With the delivery by Leonardo of the 500th Eurofighter Typhoon to the Italian Air Force, production of the multinational combat aircraft is now entering its twilight years.
Lobbying group Gifas is concerned that a notable proportion of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the French aerospace industry are posting losses.
India is looking to aggressively market its homemade Tejas light combat aircraft and the upgraded Advanced Hawk trainers it builds with BAE Systems to international buyers.
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $69.6m U.S. Navy contract for development, integration, and production of the Navy’s AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 surface ship undersea warfare systems.
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Director Betty Sapp is getting asked by members of Congress more and more frequently what the space spy agency needs to move faster.
On Wednesday morning U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein will appear at the Heritage Foundation to discuss “Rebuilding Air Force Readiness.”
Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis says he has personally reviewed U.S. intelligence about an April 4 chemical attack in the town of Khan Shykhun and has no doubts that the Syrian regime is responsible.
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works has demonstrated autonomy for unmanned combat aircraft in a manned/unmanned teaming experiment supporting the U.S. AFRL's Loyal Wingman program.
The French and German ministers of defense have signed an agreement for the creation of a binational tactical air transport base in Evreux, France, using Lockheed Marcin C-130J Hercules airlifters.
Airbus sees strong potential in an on-demand helicopter booking service incubated within its Silicon Valley outpost A³ and now in beta testing in Sao Paulo.
Thales has received a 10-year service contract from the French Ministry of Defense worth $1.04 billion for the creation of an aeronautical consumables supply chain.
LOCKHEED MARTIN has $11.9m U.S Air Force contract for the C-130J center wing box replacement program through Aug. 31, 2019. ARNOLD DEFENSE AND ELECTRONICS LLC has $11.9m U.S Navy contract for manufacturing of launchers and/or sub-components to support Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force operations through November 2017.
Hybrid Air Vehicles has unveiled improvements to its Airlander as it prepares to return the hybrid airship to flight following repairs after the heavy landing on its second flight in August 2016. An auxiliary landing system has been added to enable the aircraft to touch down safely at a greater range of landing angles. This comprises a pair of airbags on either side of the flight deck that the pilot can deploy to provide extra cushioning. The airbags are about 10 ft. in length and inflate in under 20 sec. using existing ballonet fans and lifting gas.
Raytheon’s long-serving Tomahawk cruise missile has been the Pentagon’s weapon of choice for day one of a conflict for almost three decades, but in 2014 the U.S. Navy proposed ending production to fund a successor.
