Following a 14-month designation process, the FAA approved beyond-visual-line-of-sight UAS flights within an 8 x 4-mi. section of airspace near Griffiss International Airport.
Madrid’s decision to make Indra the lead for FCAS in Spain has dismayed Airbus, prompting it to question whether the Spanish company has the “necessary skill set ... to ensure the success of the program,”
HAPSMobile says its AeroVironment-built Hawk30 solar-powered, high-altitude unmanned aircraft has completed its second flight at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.
The Su-57, also known as the PAK FA (Perspektivny Aviatsionny Kompleks Frontovoy Aviatsii–“Prospective Airborne Complex of Frontline Aviation”), is a Russian fifth-generation fighter.
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. (SSTL) has signed an agreement with the Philippines to provide a share of tasking and data from the NovaSAR-1 S-Band radar satellite for applications including disaster monitoring, agricultural management and maritime surveillance.
Boeing and Lockheed Martin are now the two confirmed bidders for Canada's Future Fighter Capability program, with the F/A-18E/F and F-35A as the eligible candidates.
The demonstration keeps Lockheed’s technology in the Air Force’s field of view as competitor Raytheon's laser technology prepares to enter a year-long operational assessment overseas.
Andrew Adams will oversee strategy and operations for Lockheed’s campaigns to win contracts under the Defense Department’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative.
“We will purchase the newest type of Block 72 Viper,” Marshal Yuyu Sutisna told the Antara news agency, referring to the informal nickname of the single-engine fighter.
FAA says the second phase of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Traffic Management (UTM) Pilot Program (UPP) will test technologies to remotely identify drones in high-density airspace.
The 16-kg (35-lb.) target is on its way to startup Astroscale in Tokyo, where it will be attached to the Chaser satellite ahead of its planned launch in 2020.
