Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
North Sea offshore helicopter operators have completed simulator trials of Honeywell’s Mark XXII enhanced ground proximity warning system for helicopters.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s New Horizons carried out a small course-correction maneuver Dec. 9.
Defense and Space

Boeing says it is “focused on the competition, not promotional flights,” having already submitted its T-X proposal in March and the corresponding flight-test data in June.
Defense and Space

By Thierry Dubois
Experiment results on Europe’s Microscope mini-sat have confirmed a key principle in Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity, French space agency CNES says.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
New fighter, transports and UAVs are prominently featured in Germany’s defense modernization plans.
Defense and Space

By Maxim Pyadushkin
After a peak in 2016 and continued deliveries of new gear, economic stagnation is forcing reductions in Moscow’s future equipment purchases.
Defense and Space

President Xi’s ambitious goal may become more tangible in 2018, as Chinese UAVs patrol the Pacific and J-20 fighter production picks up.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
China tests drone collision; Lindbergh goes eVTOL; Northrop’s EW UAV; Dzyne’s vanishing drone; Russian Post UAV trial
Aerospace

By Tony Osborne
The contract also comes just days after Qatar signed up to purchase 12 additional Dassault Rafales from France adding to the 24 it already has on order as well as the 36 Boeing F-15QA Advanced Eagles being purchased from the United States.
Defense and Space

By Joe Anselmo
In the last few months, our team has been working behind the scenes to improve the multimedia experience for subscribers of Aviation Week & Space Technology.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Tony Osborne
Bell-Boeing is gearing up to induct the first of more than 250 MV-22 Osprey tiltrotors into a program that will standardize the fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Japan intends to arm its new F-35 with the medium-range Joint Strike Missile following North Korea’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Advanced composites provider Hexcel has acquired additive manufacturer Oxford Performance Materials' aerospace and defense business.
Defense and Space

Bell Helicopter is progressing toward first flight of the V-280 Valor slower than hoped, having missed the target months of September, October and November.
Defense and Space

By Jay Menon
India is aiming to step up its satellite launches next year by having one mission per month as it tries to magnify its presence in the global space business.
Defense and Space

Boeing stands to lose a golden opportunity to replace Canada’s aging fighter fleet with Super Hornets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

To maintain their edge, aerospace and defense companies will have to learn about emerging companies, allocate research dollars to them and team with them.
Program Management

By Jen DiMascio
After years of study, the service may be on a path to build new satellites by 2029, but the commander of U.S. Strategic Command says that is too slow.
Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
Air Force secretary outlines several ways it is moving faster to aquire new technologies.
Defense and Space

The Pentagon’s top weapons buyer believes the department can reduce the timeline to get new equipment on contract by as much as 50%.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. National Laboratory portion of the International Space Station is host to a growing commercial research and development interest.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
The UK Space Agency announced Dec. 7 it was committing £200,000 ($269,000) for four new business incubators to try to help grow Britain’s space industry.
Defense and Space

By Thierry Dubois
Even before Dassault delivers the first Rafale fighter to Qatar in 2018, the country has ordered another 12 aircraft.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module will remain aboard the International Space Station for at least another three years under a fixed-price contract.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Raytheon is forming a formal subsidiary for its work in the United Arab Emirates, executives announced Dec. 7.
Defense and Space