U.S Air Force might remove co-pilot from Boeing KC-46 tanker crews
Officials in the U.S. Air Force’s mobility enterprise are considering amending rules to allow just two crew members onboard the… Read More »
UK’s Farnborough airshow to focus on cleaner flying and potential fighter jet deal
Farnborough airshow to focus on cleaner flying and potential fighter jet deal. Manufacturers to emphasise their efforts to reduce environmental… Read More »
Britain’s Farnborough Airshow will make its long-awaited return this week
Britain’s Farnborough International Airshow will make its long-awaited return this week, with aerospace and defense industry leaders poised to gather… Read More »
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals stunning first full-color image
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, built by a partnership led by Northrop Grumman, delivered its first image on Monday Jul…. Read More »
U.K.’s Reaction Engines has a DoD contract for a hybrid jet-rocket high-Mach engine validation
U.K.-based Reaction Engines has a DoD contract to further validate technology for a hybrid jet-rocket high-Mach engine. Reaction Engines, developer… Read More »
Boeing, ESG, Lufthansa Technik sign deal to support German P-8A Poseidon fleet
Boeing announced that it will join forces with Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) and Lufthansa Technik to support Germany’s new P-8A… Read More »
Thales with Google to offer state-vetted cloud computing services
French defence company Thales said on Thursday it has created a new firm, dubbed S3NS, in partnership with Google to… Read More »
Biden administration supports potential sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
The Biden administration threw its support on Wednesday June 29 behind the potential sale of U.S. F-16 fighter jets to… Read More »
Lockheed can deliver F-35 fighter jets to Germany in 2026
Lockheed Martin said on Wednesday it could deliver first F-35 fighter jets to Germany in 2026 and expects more orders… Read More »
NASA is joining the hunt for UFOs
NASA is joining the hunt for UFOs, a top space agency official said Thursday, forming a team that would examine… Read More »
US President evacuated after aircraft enters restricted airspace near beach home
US President Joseph Biden and First Lady Jill Biden were briefly evacuated and taken to a secure location after a… Read More »
B-21 stealth bomber completes first phase of ground testing
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first and most critical loads calibration test of the first B-21 Raider stealth bomber… Read More »
U.S. Air Force’s B-21 Raider stealth bomber first flight postponed to 2023
The maiden flight of the first Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider long-range strike bomber (LRSB) will not occur earlier than 2023…. Read More »
The current geopolitical climate is wreaking havoc on titanium and metals markets
Like other industry insiders, the team here at MetalMiner has paid very close attention to the way international sanctions on… Read More »
How the U.S. Air Force fast-tracked a new “Phoenix Ghost” drone for Ukraine
The “Phoenix Ghost” drones were developed by California-based Aevex Aerospace. A senior Defense Department official said the U.S. Air Force… Read More »
A Boeing KC-46 Pegasus from the USAF 22nd Air Refueling Wing flew for more than 24 hours
A KC-46 Pegasus crewed by Airmen from the 22nd Air Refueling Wing flew for more than 24 hours, establishing a… Read More »
ESA and SES to enable GovSatCom with medium-Earth orbit constellation
Satellite company SES has revealed its non-geostationary medium-earth orbit (MEO) satellite network will now be part of the GovSatCom-grade satellite… Read More »
The U.S. Navy extracted a F-35 jet fighter from 12,400 feet below the South China Sea
Earlier this year the U.S. Department of Defense suddenly faced the catastrophic prospect of forfeiting crucial defense technology to a… Read More »
Boeing said development costs of the VC-25B program over budget by $1.15 billion
Boeing CEO said he regrets building Air Force One at a bargain for Trump. Ever since George H.W. Bush flew… Read More »
Boeing posts loss as it grapples with delays on commercial and defense programs
Boeing reported a wider adjusted quarterly loss and lower revenue than analysts expected as the company faced higher costs on… Read More »
How software saved a stealth fighter jet—and its pilot—from crashing in Alaska
The 2020 incident occurred in an F-22 and involved software called Auto GCAS. Plus, what to know about two additional… Read More »
U.S. Air Force needs 1,650 pilots
The shortage of fighter pilots has prompted the service to staff operational units with field grade officers, a service official… Read More »