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Mar 17, 2021
After a series of cancelled programs over a decade ago, U.S. military officials make a new push for tracking moving targets from space.
Mar 17, 2021
Are Boeing and Embraer betting on the right concepts for new aircraft in the near term?
Mar 15, 2021
Speed, electrification and autonomy are among technologies unlocking the potential for VTOL to perform a wider range of missions.
Mar 15, 2021
The deputy defense secretary is conducting a review of some of the Pentagon’s key programs as she prepares the fiscal 2022 budget.
Mar 12, 2021
After working with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory to develop a robot arm for the Perseverance Mars 2020 rover, Motiv Space Systems is developing durable, multi-jointed limb also capable of functioning at the Moon’s south pole during long periods of darkness and extreme cold.
Mar 12, 2021
To electrify future large commercial aircraft will require new wiring systems that can distribute tens of megawatts of power at thousands of volts safely and reliably at high altitudes.
Mar 09, 2021
Through a new contract extension with Stratasys, Airbus will pursue 3D printing of components for MRO applications and new aircraft types.
Mar 08, 2021
Destroying enemy fighters has emerged as the initial focus of the U.S. Air Force's nearly year-old MQ-Next program, which seeks to field a replacement for the MQ-9 by the end of the decade.