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Cummings Aerospace Hellhound kamikaze drone.
Aerospace
Turbojet-Powered, 3D-Printed Kamikaze Drone Completes Flight Tests
The Hellhound can fly faster than 350 miles per hour.
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The Boom Supersonic's XB-1 aircraft breaks the sound barrier, Mach 1, during a test flight Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, over the Mohave Desert, Calif.
Aerospace
Independently Funded Jet's Sound Barrier Mark Revives Talk of Commercial Supersonic Travel
Supersonic commercial travel has been on hiatus for more than two decades.
January 30, 2025
Boom Supersonic's XB-1.
Aerospace
The First Civil Supersonic Jet Made in America Has Broken the Sound Barrier
The feat is another step towards the world's fastest airliner.
January 28, 2025
Boeing 737 Max airplanes, belonging to Air Canada and other airlines, sit parked in a storage lot, Monday, April 26, 2021, near Boeing Field in Seattle.
Aerospace
Boeing Posts $3.8B Q4 Loss
The company has lost more than $35 billion since fatal crashes in 2019.
January 28, 2025
A Boeing plane displayed during a debut for employees and media of the new jet in Renton, Wash. U.S., Feb. 5, 2018.
Aerospace
Boeing Took Nearly $3 Billion Hit in Q4
Losses were related to strike, layoffs and troubled government programs.
January 24, 2025
Elon Musk arrives on stage to speak at an indoor Presidential Inauguration parade event in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
Aerospace
President Trump Endorses SpaceX's Mars Ambitions
Elon Musk's prominence during the inauguration ceremonies stamped the tech titan's place in the president's orbit.
January 21, 2025
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ABB Drive Modernization Gives NASA’s Wind Tunnel New Lease of Life
January 28, 2025
General Atomics cislunar transportation module.
General Atomics Successfully Tests Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Fuel
January 23, 2025
Boeing and Norsk e-Fuel sign a strategic partnership agreement to accelerate the production and availability of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in the Nordics and globally. From left to right: Karl Hauptmeier, CEO, Norsk e-Fuel; Maria Laine, President of Boeing in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Nordics; Lars Bjørn Larsen, CCO, Norsk e-Fuel.
Boeing Partners to Advance Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production
January 22, 2025
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor.
Lockheed Martin to Modernize Air Force F-22 Raptor
January 22, 2025
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The L3Harris multi-mission T7 robot.
Aerospace
L3Harris Showcases Robotic Drone Detection Capability for U.S. Army
The T7 robotic system gives operators precision control for Explosive Ordnance Disposal.
January 17, 2025
SpaceX's mega rocket Starship launches for a test flight from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025.
Aerospace
SpaceX Loses Spacecraft After Catching Rocket Booster at Launch Pad in Latest Starship Test
The company thinks a fire may have caused Starship to break apart and lose flaming debris.
January 17, 2025
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket lifts off from Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
Jeff Bezos’ New Glenn Rocket Reaches Orbit on First Test Flight
Carrying an experimental platform designed to host satellites or release them into proper orbits.
January 16, 2025
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from pad 39A with a payload of a pair of lunar landers at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
Aerospace
Two Private Lunar Landers Head Toward the Moon in a Roundabout Journey
The two rockets shared the ride to save money but parted company an hour into the flight.
January 15, 2025
Boeing workers wave picket signs as they strike after union members voted to reject a contract offer near the company's factory in Everett, Washington, Sept. 15, 2024.
Aerospace
Boeing Has Been Losing Money Steadily Since 2019
Aircraft deliveries and orders in 2024 reflect the company's rough year.
January 14, 2025
Polystyrene is used in a variety of consumer products, most of which end up in landfills. Researchers found a new life for this waste product that will aid efforts to convert the nation’s airplanes from fossil fuels to sustainable aviation fuels.
Aerospace
Team Makes Sustainable Aviation Fuel Additive from Recycled Polystyrene
The discovery could overcome a major hurdle to the development of sustainable jet fuels.
January 14, 2025
LMSwRI led the development of the LMS instrument for the Mare Crisium lander mission, which includes (from left) a magnetometer, a central electronics box and four spring-launched electrodes.
Aerospace
SwRI Sends Its First Instrument to Lunar Surface to Survey Moon's Interior
The LMS instrument is aboard the Blue Ghost Lander.
January 14, 2025
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket is seen on Launch Complex 36 shortly before the launch attempt was scrubbed at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
Blue Origin Tries Again After Last-Minute Postponement
The initial rocket launch was called off because of ice buildup in critical plumbing.
January 14, 2025
The SM-6 missile in air.
Aerospace
RTX's Raytheon Awarded $333M Contract for SM-6 Block IA Production
Missile supports anti-air, anti-surface warfare and sea-based missile defense.
January 13, 2025
The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready on Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
Aerospace
Blue Origin Calls Off Debut Launch of Massive New Rocket in Final Minutes of Countdown
The test flight had already been delayed prior.
January 13, 2025
The Modified Ballistic Re-Entry Vehicle-11 (MBRV-11).
Aerospace
Northrop Grumman Cleared for Production of NGI Target Vehicle
The company is making a modified ballistic re-entry vehicle.
January 10, 2025
Stratolaunch's 747 Spirit of Mojave launch platform will be used to launch Talon-A vehicles in support of the Missile Defense Agency agreement.
Aerospace
Stratolaunch Awarded $24.7M Agreement by Missile Defense Agency for Hypersonic Flight Test Campaign
The campaign will demonstrate critical capabilities for testing advanced missile defense systems.
January 10, 2025
A visual for Airbus’ microhybridization demonstration project for commercial aircraft.
Aerospace
BAE, Airbus Collaborate on Sustainable Aircraft Technology
The companies aim to mature and integrate electrification technologies.
January 9, 2025
Airplanes from jetBlue and Spirit Airlines at Los Angeles Airport (LAX) aerial view in the United States.
Aerospace
Stowaways On Planes and Inside Landing Gear Raise Worries About Aviation Security
What can close these exploited gaps in aviation security?
January 9, 2025