NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the flat, wide expanse of Mars’ Elysium Planitia on Nov. 26, wrapping up a seven-month, 300-million-mile (480-million-km) journey.
credit rating giant S&P Global Ratings has downgraded its assessments of several traditional fixed satellite services companies and soured on the whole sector.
The Philippines Air Force has grounded its Leonardo W3 Sokol medium helicopters following a crash on Nov. 22, the third accident involving the type since 2012.
The kind of AI tech that has made spectacular progress in the consumer world is thus far unsuited to air transport safety standards—and consequently cockpit electronics—French aerospace research center Onera and avionics manufacturer Thales say.
Mil’s internal rival within Russian Helicopters, the Kamov Design Bureau, will continue working on the conceptual design of a new naval helicopter called “Minoga,” or "Lamprey," in English.
China has approved United Technologies Corp.’s (UTC) acquisition of Rockwell Collins, completing all regulatory reviews necessary to conclude the proposed $30 billion deal.
Initial trials bringing together the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and Britain’s new HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier have exceeded expectations, senior officers say.
Foreign sale package includes Japanese request for SM-3 missiles; Israeli Air Force plans F-15 purchase; U.S.’ air power demo; and Northrop to sustain J-Stars.
India has issued a letter of request to the U.S. government to buy 24 MH-60 anti-submarine warfare helicopters for its navy at an estimated cost of $2 billion.
Defense electronics company ESG has conducted a manned-unmanned teaming demo with the German military in which a UMS Skeldar R-350 VTOL UAS operated with a manned Bell UH-1D helo.
