Britain may look at sending aircraft to the multi-national Cruzex exercise in Brazil, Air Marshal Greg Bagwell, deputy commander of operations, told journalists at the Fidae air show here March 30.
Russia’s Progress 61 resupply capsule departed the International Space Station early March 30, clearing the aft docking port of the Zvezda service module for the arrival of the Progress 63 freighter later this week.
A biofuels pilot plant to be built in Queensland by Australia’s Southern Oil Refining will supply fuels for the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy and could lead to a commercial-scale production facility that would also produce aviation biofuels for airlines.
Bulgaria’s government has approved a plan to replace its armed forces’ Soviet-era equipment with modern combat aircraft and new multipurpose patrol boats.
An independent analysis of the latest UAV sighting reports released by the FAA concludes just more than one-third of incidents involved close encounters, and one-third of those involved multi-engine jet aircraft.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been unable to assess the condition of its Hitomi X-ray astronomy satellite, despite briefly receiving signals from one of five pieces into which the spacecraft has broken after an apparent onboard failure of some kind.
China is likely to begin fixed-wing naval operations in the Indian Ocean once it commissions its second aircraft carrier, currently under construction at Dalian, according to a Japanese research report on Chinese military power.
In past year, the total program cost of the Orbital Control System network has grown 16% to more than $4.1 billion, largely to software development issues.
After a long wait, astronauts are prepared to share real estate aboard the International Space Station with a rugged fabric habitation module, a commercial prototype for the kind of enclosure that can be greatly compressed to a low launch volume.
South Korea is launching a technology demonstrator program for an unmanned strike aircraft, aiming to build a full-scale mockup for assessment of radar cross section while flying eight subscale aircraft to prove tailless flight control.
The U.S. Navy relieved Cmdr. Michael L. Atwell as the commanding officer aboard the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 3 USS Fort Worth earlier this month due to events surrounding an engineering problem that occurred in January, the service says.
U.S. investor-owned electric utilities have teamed with a Finnish UAV operator to develop industry standards for beyond-line-of-sight flights to inspect power lines and other infrastructure.
Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions is working with its partners to enhance the U.S. Navy’s surface-ship electronic warfare capability through its work on the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (Sewip), says Vice President Terry McKnight.
NASA managers underestimated the complexity of writing ground-system software upgrades for next-generation launchers and spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) a decade ago, leading to technical difficulties and cost overruns today, the agency’s Inspector General reported March 28.
The U.S. Navy is developing an extensive set of equipment to test in an F-18 aircraft – including an upgraded oxygen monitor sensor – to address cockpit breathing issues.
India is looking to sign a long-term maintenance agreement with Russian Helicopters to provide after-sales service for the country’s Mi-17 helicopters.
