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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and its industry partners will transition into the second phase of a program to build a reusable unmanned spaceplane that can carry satellites into space. DARPA said Thursday it will hold a proposers day April 29 in Arlington, Virginia for phase two of Experimental Spaceplane-1, a program to develop a spaceplane that can carry payloads […] More
A Govini report indicates the U.S. military unmanned aerial systems market has experienced a compound annual growth rate of about 6 percent over the past five fiscal years, Defense News reported Wednesday. Lara Seligman writes the research firm observed the Defense Department‘s strategic pivot to the Asia-Pacific region and efforts to implement a third offset strategy have […] More
The U.S. Air Force and Boeing have partnered to test various methods to minimize drag and reduce fuel consumption on the C-17 Globemaster III military transport aircraft. The C-17 Drag Reduction Program, run by the Air Force Research Laboratory, aims to examine how certain structural changes to the aircraft will affect airflow around it, according to an article posted Thursday on the Air Force website. […] More
Lockheed Martin and Boeing held a meeting with officials of India’s defense ministry Tuesday in New Delhi to discuss the possible production of F-16 Super Viper and F/A 18 Super Hornet fighter jets in India, the Economic Times reported Wednesday. Manu Pubby writes Keith Webster, director of international cooperation for the defense undersecretary for acquisition, technology […] More
General Atomics‘ electromagnetic systems arm and the U.S. Navy have tested an aircraft arrestment system on a Boeing-built F/A-18E Super Hornet at the Runway Arrested Landing Site in the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. The company said Friday its Advanced Arresting Gear turbo-electric system is designed to control deceleration of carrier aircraft. Dean Key, GA director of launch and recovery production programs and AAG design and development, […] More
A unit of the U.S. Marine Corps has expanded unmanned aircraft system flight operations over airspace that regularly accommodates military and commercial air traffic. During the flight, Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 2 integrated RQ-21A Blackjack operations with manned aircraft in the Class D airspace at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, the Marine Corps said March […] More
NASA plans to build ground infrastructure to process the Orion spacecraft and the Space Launch System heavy-lift rocket that the agency plans to launch in 2018 for an unmanned deep-space exploration. The initiative comes after NASA engineers and aerospace specialists completed a comprehensive assessment on proposed spaceport development at Florida’s Kennedy Space Center, the agency said Monday. An engineering team […] More
Boeing has awarded Rockwell Collins a contract to provide a Common Avionics Architecture System for 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters flown by India’s military. The Rockwell Collins India Design Center will lead the implementation of tests and software changes as ordered by India’s army to meet requirements, Rockwell Collins said Monday. Troy Brunk, vice president and general manager of airborne […] More
Johns Hopkins University’s Applied Physics Laboratory will collaborate with SolAero Technologies, Deployable Space Systems and RA Stall Consulting on a NASA program that seeks to develop solar array platforms designed for deep space missions. APL said Thursday the team has entered into contract negotiations with NASA on the Transformational Solar Array for Extreme Environments proposal under the space agency’s Game […] More
Boeing has received a $34 million contract modification from the U.S. Air Force to deliver 30 QF-16 full-scale aerial target units with corresponding four-year warranties. The Defense Department said Monday work will occur in St. Louis, Missouri, through April 9, 2018, while the warranties will expire on April 8, 2022. The full obligated amount at the time of award […] More
Boeing has been chosen to receive a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency award for the company’s efforts to integrate energy conservation tools and methods into its business operations. The company said Monday it will accept the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year – Sustained Excellence Award from the agency during a ceremony that is scheduled to take place in Washington on April […] More
A new Technavio report predicts the U.S. Defense Department market for training and simulation platforms to hit $13 billion by 2019 and be driven by the adoption of cobra curved display systems designed for flight simulators. Abhay Singh, an industry analyst for Technavio’s defense and technology research, said Friday U.S. service personnel have also used curved […] More
