The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been unable to assess the condition of its Hitomi X-ray astronomy satellite, despite briefly receiving signals from one of five pieces into which the spacecraft has broken after an apparent onboard failure of some kind.
China is likely to begin fixed-wing naval operations in the Indian Ocean once it commissions its second aircraft carrier, currently under construction at Dalian, according to a Japanese research report on Chinese military power.
After a long wait, astronauts are prepared to share real estate aboard the International Space Station with a rugged fabric habitation module, a commercial prototype for the kind of enclosure that can be greatly compressed to a low launch volume.
South Korea is launching a technology demonstrator program for an unmanned strike aircraft, aiming to build a full-scale mockup for assessment of radar cross section while flying eight subscale aircraft to prove tailless flight control.
The U.S. Navy relieved Cmdr. Michael L. Atwell as the commanding officer aboard the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) 3 USS Fort Worth earlier this month due to events surrounding an engineering problem that occurred in January, the service says.
U.S. investor-owned electric utilities have teamed with a Finnish UAV operator to develop industry standards for beyond-line-of-sight flights to inspect power lines and other infrastructure.
Cobham Advanced Electronics Solutions is working with its partners to enhance the U.S. Navy’s surface-ship electronic warfare capability through its work on the Surface Electronic Warfare Improvement Program (Sewip), says Vice President Terry McKnight.
ALCORE INC. has BOEING contract for nonmetallic honeycomb core floor panel bonded assemblies for V-22 tiltrotor program. AGUSTAWESTLAND conducted first flight of first of 16 AW101 helicopters for Norwegian Ministry of Justice and Public Security at company’s Yeovil, U.K., factory on March 21. SYPRIS ELECTRONICS, LLC has subcontract from SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORP. for design and development of modernized Missile Electronic Encryption Device (MEED) for controlling access to U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile silos.
New Jersey-based Stevens Institute of Technology has received a $2.75 million award from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to support a multi-year program to develop and deploy a system of sensors to defeat small and medium unmanned aircraft systems. The DHS Science &Technology Directorate’s Center of Excellence for Maritime Security at Stevens will develop a test bed and demonstrate an acoustic sensor solution for the protection of critical infrastructure and public events.
NASA managers underestimated the complexity of writing ground-system software upgrades for next-generation launchers and spacecraft at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) a decade ago, leading to technical difficulties and cost overruns today, the agency’s Inspector General reported March 28.
Following its demonstrations of delivering car parts in New Zealand and medical supplies in rural Virginia, Australian startup Flirtey has completed the first FAA-approved package delivery by unmanned aircraft to a house.
Five years ago, the FAA forecast the number of small unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operating in U.S. airspace would grow to 25,000 by 2020 and 30,000 by 2030.
The U.S. Navy is developing an extensive set of equipment to test in an F-18 aircraft – including an upgraded oxygen monitor sensor – to address cockpit breathing issues.
India is looking to sign a long-term maintenance agreement with Russian Helicopters to provide after-sales service for the country’s Mi-17 helicopters.
