The U.S. Marine Corps is reporting that almost two-thirds of its F/A-18 strike fighters were down due to maintenance in December, an alarmingly high number.
The F-35’s autonomic logistics information system is not compatible with the IT systems being used at government aircraft depots where the fighter and its components are repaired.
Lockheed Martin could sue the Pentagon over the F-35’s recent production awards, the Joint Strike Fighter prime contractor’s top financial officer said Feb. 8.
The probably intentional revelation of a mockup similar to the Northrop Grumman E-2D Hawkeye suggests Beijing plans a substantial fleet of aircraft carriers.
Developing the ability to exchange fire-control information over different data links without translation is a key element of a new Office of Naval Research (ONR) technology demonstration for which Raytheon has received an $11.8 million contract.
Thailand is going ahead with a controversial order for submarines from China that is probably driven in part by a desire for closer relations with Beijing.
Mark Moore, the NASA engineer who evangelized electric-powered aircraft and on-demand mobility within the agency, is joining ride-hailing giant Uber to advance its Elevate concept for vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) air taxi networks in congested cities.  
St. Michael’s Inc., Woodbridge, Virginia, was awarded a $150,000,000 maximum ceiling, $2,500 minimum guarantee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, single-award, indefinite–delivery/indefinite-quantity contract.
As part of its plan to field a Quiet Supersonic Transport low-boom flight demo, NASA has issued a call for interested companies to submit a “capability statement.”
India plans to launch a new navigation satellite in the second half of this year to replace an Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System spacecraft experiencing technical problems.
The U.S. Army is seeking information on a multifunction electronic warfare pod to be carried by the General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft.
As part of its Tern maritime UAV program, Darpa is pursuing a new method of launching and recovering conventional fixed-wing UAVs on small-ship flight decks.
DARPA has awarded five contracts for the first phase of a program to develop a radio-frequency system capable of adaptively and flexibly switching among communications, radar and electronic-warfare modes.
The UK Maritime Coastguard Agency has begun studies into introducing an unmanned aircraft to assist in search and rescue operations by the end of 2019.
