The U.S. Navy secretary says the service will refuel the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), which was slated for an early retirement because of budget constraints.
With less than 18 months of the FAA’s Unmanned Aircraft System Integration Pilot Program (UAS IPP) left to run, officials involved are hopeful the effort will result in a framework of repeatable processes for approving complex drone operations in national airspace.
As NASA looks to step up its detection of potentially dangerous Near Earth Objects, it is working on a dedicated deep-space observatory first proposed more than a dozen years ago.
Northrop Grumman is to debut the Firebird optionally piloted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft at the Royal International Air Tattoo in the UK in July.
“The dilemma now is what to purchase first, as the budget will not be enough for the parallel acquisition of the two types,” a senior Israeli source told Aerospace DAILY.
Iridium Satellite, LLC, Tempe, Arizona, was awarded a non-competitive firm fixed price contract modification on April 22, 2019, HC104714C4000, for the extension of services on the current Airtime contract.
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan warned in a speech April 30 that the F-35 program would “collapse” if the U.S. government follows through on threats to eject Turkey from the multi-national program.
The relatively new leadership at key aerospace and defense supplier Arconic fleshed out what their future, separate business structures will be April 30.
Saudi Arabia has severed a five-year-old partnership with Antonov to develop and produce an improved version of the An-32 transport aircraft, the head of the Ukrainian manufacturer said in an April 26 report. &
GE Aviation and Auterion of Zurich, Switzerland, have partnered to provide a hardware- and software-based platform for commercial drone operations, the companies announced April 29.
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory may partner with the burgeoning Space Development Agency, according to the nominee to be the next chief of naval operations.
NASA is delaying the planned May 1 launch of a SpaceX cargo ship to the International Space Station (ISS) to troubleshoot a problem with the station’s electrical system.
The system is designed to enable fly-by-wire flight control as well as support autonomy and unmanned ops, while at the same time hosting multiple applications.
Boeing Chairman and CEO Dennis Muilenburg appears likely to keep both of his positions after company shareholders on April 29 opted not to force a move to split the chair and chief-executive officeholders.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine suggests his agency’s troubled Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket could play a crucial role in fending off a devastating asteroid strike.
The aircraft is being prepared to complete a 200-flight hour test program to help the $805 million program reduce risk and perhaps accelerate its six-year EMD phase.
