GENERAL ELECTRIC has $91.6m U.S. Navy contract for 24 Lot 22 full-rate production F414-GE-400 engines in support of F/A-18 aircraft production and delivery.
The upgrade package will enhance the aircraft’s stealth and includes a new larger cockpit display, networking upgrades and conformal fuel tanks to boost range.
India’s Aeronautical Development Agency reportedly has received approval for full-scale development of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft stealth fighter.
After a January mishap, the Ariane 5 launcher started rebuilding its reputation for near-perfect reliability with the successful launch of two spacecraft.
Kratos has opened a facility at Australia’s main naval aviation base, initially aiming at potential sales of pilotless aircraft, including target drones.
The test run by pilots Mark “Forger” Stucky and Dave Mackay was the first powered flight of a SpaceShipTwo vehicle since an Oct. 31, 2014, accident that killed one pilot, seriously injured the second and destroyed the original spaceship, VSS Enterprise.
The manufacturing of two key components for the Ariane 6 and Vega C launchers, the first nozzle for the P120 solid rocket motor and the first hydrogen tank for the Ariane’s upper stage, has been completed.
The RemoveDebris active debris removal mission will test both net and harpoon capture techniques and, after the testing is complete, the satellite will deploy a dragsail to ensure it re-enters and burns up.
On the heels of a report that Russia recently launched a PL-19 Nudol anti-satellite weapon, the head of the U.S. intelligence community says the government continues to track such incidents.
A flexible sensor that could enable ultrasonic imaging of parts with complex shapes has been developed by researchers at the University of California – San Diego (USCD).
