Sierra Nevada Corp. is moving into the original equipment manufacturer world for large uncrewed aircraft, announcing Oct. 10 it has acquired the UAV portfolio and intellectual property from Volansi.
The U.S. Army plans to release a request for proposals within the next year for an aircraft that will perform high-altitude surveillance and targeting missions, as it continues to learn from prototypes that have been flying real-world missions across the globe.
About 90% of the U.S. Army’s Chinook fleet has been fixed and returned to flight after an investigation found incorrect parts were installed on the heavy-lift helicopters during depot maintenance.
The U.S. Army is planning multiple, critical live-fire tests of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon—assessing the common hypersonic glide body, two-stage rocket motor and ground systems—as it moves toward a fielding date of late 2023.
At the request of its customer, United Launch Alliance is delaying the debut flight of its Vulcan-Centaur booster to the first quarter of 2023, though CEO Tory Bruno acknowledges that even if Astrobotic’s lunar lander was ready, it would be difficult to make the previously targeted December launch date due to delays with Vulcan’s BE-4 core stage engines.
Mission controllers have regained attitude control of the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment small satellite.
The Modernized Apache Concept builds on the Army’s plans to re-engine the AH-64E with two, 3,000shp GE Aviation T901 turboshaft engines and an open system interface in the cockpit.
After more than 5 years of deliberation, Malaysia has downselected the Leonardo ATR72 MP and Turkish Aerospace Industries Anka for its Maritime Patrol Aircraft and uncrewed aircraft systems requirements.
A week before the 60th anniversary of the start of the Cuban Missile Crisis, the geopolitical environment has completely changed, yet fear is rising again about a nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO.
Deliveries were halted after the discovery of a Chinese supplier at a low level of the supply chain, but a waiver has now been granted that applies to those F-35s awaiting delivery.
Flying personnel or equipment around U.S. Air Force test ranges has been identified as a likely early application for electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
The U.S. Air Force has issued an inspection order to international partners flying the C-130H after it grounded its own fleet due to cracks found in aircraft propellers during depot maintenance.
U.S. central bank leaders who set interest rate targets for large banks are warning about pain ahead for the economy. It is a price they are willing to pay to get history-making inflation under control, one of their core mandates.
Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries have handed over the first production Light Civil Helicopter to a local civilian operator, Gloria Aviation.
A multinational project led by missile manufacturer MBDA for the European Defense Industrial Development Program has further proven the ability to perform beyond-visual-line-of-sight engagement of missiles using micro uncrewed aircraft systems.
The Pentagon announced on Oct. 6 that Dynetics has been selected to lead development of a Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB).
The KC-46’s new remote vision system will not be operational until October 2025, a 19-month delay from the previous plan as the U.S. Air Force and Boeing negotiate subcontractor development timelines as well as both service and FAA airworthiness processes.
