Japan appears to be equipping its upgraded Boeing/Mitsubishi F-15J/DJ Eagles with the BAE Systems’ Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System after it was almost put on the chopping block for driving up the cost of the F-15 Japan Super Interceptor program.
Flight control teams continue to address solar power and attitude control issues associated with the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment.
Boeing is making a large bet on its ability to win future fighter programs to the tune of more than half a billion dollars for four state-of-the-art fabrication, production and assembly facilities that are purpose-built for combat aircraft.
Avio, the prime contractor in Europe’s Vega light launcher program, is working on an experimental launch vehicle using only a liquid oxygen-methane propellant.
Flight control teams continue to address solar power and attitude control issues associated with the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment.
Mike Leinbach, the final NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director, shares his thoughts about the finicky fuel and how the Artemis team is managing with the Space Laun
Russia has rescheduled its robotic Luna-25 Moon lander mission for 2023, Roscosmos Space Corp. CEO Yury Borisov told journalists on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Sept. 7.
General Electric is working with the U.S. Air Force on potential next steps for evaluating the XA100 demonstrator as the engine-maker begins development on its
The U.S. Navy's sixth-generation fighter will be the “survivable, lethal” quarterback that will fly with loyal wingmen drones, now known in the Pentagon as collaborative combat aircraft.
A Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital booster failed 1 min. 4 sec. after liftoff on Sept. 12, triggering the automated ignition of the capsule’s emergency escape system and a successful parachute touchdown.
The U.S. Air Force proposes to retire 1,463 aircraft and buy 467 between fiscal 2023 to 2027 in the Future Years Defense Program, resulting in a net loss of 997 aircraft.
The NASA-funded Capstone small-satellite mission has entered safe mode as a planned trajectory correction maneuver was concluding, according to a space agency advisory.
As chair of the second meeting of the White House National Space Council, Vice President Kamala Harris has announced efforts to inspire and expand the country’s space workforce through a new STEM educational initiative.
Against a backdrop of tough geopolitical and economic issues, Director General Josef Aschbacher has to convince the agency’s 22 member states that those difficulties are precisely why they need to invest more into space.
The FCC has recommended shortening the maximum period for post-mission disposal of low-Earth-orbit satellites to five years or less, down from 25 years, as concerns grow about space junk, traffic and collisions.
