JAXA says the test is the first supersonic flight of an experimental aircraft using low-boom design techniques to reduce both front and rear shock waves.
The U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy completed the 21st annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (Carat) Singapore exercise earlier this month.
NASA’s efforts to foster private sector cargo and crew transportation services in support of the International Space Station could serve as cost-cutting model for U.S. human Mars exploration ambitions through the phased development of a commercial base on the Moon for propellant production, a space agency-backed study says.
Former Indian President Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, acknowledged as the father of India’s missile technology, died July 27 after collapsing while delivering a lecture at a management institute.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board is expected to adopt findings that the co-pilot’s earlier-than-planned unlocking of the feathering tail mechanism on SpaceShipTwo was the probable cause of the fatal accident that struck the suborbital project on Oct 31, 2014.
British aero-engineering firm GKN is increasing its involvement in Airbus and Boeing commercial programs as well as Lockheed Martin's F-35 with the takeover of Dutch aerospace firm Fokker Technologies.
The French Bureau Enquêtes Accidents Défense (BEAD) reported that the primary cause of the accident was that the aircraft had not been trimmed correctly for takeoff.
NASA is funding 24 investigations related to astronaut health on future deep-space missions with $12.9 million in grants to scientists at 21 U.S. research institutions.
Russia’s moves in Crimea are causing some to question whether European countries should shoulder more of the burden for ballistic missile defense (BMD) and other defensive efforts, according to the U.S. Congressional Research Service (CRS).
A 1932 paper by famed German aerodynamicist Ludwig Prandtl inspires NASA Armstrong work on a tailless flying-wing aircraft that could eventually fly on Mars.
On-orbit testing can now begin for the U.S. Air Force’s seventh Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) spacecraft, following its successful launch aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on July 23 at 8:07 p.m. EDT. Satellite manufacturer Boeing will spend a few months checking out the spacecraft before turning over operations to the Air Force’s 3rd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.
To list an event, send information in calendar format to Donna Thomas at [email protected]. (Bold type indicates new calendar listing.) July 27-29—Propulsion Energy 2015, Hilton Orlando, Orlando, Florida. For more information go to http://www.aiaa-propulsionenergy.org/
DASSAULT AVIATION had €179m net income on €1.7b sales in 1H15 vs. €145m on €1.5b in 1H14; backlog rose to €11b (66 Rafale) from €7.6b. It delivered one Rafale vs. five a year ago, and booked orders for 24. GKN AEROSPACE agreed to sponsor Royal Academy of Engineering (RAEng) research chair at University of Sheffield over next five years to harness and develop additive manufacturing and advanced structural metallics for aerospace and other industrial sectors.
Ninety-one parachutists were aboard MSN19 – delivered to France in June – for the first deployment of military personnel from the aircraft’s rear ramp.
The U.S. government is planning to upgrade up to 79 of its long-range common air route surveillance radars with new software designed to dramatically reduce clutter from wind farms.
South Korea is launching a software project as part of a wider effort evidently aimed at upgrading the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X competition.
