Boeing’s Insitu subsidiary is offering the ViDAR sensor-carrying derivative of the ScanEagle unmanned air system to meet a U.S. Coast Guard requirement for a shipborne UAV to operate off its National Security Cutters.
The U.S. Air Force plans to begin re-winging 235 Boeing F-15 Eagle air superiority fighters starting with initial production deliveries in fiscal 2022.
The European Space Agency was still waiting to hear from the ExoMars mission’s Schiaparelli lander as of 9 p.m. local time Oct. 19, while the trace gas orbiter seemed to have succeeded in entering Mars’ orbit.
Just one month out from a request for proposals, the U.S. Air Force is keeping a close hold on its draft key performance parameters for the planned successor to its outdated UH-1N Huey helicopter fleet.
Repairs are well underway on the 15 U.S. and Norwegian F-35As that were grounded in September due to crumbling insulation inside the fuel tanks, and officials anticipate some of the jets could be fixed before the end of the month.
A Royal Air Force deployment of Eurofighter Typhoons is taking personnel from three British squadrons to exercises stretching from Southeast Asia to Japan and South Korea in the next three months.
China’s Shenzhou 11 manned space mission has achieved a key objective, demonstrating new docking technology in mating with the Tiangong 2 orbital laboratory.
The Boeing Co., Seattle, is being awarded a $31,070,335 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract (N00019-14-C-0067) for non-recurring engineering efforts ...
The funds announced Oct. 17 should help tide over Lockheed Martin and its suppliers as they await an anticipated $16 billion deal for Lot 9 and 10 aircraft.
The Polish defense ministry is restarting a tender for multi-role helicopters just days after canceling a $3.5 billion deal with Airbus for 50 H225M Caracal aircraft.
In a bid to strengthen strategic partnerships with its main allies, Russia has agreed to supply the S-400 Triumph, its most advanced anti-aircraft defense system, to India, with deliveries starting in 2020.
The FAA will hold an industry day in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 25 to discuss details of its fast-developing plan to take over elements of international space traffic control management duties from the U.S. military.
Thales’ new Talios laser targeting pod started flight tests on a Rafale combat aircraft on July 27, the company has revealed, and development is continuing on schedule toward a 2018 service entry on the type.
Aurora Flight Sciences is flying a Cessna Caravan fitted with a robotic copilot as part of a Darpa program to demonstrate automation that could reduce the crew required to fly existing aircraft.
U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT approved possible $194m foreign military sale to Kuwait of six short-range Gap Filler Radars, one Long Range Radar, upgrades to existing AN/FPS 117 (V) 3 Long Range Radar, plus other upgrades and support. THALES’ Talios (TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System) laser targeting pod had first flight on DASSAULT Rafale fighter in July at Istres air base.
Earth observation remains the primary application for emerging space programs, Euroconsult says, and growing funding in these programs is a key driver for overall space investment growth. Over the next decade, 419 satellites are slated to be launched, generating $35.5 billion in manufacturing revenue. The satellite-based commercial data market totaled $1.7 billion in 2015 but is expected to total $3 billion by 2025, according to Euroconsult’s report.
Orbital ATK’s Antares launch vehicle has returned to flight two years after a spectacular liftoff explosion en route to the International Space Station with a load of supplies.
Aurora Flight Sciences is flying a Cessna Caravan fitted with a robotic copilot as part of a Darpa program to demonstrate automation that could reduce the crew required to fly existing aircraft.
Lockheed believes the new battlefield necessitates a lower-signature—if not fully stealth—refueling aircraft that moves away from the commercial-derivative tankers of years past.
