in their designs for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program’s competitive prototypes.
The Ministry of Defense in Tokyo has revived the possibility of the Mitsubishi Electric AAM-4B air-to-air missile equipping Boeing F-15s slated for upgrading.
The two countries have a signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that paves the way for joint studies firming up mutual requirements and establishing the industrial base for a potential future acquisition program.
Though he was a gifted military and test pilot and aeronautical engineer, Neil Armstrong’s role in the historic Apollo 11 landing drew a level of attention and scrutiny the then 38-year-old, small town Ohio native shunned as much as possible.
JAXA and Toyota have begun a three-year collaborative research program with the goal of launching a fuel-cell-powered, long-range rover to the Moon in 2029 as part of Japan’s contribution to an international space exploration effort.
U.S. Air Force Space Command Director of Operations and Communications Brig. Gen. DeAnna Burt is defending Gen. John Hyten's nomination to be the next vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
"The work we have done today verifies our models and shows that the physics we are talking about—the basis of what we are trying to do—is sound," Lockheed Martin Skunk Works VP and General Manager Jeff Babione says.
