All articles by Zach Rosenberg – Page 28
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NewsCBO lays out UAV alternatives
The US Air Force could save $3.7 billion by buying a stealthier - although overall less capable - aircraft than the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk ...
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NewsPentagon: Block 30 Global Hawks not effective
The Pentagon has issued a report highly critical of Northrop Grumman's RQ-4 Global Hawk, the troubled unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) slated to replace the...
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Controp to bring new sUAV payloads to Paris
Controp, the Israeli payload manufacturer, has unveiled a host of new systems, which will be formally rolled out at the Paris Air Show.
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NewsSecond X-51 hypersonic flight imminent
Boeing has announced that the second flight of the X-51 hypersonic waverider is planned for the week of 13 June. The first flight of the revolutionary scramjet,...
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NewsUSAF research lab issues RFI for hypersonic missile
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has issued a formal request for information on a future hypersonic missile ...
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NewsNew heavy-fuel engines for small UAVs
Engine companies Ricardo, NW UAV and XRDi have announced the formation of an partnership to design and build heavy-fuel engines for unmanned air vehicles...
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NewsNASA seeks commercial suborbital flights
NASA has released a draft request for proposal (RFP) seeking bids for providers of suborbital flights. The RFP, released on 26 May, will award an indefinite-quantity,...
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NewsGeneral Atomics, CAE partner for Canada UAV contest
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) and simulator manufacturer CAE have announced a partnership to enter Canada's joint unmanned surveillance...
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US army orders $8.3 million in new Ravens
Aerovironment announced an $8.4 million order from the US army for the RQ-11B Raven unmanned aerial system (UAS). This recent order is the latest in a long...
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NewsNASA retools Orion capsule as MPCV
NASA has announced its intent to move forward with the multi-purpose crew vehicle (MPCV) as a project based off and almost identical to the Orion capsule....
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NewsCEO Whitesides: 425 customers for Virgin Galactic
Virgin Galactic, the suborbital space tourism company, has sold 425 tickets for its suborbital flights. Each flight will include six minutes of free-floating...
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NewsNavy issues RFP for small UAS
The US Navy has issued a request for proposals worth up to $870 million for a small unmanned air system ...
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AAI builds new UAV
AAI has built a new unmanned aerial vehicle, a substantial upgrade of the standard RQ-7 Shadow. The new aircraft, reportedly in the blended-wing configuration,...
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NewsEndeavour on penultimate shuttle mission
Space shuttle Endeavour launched on 16 May on STS-134, its final mission before retirement and penultimate before the shuttle programme ends.
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NewsPhantom Ray flies again
Boeing has announced the second flight of its Phantom Ray demonstrator has taken place from NASA Dryden in California ...
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NewsVIDEO & PICTURES: Northrop Grumman unveils Firebird
Northrop Grumman has unveiled its Firebird optionally-piloted surveillance aircraft, which was designed and built by its Mojave, California-based Scaled Composites division.
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NewsSpaceShipTwo makes 'feathered' descent
Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo has made its first flight in 'feathered' configuration, the planned standard configuration for the vehicle's atmospheric re-entry.
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NASA funding crucial to commercial spaceflight
NASA's role as the provider of pump priming funding for the commercial spaceflight industry is set to come under further scrutiny despite the recent award of the latest Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) contracts
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NewsShuttle launch delayed
NASA has scrubbed the second-to-last space shuttle launch due to problems with an auxiliary power unit (APU), approximately 4h before the scheduled launch....
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General Atomics, Ruag sign MoU
General Atomics and Swiss firm Ruag will offer the German armed forces Predator B UAS under a new agreement ...