Navy Awards Sikorsky $107 Million to Boost Marine One Lift
A helicopter does not need to be unable to fly before it needs more lifting capability. What matters is power…
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FAA Investigates Marine One-Jet Coordination Near Reagan National; Paths Did Not Converge
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how Marine One and a departing Envoy Air passenger jet were coordinated near Ronald…
NASA Moon Orbiter Hunts for Crater After SpaceX Stage Impact
An uncontrolled rocket-stage collision has handed lunar scientists a rare observation opportunity and a reminder that tracking and disposing of…
FAA Clears Boeing 737-7 After 1,000 Hours of Safety Testing
The Federal Aviation Administration has certified Boeing’s 737-7 for commercial service after more than 1,000 hours of flight and ground…
Ford Pairs 350 Senior Engineers With AI to Catch Quality Problems Earlier
A loose bolt, a marginal transmission trace and an underspecified fuel-system component call for different inspection methods. Ford’s quality program…
Ingalls Welding Robot Pilot Targets Variable Geometry With Real-Time Correction
A weld path programmed from an ideal drawing can lose alignment when a large steel assembly departs from that ideal….
SpaceX Plans 2027 Starlink Mobile Upgrade to Challenge AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile
SpaceX wants Starlink Mobile to compete for customers now served by AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile by the end of 2027….
Contractors Dismantle $5 Million Marine One Helipad as Deadline Nears
Contractors are reportedly dismantling completed portions of the new Marine One helipad on the White House South Lawn, reversing weeks…
Telesat’s C$2.3 Billion Deal Adds 69 Satellites, but Service Waits Until 2028
C$2.3 billion buys Canada a major expansion of Telesat’s planned Arctic communications network but not immediate service. Under the contract…
Patriot Missile Demand Outruns Production as U.S. Inventory Estimate Falls to 800
Patriot interceptors are being consumed faster than RTX and Lockheed Martin can replace them. The two manufacturers have collectively produced…
SpaceX Plans First Starship Upper-Stage Catch for August, Pending Approval
SpaceX wants Starship Flight 14 to do two things the vehicle has never done before: return its upper stage to…
Boeing’s Air Force One Losses Hit $3.1 Billion as Delivery Slips
$3.1 billion: That is Boeing’s reported cumulative loss on the program building the next two Air Force One aircraft after…
Space Force Awards Three Companies $615 Million for SpaceX Tracking Alternatives
The U.S. Space Force is not letting a $4.16 billion SpaceX award become its only route to tracking aircraft and…
NATO Commits Over $40 Billion to Counter Drones Over Five Years
More than $40 billion over five years is NATO’s latest answer to the rapid spread of inexpensive unmanned aircraft. At…
Qatari 747 Needed $1 Billion-Plus, Years-Long Air Force One Conversion
An already-built Boeing 747-8 may look like a shortcut to a newer Air Force One, but the airframe is only…
NASA’s Perseverance Finds Stronger Mars Clues, but Still No Proof
NASA’s Perseverance rover has found a more suggestive combination of minerals and complex organic matter on Mars, strengthening the case…
Italian Eurofighters Intercept Two Russian Aircraft in First Baltic Alert Scramble
Two Italian Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons launched from Lithuania, identified two Russian military aircraft and escorted them over the Baltic…