Aerospace News
Aster X 2021: First space exercise in Europe
March 8, 2021 marks the launch of the first space exercise in Europe: “AsterX 2021”. Led by the Space Command of the French Air Force and Space, th...
Hensoldt new airborne surveillance radar PrecISR passes acceptance test
Sensor solutions specialist HENSOLDT has successfully passed the Factory Acceptance Test of its new airborne multi-mission surveillance radar PrecI...
Elbit Systems introduces AMPS NG, extending the capabilities of its multi-sensor payload
Elbit Systems unveils the next generation of its Advanced Multi-Sensor Payload System (AMPS NG), adding Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) technology to the...
US Navy T-45 Goshawk jet trainers to get new oxygen concentrators
Cobham Mission Systems, the U.S.-based world leader in providing military oxygen life support systems for tactical aircraft, announced on March 9 i...
Collins Aerospace brings next-generation sensors to FastJets
Collins Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Technologies Corp. , was awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract modification by t...
US military wants to arm small drones and manned vehicles with non-lethal weapons
US military wants to develop a suite of compact multi-weapon system payloads that deliver scalable Intermediate Force Capability (IFC) effects comb...
JUMP 20 VTOL UAV selected for USSOCOM Mid-Endurance Unmanned Aircraft Systems program
AeroVironment, Inc., a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Arcturus UAV, now operating under the...
US B-1B Lancer conducts Bomber Task Force mission in Norway and Sweden
A U.S. B-1B Lancer from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, conducted a Bomber Task Force mission in Norway and Sweden, March 8, 2021.
US Air Force awards Black Swift Technologies contract for a software capable of predicting UAS system failures before they happen
According to a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the U.S. Air Force “Remotely Piloted Aircraft” (RPA) or “Unmanne...
Thales in the UK to support Aeralis in development of training & simulation for an Advanced Modular Aircraft
AERALIS, the British military jet developer, has entered into a Teaming Agreement with Thales in the UK to develop innovative philosophies, process...
Orlan-10 UAVs conduct maximum-range reconnaissance in drills
Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from the Central Military District’s combined-arms large unit based in Siberia have practiced maximum-range reconna...
Valley Tech Systems awarded contract for integrating Advanced Battle Management Systems with a wide-range of sensors and sensing modalities
Valley Tech Systems Inc., Folsom, California, has been awarded a $9,492,240 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification (P00009) to contract FA8750-19-C-1531 ...
US Army procures Chinook helicopter T55 engines
Honeywell International Inc., Phoenix, Arizona, was awarded a $476,065,362 firm-fixed-price contract for the procurement of CH-47 aircraft T55 engi...
First AGM-183A test flight will soon take place
The US Air Force prepares for its first booster test flight (BTF-1) of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), expected in the next...
UK may reduce its F-35B order
According to the Times, the United Kingdom may consider decreasing the number of its F35B fighter jet purchases by 65%.
NASA to begin high-voltage ground testing on all-electric X-57
NASA is set to start high-voltage functional ground testing of the agency’s first all-electric X-plane, the X-57 Maxwell, which will perform flight...
Kratos awarded $8.9 Million contract for CH-47F Chinook maintenance training systems enhancements
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced on March 4 that it has received an $8.9 mi...
Indian DRDO tests Solid-Fueled Ducted Ramjet
The Indian Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully completed a test of a Solid-Fueled Ducted Ramjet (SFDR) technology...
US Air Force B-52H bombers conduct patrol mission across Middle East
A pair of U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortresses” flew a multinational patrol mission across the Middle East to deter aggression and reassure part...
AFRL completes Golden Horde collaborative small diameter bomb second flight demonstration
The Air Force Golden Horde Vanguard program successfully completed a second flight test of its collaborative weapon technologies using four Collabo...
