Formed in Woburn, Massachusetts, in 2006, Terrafugia is developing the Transition, a two-seat, folding-wing aircraft that can be driven on the road. The company has faced challenges meeting both automotive and aviation safety requirements for the Transition.
LONDON—Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), and Indonesia’s PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) have signed an agreement to collaborate on the development of unmanned air vehicles (UAV) and regional aircraft.
The test phase of the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo probe is in full swing and scientists are hoping for major progress in understanding the planet’s physics.
BEIJING—Australia has declared initial operational capability for upgraded BAE Systems Hawk trainers that will support its force of Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings. &nb
A new report from the Conference Board of Canada warns that the Canadian aerospace and defense industry must no longer be content with supplying its larger U.S. counterpart and should try to harness A&D growth in the Asia-Pacific region.
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport has installed a UAV detection radar, the news emerging after a UAV sighting forced London Gatwick Airport to close the runway and divert flights on July 2.
The North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile tested on July 4 is a two-stage derivative of the intermediate-range weapon that made its first flight in May.
The facility is used by the 96th Test Wing to assess aircraft and large components in various climatic conditions, including heat, snow, rain, wind, sand and dust.
Piaggio has resumed flight testing of its P.1HH Hammerhead medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) unmanned air system after a May 2016 crash resulted in the loss of the first prototype.
The MQ-9 Reaper, one of France's six currently in operation, will provide an additional layer of security to the celebrations which will also include French and U.S. Air Force flypasts of the Thunderbirds display team and two F-22 Raptors.
North Korea’s test of a two-stage intercontinental ballistic missile has been met by renewed calls in Washington for a space-based missile defense layer.
Reflecting the importance of the Wedgetail to the RAAF, this program has been announced only two years after the type achieved final operational capability.
Based in Duluth, Georgia, RTL specializes in safety-critical and high integrity systems, software and hardware development, as well as safety-certification services for mission-critical applications.
The U.S. Air Force appears to be accelerating plans to develop and field a non-nuclear hypersonic-speed strike missile to arm its fighters and bombers.
NASA’s vision of future human deep space explorers working hand in hand with robots has achieved a milestone through the agency’s Space Technology Mission Directorate’s Space Robotics Challenge.
The Nikkei newspaper reports Lockheed Martin is offering an improved version of the F-35 Lightning for Japan’s requirement for a fighter to deploy in the 2030s.
Failure of a Long March 5 launcher on the type’s second mission has dealt a possibly severe blow to China’s space program, at least casting doubt over the timing of planned missions that rely on the rocket.
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $257m U.S. Navy contract for alternate mission equipment for lot 10 F-35 Lightning II for the U.S. military and international partners. BOEING has $70m Australian Ministry of Defense contract to sustain Australia’s C-17A Globemaster fleet. ASTRO AEROSPACE delivered mid-boom assemblies for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope.
