As nations gear up for potentially testier relationships in and around the Asia-Pacific in the wake of a recent tribunal decision nullifying Chinese territorial claims there, procurement of U.S. military aircraft and components continues to rise in Japan and Australia.
The head of U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command says it would be an “erroneous assumption” to presume that the Northrop Grumman B-21 is a one-for-one replacement for America’s longest continually serving nuclear-armed bomber, the “chipper” 55-year-old Boeing B-52H.
The repaired and upgraded atmospheric-test version of Sierra Nevada Corp.’s Dream Chaser mini-shuttle is ready to begin a test campaign this fall that will complete a “significant milestone” of the company’s old contract to develop a commercial crew vehicle for NASA.
The governments of the Netherlands and Luxembourg have taken a significant step forward in the creation of a European multinational aerial refueling fleet.
U.S. Strategic Command confirms that a trail of flaming objects that streaked over the western U.S. on July 27 was the expended upper stage of China’s inaugural Long March 7 medium-launch vehicle re-entering the atmosphere.
The mortality rate from cardiovascular problems among NASA’s Apollo lunar astronauts is almost four times greater than those in the profession who never went beyond low Earth orbit, an agency-supported study says.
Bill Gerstenmaier, NASA’s associate administrator for human exploration and operations, has tempered concerns raised by the U.S. General Accountability Office this week regarding the cost and scheduling of Space Launch System and Orion capsule development and flight testing.
Embattled British engine maker Rolls-Royce pleasantly surprised stock traders July 28, posting a midyear operating profit that zoomed over losses widely expected to be reported.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s longtime pursuit of laser weapons for shooting down ballistic missiles as they launch will receive another jolt of energy this fall when the organization picks two flying testbed aircraft to carry its low-power laser demonstrator program into the stratosphere.
With Chinese officials remaining firm in their decision to ignore the international tribunal ruling earlier this month against Beijing’s claims in the Asia-Pacific, analyst and other regional military experts warn it may be time to gear up for testier altercations, especially in disputed airspace.
India will appeal the verdict by an international arbitration court that ruled New Delhi is liable to pay compensation to a multimedia services provider over cancellation of a satellite deal.
U.S. plans to test-fly its next-generation human spaceflight vehicles on an unmanned mission around the Moon before the end of 2018 rely on incomplete and flawed analysis that could lead to delays and more cost overruns, evaluators at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) say in a pair of reports issued July 27.
The airmen of the first U.S. Air Force fighter squadron destined to fly the F-35 have checked off all the boxes required to declare the jet combat-ready, and are now awaiting Air Combat Command’s final seal of approval.
“Hey, we’ve got to face into the environment that we’re in,” Boeing CFO Greg Smith said in a teleconference with Wall Street analysts and reporters on second-quarter financial results.
The company suggested there could be more charges to come as it enters delicate negotiations with A400M customer nations over a revised delivery schedule.
The U.S. Air Force is incentivizing the T-X bidders to exceed the threshold requirements for high-g maneuvering, high angle-of-attack maneuvering and aerial refueling.
The industry team that wins the T-X contract will not only build 350 new jets to replace the Air Force’s aging T-38 trainer fleet, but also gain the inside track to any number of international customers who buy the F-35 around the globe.
The industry team that wins the T-X contract will not only build 350 new jets to replace the Air Force’s aging T-38 trainer fleet, but also gain the inside track to any number of international customers who buy the F-35 around the globe.
India has placed a $1 billion follow-on order to buy four P-8I maritime patrol aircraft from Boeing to replace the Indian navy’s fleet of Russian Tu-142M maritime patrol aircraft.
