Karem Aircraft has teamed with Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to bid for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype (FARA CP) program.
The Pentagon is learning lessons on executing middle-tier acquisition approaches like rapid prototyping and fielding and will issue a policy later this year, according to a senior official.
Aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce will develop an advanced military technology demonstrator, leveraging the company’s experience with the F-35 lift fan.
Allegations are flying in the back-and-forth between rival pump-and-valve makers Crane and Circor as the former tries to take over the latter in a stock buyout.
AeroVironment will build two more of its newly rolled out Hawk30 solar-powered high-altitude, pseudo-satellite (HAPS) unmanned aircraft for certification purposes.
Airbus and European armaments agency OCCAR have signed a new support contract for the A400M airlifter in a move that will streamline support for the aircraft across the operating nations.
City officials broke ground June 28 on the first phase of infrastructure development for the Houston Spaceport, which was licensed by the FAA in June 2015 for runway-based, suborbital commercial space operations.
Beginning July 1 visitors to NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) here can see the newly refurbished Mission Operations Control Room that oversaw Apollo 11.
The F-35, with its high-end command-and-control technology and ability to identify and prioritize targets, is particularly critical to countering Hezbollah’s rocket threat, according to Lockheed Martin CEO Marillyn Hewson.
The money will be spent on additional VIP support aircraft, upgrades to the Patriot ground-based air defense system and a new version of the Luna tactical unmanned aircraft system, defense ministry officials say.
“Saab being selected to install the first air base solution is a huge breakthrough, not only because it’s for NATO, but because it means we’re entering the German as well as the military market,” said the head of Saab's air traffic solutions division.
Although the missiles will be acquired under an FMS deal, Germany will acquire the integration services for the Tornado directly from Northrop’s Innovation Systems business unit, the DSCA says.
The deals, signed during the Army 2019 exhibition in the Kubinka suburb of Moscow, are worth a total of 1 trillion rubles, or $15.8 billion, the state-run TASS news agency reported.
Bell CEO Mitch Snyder has hinted that the manufacturer may not develop a new clean-sheet commercial conventional rotorcraft beyond its Model 525 twin-engine super-medium helicopter.
The U.S. and Singapore are collaborating on how to use artificial intelligence (AI) in defense operations, with a focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has launched a new search for a podded self-defense system that can protect aircraft from incoming missiles with a miniature missile, laser or high-powered microwave.
H55, a technology spinoff from the worldwide, solar-powered aircraft team at Solar Impulse, has flown a two-seat electric aircraft aimed at the pilot training market.
All Nippon Airways (ANA) has signed an offtake agreement to purchase sustainable aviation fuel from LanzaTech, with deliveries planned to begin in 2021.
During its 2.5-year primary mission, the Dragonfly rotorcraft/lander will take off and fly, perhaps dozens of times, to cover a range of 100 to 120 mi. of Titan's surface.
