Nothing seems to bring NASA’s many science and technical pursuits together like the search for life beyond Earth, agency chief scientist Ellen Stofan says.
Boeing said late Dec. 6 it has struck a deal to buy Liquid Robotics, which makes autonomous maritime systems and is the developer of the Sharc Wave Glider ocean surface robot.
America’s aerospace trade association said it is preparing for “a challenging policy arena in both Washington D.C. and a rapidly changing global environment.”
Brazilian aerospace manufacturer Embraer and the country’s air force are urging the government to improve export financing to make defense products more attractive to overseas customers.
The SB-1 Defiant trails its main rival, the Bell Helicopter V-280 Valor, in terms of air vehicle assembly, but Team Defiant is still hoping to achieve first flight by the end of 2017.
The South Korean Parliament has refused a defense ministry request to spend 30% more on Lockheed Martin F-35 acquisition in 2017 than originally planned.
LONDON—The UK is to spend £100 million ($127 million) with General Atomics to further develop the company’s Certifiable Predator B unmanned air system. &nbs
Virgin Galactic has begun glide flights of the second, and significantly improved, SpaceShipTwo (SS2) sub-orbital vehicle after completing a fourth, and final, captive carriage flight under the WhiteKnightTwo mothership.
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain (R-Ariz.) demanded accountability for the U.S. Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) at the outset of a Dec. 1 hearing.
Even before taking office, president-elect Donald Trump is shaking up the business world, taking credit for keeping 1,000 UTC jobs in Indiana that might have gone to Mexico. “Companies are not going to leave the United States anymore without consequences,” Trump says. The parent company of Pratt & Whitney and maker of the F135 engine may have been motivated to keep those jobs stateside to remain in the Trump administration’s good graces. But industry analysts see the company’s decision as a sign that outsourcing is losing its luster.
