Former GE Aviation chief David Joyce is joining Boeing’s board of directors, while Navy Adm. (ret.) Ed Giambastiani Jr. will leave at the end of the year, the company announced Aug. 31.
The Japanese Defense Ministry’s fiscal 2022 budget request seeks 5.48 trillion yen ($50 billion), a 7% increase from the 5.12 trillion yen it sought the prior year.
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is looking for bids to build about 150 satellites to support the military in high-end regional conflicts, with plans to begin launches in late fiscal 2024.
The House Armed Services Committee chairman wants to cut the Defense Department’s buy of F-35s in the short term in favor of adding dozens of fourth-generation aircraft, including Super Hornets, that the U.S. Navy does not want, while in the long-term cutting back on Joint Strike Fighter procurement if sustainment costs don’t improve.
Landsat 9, the joint Earth-observation satellite from NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, promises to accelerate the pace of high-data, global snapshots of the planet’s varied land masses, oceans and glacial response to climate change.
The historic Boeing B-29 Superfortress known as “Doc” is back home in Wichita and preparing to launch its 2021 fall tour following engine troubles that arose on its flight to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh in July.
Experience, adaptation skills and cooperation with allies as well as reliable and efficient aircraft made Operation Agapan a success, enabling 2,800 people to leave Afghanistan on short notice, French military officials say.
A newly upgraded Republic of China Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16B was involved in a runway excursion incident on Aug. 31 while preparing for the high-profile Han Kuang war games.
A joint statement, issued by the three countries, said the signing of the latest agreement “confirms the commitment of Germany, Spain and France to the development of a new generation combat aviation [system] capable of facing future threats and challenges.”
Three Swiss political parties have joined forces to trigger a referendum aimed at halting the government’s procurement of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
The tests should validate launchpad infrastructure, evaluate countdown procedures and train the launch team in advance of the inaugural Vulcan mission in 2022.
Robert Mehrabian will resume his role as Teledyne's chairman, president and chief executive officer after current officeholder Al Pichelli retires on Oct. 15.
Launch of the Landsat 9 spacecraft, a joint project of NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey, is being delayed a week due to a pandemic-related supply issue.
Fledging small satellite launch provider Astra Space once again failed to reach orbit, but the booster managed 2 1/2 min. of flight time despite losing an engine less than 1 sec. after liftoff from Alaska’s Kodiak Island.
Rolls-Royce says the gearbox assembly in development for the heart of the company’s new high bypass demonstrator engine has set a record-breaking level of power transmission during preinstallation checkout tests.
Commercial carriers tapped to support the airlift out of Kabul, Afghanistan, were slated to operate 17 flights carrying 3,700 passengers to the U.S. on Aug. 30, U.S. Defense Department officials reported.
Another new variant of a stealthy Lockheed Martin cruise missile has appeared to highlight the surging popularity of powered, expendable munitions and reveal a fundamentally vital new capability.
