NASA’s Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft emerged from several days in safe mode earlier this week and executed a maneuver to help set up its next close pass of the gas giant.
International Space Station crews may have been lucky so far, but the time has come for NASA and its partners to equip the six-person outpost with a specially configured ambulance, according to former U.S. astronaut Steve Robinson.
The U.S. Army and Marine Corps will lead the introduction of next-generation rotorcraft under the multi-service Future Vertical Lift (FVL) procurement with a placeholder initial operational capability date of 2030-32.
The U.S. Marine Corps is embarking on a development program for a large, multi-mission UAV to conduct strike and surveillance missions from the decks of its amphibious ships.
Austal USA, Mobile, Alabama, is being awarded a $12,029,452 cost-plus-award-fee order against a previously awarded basic ordering agreement to provide engineering and management services ...
Lockheed Martin says the Pentagon’s $1 billion undefinitized cash injection into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in August to support Lot 9 production was not enough to offset expenditures in the third quarter.
NASA and Boeing kicked off negotiations this week on a contract for the Exploration Upper Stage designed to take the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) from a 70-ton lift capability to 105 tons on its second flight as early as 2021.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office's redacted ruling shows the U.S. Air Force was willing to accept some program risk in order to get a better upfront price.
A politically influential conference between the South Korean government and the strongest party in parliament has recommended a number of defense import purchases.
The Brazilian aircraft OEM has agreed to pay more than $205 million total to U.S. and Brazilian authorities over corruption charges connected with the sale of military aircraft.
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LOCKHEED MARTIN SPACE SYSTEMS CO. has $92.8m U.S. Navy contract for Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) engineering services, interim logistics services, spares, associated material. Work complete by November 2018. UK DEFENSE MINISTRY will spend £265m ($324m) to boost cyber defenses.
The military aerostat market will see a compound annual growth rate of 4.8% through 2021, growing from $4.175 billion this year to $5.289 billion in five years, according to ASDReports. “Military aerostats have a long and storied past, however, they present a thoroughly modern option for governments wanting to secure a low-cost, high-tech option for intelligence gathering,” forecasters say.
Rockwell Collins’ offer to buy B/E Aerospace is a pricey ploy that will take more work to see to fruition, but it could secure the former as a leading provider of aircraft content while finding a successful exit for the latter.
A task force established by the European Aviation Safety Agency has concluded the severity of impacts between large aircraft and popular consumer drones weighing less than 1.5 kg (3.3 lb.) would be low at lower altitudes where such collisions are more likely.
Raytheon will establish a new Final Assembly and Check-Out facility in Meridian, Mississippi, to build the T-100, which is based on Leonardo’s existing M-346 trainer design.
Warm-up drills for Exercise Bersama Lima 16, held in Malaysia Oct. 4-21, provided the first opportunity for Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons to be pitched against the Su-30MKMs of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
India’s state-owned Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and French aerospace giant Safran have formed a joint venture to establish a dedicated helicopter engine support center catering to customers in India.
