The Airbus Perlan Mission II team has begun pressurized flight tests of the Perlan 2 stratospheric glider ahead of an attempt to set a world altitude record this summer in flights from southern Argentina.
An attempt to make the first “zero-carbon” flight across the Atlantic in a hybrid solar- and biofuel-powered aircraft has been tentatively scheduled for June.
Intelsat General and L-3 Communications have demonstrated that a two-three times increase in data throughput for unmanned aircraft will be possible using Intelsat’s new-generation Epic communications satellites.
Kepler Mission Manager Charles Sobek said March 11 the observatory will repoint itself into its forward velocity vector “instead of looking toward where it’s been” beginning in April.
The Russian government has approved the privatization of two key defense companies that are sanctioned by the West: Russian Helicopters and avionics specialist Concern Radioelectronic Technologies (KRET).
Since Feb. 11, the U.S. Air Force has been trying to regain command and control of one of its weather satellites, Defense Meteorological Program (DMSP) Flight 19.
The Defense Department (DOD) follows U.S. laws for UAVs, but must pass up potential training opportunities as a result, according to a recent report by the Pentagon Inspector General (IG) office.
The U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2017 budget plan to cut a carrier air wing could affect the service’s future carrier force structure, according to a recent Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.
The U.S. Navy is still on course to establish a new Information Warfare Development Center (IWDC) in early 2017, says Rear Adm. Matthew J. Kohler Naval Information Forces commander.
As the U.S. Navy promotes a “distributed lethality” concept for surface ships, the search is intensifying for longer-range surface-to-surface missiles.
The Senate commerce committee’s bill won’t include ATC reforms but will inspire debate over airline seat space; the Navy asks Congress for 14 more F/A-18 Super Hornets; Trump names a national security adviser.
The cost of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine is likely to come down because the U.S. Air Force chose Pratt & Whitney to make the engine for the B-21 bomber, says the chief of the F-35 program.
U.K. and U.S. personnel will soon begin planning for the trans-Atlantic deployment of F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to the U.K. in preparation for the type’s debut at two U.K. air shows this summer.
India has successfully launched its sixth navigation satellite, accomplishing a major step toward developing the country’s own network to help provide location within the country and bordering regions.
Investigators probing the fatal crash of a former military fighter jet at the Shoreham Airshow last year said show organizers were unaware of the aircraft’s planned display routine.
Dassault Aviation’s new Falcon 5X business jet will not enter service until the first half of 2020 due to difficulties in developing the Silvercrest engine at Safran’s Snecma motors division.
The Laser Cross Section Measurement & Imaging System, or LACSMI, will help ensure Indian warships, tanks and other platforms are harder for laser and infrared guided bombs and missiles to hit.
