Sikorsky has begun prepping its second S-97 Raider prototype for flight in 2018, taking over from aircraft No. 1 that was badly damaged in a hard landing on Aug. 2.
Kennedy Space Center (KSC) will remain closed until at least Sept. 13, pending damage assessments from Hurricane Irma, which sideswiped the oceanside spaceport from Sept. 10 through early Sept. 11.
A Sept. 5 accident at the Nevada Test and Training Range that killed a U.S. Air Force test pilot appears to have involved a foreign aircraft type operated by the service’s secretive Red Hat unit.
Britain is in talks with the U.S. government about the potential purchase of MH-47G special operations Chinook helicopters as part of a drive to build closer fleet commonality with the U.S. Army.
With more plot twists and feuding factions than the “Game Of Thrones” television drama, the EC-X Compass Call replacement, managed by the Air Force’s Big Safari program office, has been plagued with intrigue, accusations and bid protests.
Airbus is planning for Hforce, a generic weapons system the company is fitting into its H125M, H145M and H225M helicopters, to be qualified on the H145M during 2018.
The U.S. private sector is poised to partner with NASA, academia and others to unleash lunar resources capable of expanding the global economic sphere on par with the Industrial Revolution, top executives told a House Space panel.
Prompted by a brutal 2016 wildfire season, Los Angeles County has purchased two Sikorsky S-70is for conversion to Firehawk firefighting and multimission helicopters.
The United Technologies-Rockwell Collins acquisition is just a symptom of larger forces reshaping the aerospace supply chain, but they do seem to be coming to a head.
Former Turkish military pilots who refuse to return and complete their compulsory military service could find their commercial pilot licenses canceled because of a new decree issued by the country’s government.
In this week's Washington Outlook: Lawmakers pounce on inspector’s findings regarding FAA’s next-gen ATC modernization program; Congress makes a deal to keep the government open; and a view of why it is so hard to buy military space gear.
A redacted U.S. Government Accountability Office document reveals claims by Bombardier that the U.S. Air Force “effectively directed” L3 Technologies to choose Gulfstream’s G550 for the EC-X Compass Call program.
The Pentagon’s new F-35 program executive officer is pressing to finalize a deal with manufacturer Lockheed Martin on the next batch of aircraft by Oct. 15.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Kennedy Space Center Sept. 7 as the central Florida spaceport stepped up preparations for the approach of Hurricane Irma.
Rockwell Collins would have to pay United Technologies a fee equal to $695 million if Rockwell tries to find a better buyer, according to a Sept. 6 federal regulatory filing.
The proposed takeover of Rockwell Collins by United Technologies Corp. (UTC) will be examined by the European Commission (EC) under the EU Merger Regulation, a strict process that famously prevented GE and Honeywell from combining in 2001.
Israeli industrial drone company Airobotics has raised $32.5 million in funding and is expanding its operations into homeland security, defense and emergency services in cities.
In this week’s roundup: a look at Japan’s plans for defense spending; test cleared for the next GPS III satellite; Australia considers upgrading Seahawk helicopters; and Poland buys a training system for SW-4 helicopters.
