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May 06, 2019
The 737 MAX situation reminds us that jetliner groundings, while rare, have always been with us.
May 02, 2019
A planned upgrade will enable F-35s to control unmanned aircraft systems by 2023, just as the U.S. Air Force's AI-enabled Skyborg UAS should be ready for operations.
Apr 29, 2019
Results from a NASA-backed sounding rocket mission are shedding light on “speed bumps” for satellites that cause them to lose altitude.
Apr 26, 2019
Eight airmen have designed an innovative tool estimated to save the U.S. Air Force roughly $500,000 annually in cowling repairs for the aging Northrop Grumman E-8C J-Stars aircraft.
Apr 26, 2019
Problems with an unidentified supplier forced Moog, a provider of aerospace and defense fluid controls and systems, to report a $9 million charge in its fiscal second quarter of 2019.
Apr 23, 2019
The first air carrier certificate for a commercial drone delivery service in the U.S. has been awarded by the FAA to Wing, the subsidiary of Google parent company Alphabet.
Apr 22, 2019
The USAF is standing up a gateway comm system at an operational base to enable certain front-line fighters, including the F-35A, to transmit data to other aircraft types without compromising its stealth signature.
Apr 22, 2019
A new agreement between aircraft-maker Boeing and aerostructures provider Spirit AeroSystems due to ongoing 737 MAX troubles should ward off the worst effects of the narrowbody’s production slowdown for the Wichita supplier.