Lockheed Martin and other defense stocks jumped as Germany increases military spending
Lockheed Martin and other defense stocks jumped Monday Feb. 28 after Germany announced plans to bolster its military strength, sinking… Read More »
Pratt & Whitney awarded DoE project to develop hydrogen propulsion technology
Pratt & Whitney has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DoE) to develop novel, high-efficiency hydrogen-fuelled propulsion technology… Read More »
British RAF will introduce French Falcon 900LX for VIP transportation
The Dassault Falcon has been chosen to replace the recently retired BAE 146 aircraft operated by the RAF, reported Janes…. Read More »
A DARPA Black Hawk helicopter flies for first time without a pilot on board
A Black Hawk helicopter took its first autonomous flight without a pilot on board on Feb. 6 at Fort Campbell,… Read More »
Boeing to offer the P-8A Poseidon for Canada’s Multi-Mission Aircraft project
Boeing announced on Feb. 10 its intent to offer the P-8A Poseidon in response to Canada’s Request for Information (RFI)… Read More »
777X jet showcased in daily flight display at Singapore Airshow 2022
At the Singapore Airshow this month, the largest in Southeast Asia, Boeing will showcase its industry-leading portfolio of commercial, defense… Read More »
SpaceX launches classified NRO satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base
SpaceX hauled a classified payload into orbit for the U.S. government’s spy satellite agency Wednesday from Vandenberg Space Force Base… Read More »
Lockheed selects Alabama and Georgia for Airbus A330 based next-gen U.S. Air Force air tanker
Lockheed Martin announced on Jan. 31 that a future U.S. Air Force midair refueling tanker would be made in Alabama… Read More »
New Mach 5 hypersonic scramjet is powered by green hydrogen
The reusable satellite launch technology could one day power hypersonic airliners. It’s rare that faster can also equate to greener… Read More »
U.S. FAA reviews FedEx proposal to install laser-based missile-defense system on A321s
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Jan. 14 it is proposing conditions that would allow FedEx to install a… Read More »
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker face more problems with the and U.S. Air Force
The Boeing and the U.S Air Force now face more problems on planned fixes to the KC-46 tanker due to… Read More »
FAA briefly grounded flights in Western U.S. as ‘precaution’ due to North Korea tested missile
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Jan. 12 that it briefly paused departures at some West Coast airports Monday evening,… Read More »
Israel buys Boeing KC-46 tankers and Lockheed helicopters worth $3.1 billion
Israel has signed a deal with the United States to buy 12 Lockheed Martin Corp CH-53K helicopters and two Boeing… Read More »
US’s Sherpa Air takes first Dash 8-300
Sherpa Air (Georgetown, SC), the newly established aviation wing of military logistics contractor Sherpa6, took delivery of its first DHC-8-300… Read More »
France and India agree to jointly build helicopter engine
India’s Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday that France will build an aircraft engine in collaboration with India. “[The]… Read More »
U.S. Space Force holds war game to test satellite network under attack
The United States is testing satellite resiliency to threats from China and Russia miles above the earth’s surface, just weeks… Read More »
US Air Force’s KC-46A Tanker approved for air-refueling of five more aircraft
The US Air Force has approved the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refueling tanker for the aerial resupply of five more… Read More »
Russia says airliner had to lose height to avoid NATO spy plane
A Russian Aeroflot airliner flying from Tel Aviv to Moscow was forced to change altitude over the Black Sea because… Read More »
U.S. Air Force awards contract for spaceborne weather data
U.S. Air Force recently awarded a $19.3 million contract to support a constellation of high-tech weather satellites capable of observing… Read More »
Airbus unveils military jet trainer with eyes on Spain
Airbus is pitching a new military trainer jet that would replace the Spanish Air Force’s F-5M fleet. By the end… Read More »
Boeing delivers first KC-46A refueling tanker to Japan
Boeing Co (BA.N) delivered its first KC-46A aircraft to Japan, the company said on Sunday, the first delivery of the… Read More »
Future flight: inside the U.S. Air Force training program that will pit human pilots against AI
U.S. Air Force fighter pilots will soon face new opponents in their training: artificial intelligence-based enemy pilots that can match… Read More »