The U.S. Army has released a solicitation to formally kick off risk reduction for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and intends to host a competitive demo in March 2020.
A thermo-structural failure, prompting a violent event in the second-stage engine, most likely caused the premature termination of the Vega VV15 launch from French Guiana, an independent commission says.
Engineering contractor iAccess Technologies has nearly completed deliveries of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out kits for USAF C-130H Hercules turboprops under an Avionics Modernization Program 1 contract awarded in 2017.
Shortfalls in the 30-year reliability of a handful of electrical components for the B61-12 nuclear weapon will delay completion of the first production unit by 16-18 months.
The U.S. Air Force is open to a teaming arrangement as a response to the solicitation for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) competition, according to the service’s acquisition executive.
The U.S. Air Force has added the obscure category of “single-use aircraft” to the list of technologies being pursued to form the next generation of air superiority capabilities.
Embraer delivered the first production KC-390 airlifter and tanker to Wing 2 of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) during a Sept. 4 ceremony at Anápolis air base.
The UK defense ministry has been criticized by auditors because its £3.2 billion ($3.85 billion) Military Flying Training System (MFTS) has failed to meet contractual obligations.
The drone affiliate of cargo airline Astral Aviation has signed an agreement with Yamaha Motor Co. to introduce Yamaha’s Fazer R G2 unmanned helicopter in Kenya for “last-mile” cargo deliveries and crop-spraying applications.
European missile manufacturer MBDA is proposing a magazine-launched, ground vehicle-mounted derivative of its Brimstone air-to-surface missile to meet a Polish requirement for a tank destroyer.
The South Korean defense ministry is proposing a 20.7% surge in the budget for indigenous weapon development in 2020, with the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X program a key reason for the rise.
Each concept is being funded for a nine-month, $400,000 evaluation. After that the agency will select one of the concepts for a mission capped at $55 million.
The U.S. Navy is growing its Naval Expeditions (NavalX) office by launching the first five regional Tech Bridges across the nation to better connect the military and the private sector.
Embattled aerospace valve provider Circor, whose management recently fended off an unsolicited takeover attempt favored by its own shareholders, has sold its Spence and Nicholson product lines to Emerson for about $84.5 million in cash.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to release a draft solicitation and hosted a classified industry day for the next-generation interceptor acquisition.
Private equity investor AE Industrial Partners (AEI) announced Sept. 3 that it has acquired Triman Industries, a provider of highly engineered products and services to the global military aftermarket.
The U.S. government has threatened to apply sanctions on international scientific organizations that collaborate with Iran on space launch vehicles less than a week after a failed test of a satellite launcher.
