Defense and Space

Christopher Calio will take over aerospace engine maker Pratt & Whitney from Bob Leduc after the latter retires in early 2020, parent UTC announced June 25.

A neuroscience program funded by the French armament procurement agency (DGA) is studying how to determine whether two pilots are coordinating well, and what to do if they are not on the same page.

The FAA this month has issued multiple waivers allowing operators to fly parachute-equipped drones over people.

The head of the DOD's research and engineering has selected Derek Tournear to helm the nascent Space Development Agency until a permanent director is chosen.

The existence of a more powerful replacement for the AIM-120 is now acknowledged.

India’s national space agency has held a series of lunar science meetings as it prepares for the country’s second Moon mission.

Sikorsky’s HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) for the U.S. Air Force has passed 30 hr. of flight testing.

Providing constant, predictable federal appropriations for the U.S. human space exploration effort is the most important message Congress needs to hear, legacy contractors responsible for the late and overbudget programs told Capitol Hill aides recently.

NASA has hired Bechtel National of Reston, Virginia, to design and build a second mobile launch platform for the long-delayed Space Launch System.

Satellite communications provider Viasat and avionics manufacturer Teledyne Controls have partnered to support inflight streaming of flight deck data for airline operational and maintenance uses.

Dassault Aviation wants a large share of the Space Rider program, a reusable spaceplane that may be given the go-ahead.

The Russian Defense Ministry has kept its promise to reveal the new Sukhoi S-70 Okhotnik (Hunter) UCAV at its Army 2019 military exhibition.

India will buy 10 more Boeing P-8I Poseidon long-range maritime patrol aircraft through the U.S. foreign military sales program.

Sikorsky has transitioned its S-97 Raider tech demo to the team developing its proposal for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype program.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Hayabusa 2 asteroid sample return team has decided to touch down on the surface of Ryugu for a second time on July 11.

A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on June 25 to deliver 24 payloads into three different orbits during a trial run for the U.S. Air Force.

Three International Space Station crewmembers ended a 204-day mission late June 24.

Britain has carried out the first operational missions of its Lockheed Martin F-35s flying with Eurofighter Typhoons over Syria.

As the costs and complexity of such an effort become fully understood, some “gnashing of teeth” is expected that could prevent the Air Force from implementing the plan across the entire combat fleet.

In a June 24 letter to the Security Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, DJI protested testimony delivered by some of the witnesses who appeared at a hearing days earlier.

The latest MBDA and Lockheed Martin submission was announced June 24, four years after MEADS was selected over Raytheon’s Patriot.

The June 21 delivery of the A319OH (OH - Offenen Himmel, German for Open Skies) restores a capability lost 22 years ago.

Potential performance specifications are included in a request for information released by Army Contracting Command on June 18 as service officials seek to learn what possible bidders can offer.

After playing catch-up to boost-glide weapons, scramjets become a viable near-term option.

Airbus and Dassault used the Paris Air Show to reveal their vision for a New-Generation Fighter and the unmanned systems that will support it.