Arianespace is offering a rideshare mission to the Moon in 2023 aboard its new Ariane 6 rocket, Stephane Israel, CEO of the European launch service company, announced Oct 22.
Top Aces will apply to import 29 used F-16s to the U.S. after being named as one of seven companies selected to compete for a $6.4 billion U.S. Air Force program for adversary air and close air support services, a company executive says.
A USAF C-12 aircraft is testing high-speed connectivity with SpaceX’s Starlink sat network, with additional inflight demos aboard a C-130 and other aircraft on tap, SpaceX says.
Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control has installed South America’s first “remote tower” at an air base in Rio de Janeiro, using a system based on Frequentis visualization technology.
The Aireon space-based surveillance system has been integrated into the air traffic control automation platform used by Brazil’s Department of Airspace Control.
France wants a weapon capable of high-supersonic speeds while the UK would prefer a subsonic weapon with low-observable attributes. Without an agreement, industry officials question whether the FC/ASW studies will be able to proceed.
GKN Aerospace says it has designed, manufactured and delivered a midscale demonstrator tool to support the development of a composite wing spar for Airbus’ Wing of Tomorrow program.
Startup Blue Origin’s bid to build NASA’s human lunar lander system will include industry behemoths Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman, as well as Draper Laboratory.
Under a NASA contract, electric aircraft developer Ampaire is studying the feasibility of modifying the de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter to hybrid-electric propulsion.
The Korean Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) will static test the complete third stage of its KSLV-II space launcher within a few months, with a static test of the first stage to follow in 2020 ahead of the planned first flight in 2021.
NASA’s Office of Protective Services has accepted a series of recommendations from the agency’s inspector general that support more centralized oversight of NASA security.
Drone delivery service Zipline has demonstrated its medical delivery capabilities in joint military exercises involving the U.S. Marine Corps and Australian Defense Force.
NASA’s first all-female spacewalk, conducted Oct. 18 by astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir, is a sign of increasing diversity among the space exploration community, the two women said.
The Philippines defense department will decide in December on the type of multi-role fighter (MRF) aircraft to be purchased by the air force, its chief says.
Longstanding planetary protection practices should be re-evaluated and updated regularly given the growing interest in international and commercial planetary exploration, advances in astrobiology and new small spacecraft technologies, according to a NASA-sponsored study.
The U.S. Air Force has made an initial award of $15.8 million to seven companies to provide advanced adversary air and close air support threat services under a contract with a maximum value of $6.5 billion over five years.
Switzerland’s Kopter Group and KAI have agreed to cooperate on marketing, sales and potential assembly of Kopter’s SH09 single-engine light helo in South Korea.
Position, navigation and timing equipment manufacturer Orolia is targeting the end of 2020 for the first delivery of its new survival emergency locator transmitter (ELT), which will feature a multiconstellation receiver.
