Program Management

A high-temperature airflow test site designed to evaluate a key technology in the Reaction Engines’ hypersonic air-breathing combined cycle Sabre rocket engine is under assembly at Front Range Airport near Watkins, Colorado.

Eastern European governments open their coffers for new defense equipment in response to forceful moves from Russia.

New fighter, transports and UAVs are prominently featured in Germany’s defense modernization plans.

President Xi’s ambitious goal may become more tangible in 2018, as Chinese UAVs patrol the Pacific and J-20 fighter production picks up.

To maintain their edge, aerospace and defense companies will have to learn about emerging companies, allocate research dollars to them and team with them.

Smart investors should be ready to place bets on who will win, and potentially lose, as companies race to electrify the airplane.

Orbital ATK’s eighth NASA-contracted resupply mission to the ISS initiated the ambitious departure phase of a multifaceted, month-long orbital journey.

After a 40-year career at one of the world’s largest aerospace companies, a Boeing veteran explains how people and innovation drive success.

The private sector is expected to play a big role in sustaining the latest version of the future human deep space exploration strategy for moving humans beyond low Earth orbit.

Twice faced with cancellation, the joint NASA-DLR project now has a budget surplus.

Eremenko will take up the same position at UTC in January replacing Michael McQuade, who is retiring. Eremenko will also be in charge of the United Technologies Research Center.

The U.S. military’s air operations center in the Middle East is reaping the benefits of computer software developed by the Pentagon’s Silicon Valley office.

Textron Aviation is betting a boom in online deliveries will help boost the business aviation market’s nascent recovery—and it is teaming with FedEx to hedge that bet.

Strength in numbers is playing out for the bottom lines of four LCCs owned by private equity firm Indigo Partners. Can global alliances strike similar deals?

Incumbent and legacy providers will remain under pressure as the latest annual defense policy bill solidifies Washington’s march toward more open and commercially oriented acquisition.

Airbus secures a record-breaking order for its A320neo family of jets at the Dubai Airshow, while Boeing announces FlyDubai has ordered 175 737 MAX aircraft.

Orbital ATK’s eighth NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission capsule reached the International Space Station early Nov. 14 with a 7,400-lb. cargo intended to support a wide range of activities.

Approval of the UAE’s request to buy the F-35 hinges on the Gulf nation’s agreeing to take steps to protect the fighter’s sensitive technology and vast data bank of critical information.

The F-35 is a “benchmark” in competition to replace the Tornado, German officials say.

Anglo-French UCAV and Turkish TF-X are preserving British fighter know-how.

Siemens President/CEO Tony Hemmelgarn weighs in on smart airplanes, 3D printing, cybersecurity and the gaps in IoT.

The Pentagon's new top weapons buyer hopes to offload day-to-day oversight of most major acquisition programs from the department--with a few exceptions.

The U.S. Air Force has taken the next step in its plan to transition from the Russian-made RD-180 rocket engine after issuing a request for proposals (RFP) for co-investment in up to three next-generation launch vehicles.

A new regulation addresses cybersecurity at defense primes and their suppliers, or better yet, the lack thereof, which has led to problems in the past.

Raytheon’s Space Factory is winding down production of the EKV as engineers begin developing the next kill vehicle.