The first short takeoff and vertical landing model F-35 to be assembled outside the U.S. has been rolled out from Italy’s Final Assembly and Check-Out facility.
Ride-hailing giant Uber planes to launch in-demand electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing air-taxi service in Dallas and Dubai in 2020, and has selected partners for development of the technology and infrastructure.
Reaction Engines has begun construction of a test facility where it plans to perform the first ground-based demonstration of its Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine.
The U.S. Navy’s powerful new SPY-6 Air and Missile Defense Radar (ADMR) has been approved for low-rate production at Raytheon’s plant in Andover, Massachusetts.
Britain's Financial Reporting Council is looking into the conduct of auditing firm KPMG over its audits of Rolls-Royce’s financial statements during 2009-2012.
The U.S. government has initiated a “block buy” of more than 300 F-35s that will enable its international partners to purchase Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter in bulk over three years.
The chief of Boeing’s defense arm is “not thrilled” with the troubled KC-46 tanker program, but is confident the aircraft will be delivered to the USAF this year.
Business boosters at the U.S. Aerospace Industries Association want Washington to designate a senior U.S. government official as a space industry advocate, according to a new report.
A Long March 5 has arrived at its launch base for the second mission of the heavy rocket type, China’s largest, and the first for the country’s big new satellite bus.
Japan is urgently studying installation of Aegis Ashore air-and-missile-defense systems in response to the rising threat from North Korea, the Kyodo news agency says.
Wednesday afternoon the House Armed Services seapower subcommittee will discuss the tumultuous Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) program with Rear Adm. Ronald Boxall.
Swiftships LLC, Morgan City, Louisiana, is being awarded a $27,402,593 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract (N00024-14-C-4217).
NASA is assembling a panel of experts to review technical, cost and schedule challenges associated with the planned Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope.
The satellite was proposed by India Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 to provide a full range of applications and services to India’s south Asian neighbors.
