All articles by Zach Rosenberg – Page 22
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NewsSpaceX finishes crucial dress rehearsal before space station launch
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket due to launch the first commercial flight to the International Space Station (ISS) has passed a crucial launch simulation. Called...
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NewsThree unmanned aircraft to contest $874 million US Navy programme
AAI, Boeing and a Computer Sciences Corp/Saab team will compete for the US Navy's ISR Services deal ...
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NewsXcor Lynx fuselage delivered
Xcor has announced delivery of the first flight-capable fuselage of its Lynx horizontal-takeoff suborbital spacecraft. The fuselage's delivery to the factory,...
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NewsStratolaunch nears conclusion of systems design review
Stratolaunch is to complete the systems design review (SDR) of its new launch system "in the next couple of months".
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NewsBlue Origin to conduct pad-abort test for New Shepard
Blue Origin plans to conduct a pad-abort test in the summer of 2012, a crucial milestone in qualifying the company's New Shepard vehicle for human spaceflight....
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NewsAtlas V readies for long-delayed lift-off with military satellite
After two cancelled launches, a Lockheed Martin Atlas V, carrying a US Navy (USN) communications satellite, is set to lift-off on 24 February from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the main US space launch site on Florida's east coast.
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NewsGeneral Atomics tests sense-and-avoid radar
General Atomics - Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has successfully flight tested a sense-and-avoid radar aboard a Twin Otter test bed. The Due Regard active...
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NewsTRACER radar deployed to SOUTHCOM
The Lockheed Martin tactical reconnaissance and counter-concealment-enabled radar (TRACER) will be deployed on its first operational deployment, said the...
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NewsAeroVironment posts Switchblade order
AeroVironment has announced a US Air Force contract modification worth $4.2 million for the delivery of Switchblade unmanned air vehicles ...
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NewsUS Air Force details aircraft cuts
The US Air Force has confirmed plans to retire 227 aircraft, or four per cent of its total fleet as part of a looming budget cut ...
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NewsUS Department of Defense issues $613bn budget request
The US Department of Defense has requested a budget of $613 billion for fiscal year 2013 ...
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NewsISAF confirms 2011 Global Hawk crash
A military headquarters in Afghanistan has confirmed that a Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk crashed in the southeast city of Jalalabad on 21 August in...
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NewsUSAF cancels AMRAAM replacement
The US Air Force has cancelled the next generation missile (NGM) meant to replace both the anti-air AIM-120 AMRAAM and the anti-radiation AGM-88 HARM, both...
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NewsUS Navy cancels medium-range UAS contest
The US Navy has cancelled its MRMUAS vertical-lift programme, delivering a boost to the Northrop/Bell MQ-8C ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Unmanned systems lead IAI push for international growth
Secrecy attends the specifics of Israel Aerospace Industries' customer base and leadership changes lie ahead, but the high-technology pioneer is still in pursuit of international growth, with unmanned systems in the vanguard
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NewsIN FOCUS: Israel responds to need for lighter rockets
Unfriendly neighbours mean Israel can only launch westwards, creating a need for lightweight satellites and rockets that move low and fast. Local suppliers are rising to the challenge
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NewsIN FOCUS: Elbit plots UAV expansion
From electro-optics to unmanned systems, Israel's biggest private defence contractor has followed a course of expansionism that could lead it into international collaboration on larger vehicles.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Rafael targets developing international powers
A focus on emerging rather than established powers is allowing missile maker Rafael to carve an international niche in electronic and communications equipment.
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NewsFlutter tests drive X-56A programme
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has unveiled a new unmanned test aircraft, the Lockheed Martin X-56A, designed to study active flutter suppression....
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NewsNASA commercial spaceflight back for thirds
The third round of competitive grants to commercial spaceflight companies has been unveiled to advance spacecraft capable of sending astronauts and supplies...