Japan’s Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has joined a growing list of regulators to certify Airbus’ newest helicopter, paving the way for All Nippon Helicopter to take delivery of the H160.
NASA’s Kayla Barron, a U.S. Navy lieutenant commander and nuclear engineer, will join three other U.S. and European astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew-3 mission, which is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station (ISS) for a six-month tour of duty as soon as Oct. 23.
New technologies could effectively address the growing threat to operational spacecraft posed by orbital debris, according to Darren McKnight, senior technical fellow at Leo Labs.
Volocopter has unveiled a larger, longer-range electric vertical-takeoff air taxi aimed at expanding its planned urban air mobility service out to the suburbs.
A system designed to enhance the performance of the Ariane 6 but that has contributed to the launcher’s development delays has now completed qualification testing.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on May 15 launched 52 Starlink satellites and two rideshare payloads into orbit after lifting off from pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida.
U.S. Army officials revealed a long-range, loitering munition and a turbojet-powered Air Launched Effects system during the Edge21 demonstration event here on May 14.
Between 2011 and 2017, more than a dozen U.S. Air Force F-35 pilots reported experiencing oxygen deprivation symptoms. NASA has discovered new information that may help solve the mystery behind these physiological episodes and wants to study the issue more deeply. But the F-35 Joint Program Office is disputing the findings.
The NATO requirements appear to emphasize the higher performance and low cost of ownership, with the proposed prices similar to that of the standard troop-transport NH90.
The U.S. Army’s 35 modernization priorities all survived budget reviews in the first months of the Biden Administration for the fiscal 2022 budget request, but there may be a wave of major spending changes in fiscal 2023.
Just over a week after conducting the first successful high-altitude flight and landing of a full-scale Starship prototype, SpaceX has revealed details of how it intends to perform the first orbital test flight of the complete two-stage vehicle and Super Heavy booster.
F-35 Program Executive Officer Lt. Gen. Eric Fick has confirmed that the stealthy fighter’s Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS) replacement will not be delivered in 2022 and he anticipates having an updated program schedule in the next six to nine months.
A U.S. Air Force general has confirmed that problems with GDC Technics—a cabin interiors designer for VIP aircraft and a subcontractor on the VC-25B—will delay the delivery of the new Air Force One.
MagniX has delivered the first propulsion unit to sister company Eviation to power the Alice 11-seat all-electric aircraft, moving the prototype toward a first flight scheduled for later this year.
The next two piloted flights to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz MS spacecraft later this year will be carrying civilians—a film crew first, and later, tourists.
Sales of business and general aviation avionics declined 13.9% during the first quarter of 2021 to $568.8 million compared to the same period a year ago, according to the Aircraft Electronics Association.
