Although Lockheed Martin is facing a gap in F-16 production starting next year, top officials say the company is keeping the line warm in anticipation of new international orders of the lightweight fighter before too long.
Russia’s Progress MS-03 cargo capsule, the first of two closely scheduled resupply missions expected to reach the six-person International Space Station this week, docked successfully with the orbiting science laboratory late July 18.
Louise M. Prockter, an assistant branch supervisor in the Applied Physics Laboratory’s Space Department at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has been selected by the Universities Space Research Association to direct the Lunar and Planetary Institute in Houston.
Lockheed Martin head Marillyn Hewson talks one-on-one about the company’s plans for the future, notably with sixth-gen fighters, hypersonics and the SR-72.
Boeing’s KC-46 successfully refueled an A-10 Warthog last week, the final flight test required before the Pentagon can approve initial production of the next-generation tanker.
Boeing has secured its largest contract award yet for early design of America’s next presidential airliner, as the amount of time and money it takes to keep the current Air Force One fleet flying increases.
Russia’s Progress MS-03 cargo capsule, the first of two closely scheduled resupply missions expected to reach the six-person International Space Station within days of one another, lifted off from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan late July 16.
Bell-Boeing has booked the order for what could be its 52nd and final operational special forces CV-22 Osprey to come off the production lines in Pennsylvania and Texas, as the Navy-led program office warns of higher unit costs for the additional Air Force CV-22 model going forward.
The B-29 Superfortress called “Doc” triumphantly flew for the first time since 1956 on July 17 following a 16-year restoration project here and more than 350,000 hr. of volunteer work.
The U.S. Navy’s unmanned MQ-4C Triton has successfully transferred Full Motion Video (FMV) to a P-8A Poseidon for the first time in flight, proving a key capability that the service hopes will significantly enhance its ability to detect, track and eliminate maritime threats.
NASA has picked five major U.S. satellite manufacturers to conduct four-month concept studies for a large Mars orbiter that would use solar electric propulsion (SEP) to reach the Red Planet after a launch as early as the planetary window in 2022.
The U.K. has proposed cutting one of the air force's five intelligence, surveillance target acquisition and reconnaissance aircraft. But a senior office says all of them are in demand.
Hundreds of senior air force officers have been arrested for their alleged role in the attempt to overthrow the Turkish government, which has left nearly 300 civilians and military personnel dead.
Global Strike chief Gen. Robin Rand says switching to a new powerplant would dramatically lower the cost of fuel and tanker support while adding range.
Northrop Grumman is to help subcontractor Triumph Group with the transition to production of the composite wing for the MQ-4C Triton following manufacturing challenges.
The short-term congressional bill extending FAA funding to the end of September 2017 directs the agency to continue opening U.S. airspace to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The legislation also directs the agency to quantify and mitigate potential hazards posed by UAS in airspace around airports.
The industry fight to determine who will furnish the U.S. Navy’s longer-range over-the-horizon missile is growing more intense, with recent Pacific testing and support contract awards.
In an effort to make the V-22 more appealing to potential international buyers, the U.S. Navy is offering European countries the option to share logistics support in a joint buy of the costly tiltrotor aircraft.
U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter sent a letter to the leadership of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees on July 14 for their consideration during a conference on the National Defense Authorization Act, or NDAA, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook says.
