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Raytheon and Lockheed Martin will mature their designs for the long-range stand off nuclear missile by 2022.

An unidentified foreign nation has an interest in acquiring 90 jet-powered Predator C Avenger unmanned aircraft, according to General Atomics.

Military certification of the Protector variant of the MQ-9B unmanned aircraft is expected in 2021-2022, followed by civil certification.

The exercise beginning in September will evaluate small drones and swarming applications in an indoor test range.

Airmen at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico describe the Block 5 Reaper and new Block 30 ground control station.

The U.S. Air Force is currently evaluating three turboprops and a jet for a potential light attack aircraft requirement.

The core NextGen program is under budget and more than two years ahead of schedule, the FAA says.

The order, contained in an August 2 memorandum, suspends the use of products supplied by the leading manufacturer of small drones.

Former drone manufacturer 3DR announced that its Site Scan aerial data software will now work with DJI's drones.

The announcement by the Doha-based carrier follows American Airlines' decision to discontinue their codesharing partnership.

The manufacturer and the Air Force are negotiating the sale of two Boeing 747-8s originally ordered by bankrupt Russian carrier Transaero.

Plans call for staffing the avionics organization with 600 employees by 2019, the manufacturer said.

The manufacturer will build and test three upgraded CH-47F helicopters under the engineering and manufacturing development contract.

The service has determined that five defense contractors have the capability to develop the air-launched hypersonic strike weapon.

A Gulfstream G550 can fly the JStars mission 'higher, faster, farther' and more affordably than an airliner, the manufacturer contends.

Once approved by Parliament, the registration scheme would apply to owners of drones weighing 250 grams and above.

Major associations representing city and state governments have passed on joining a 'roles and responsibilities' task group.

The Aircraft Electronics Association will distribute the 15th annual edition of its 'Pilot's Guide to Avionics' at AirVenture Oshkosh.

The former EADS Cassidian business, later Airbus Defence, launched the Sagitta research project in 2010.

The new panoramic cockpit display will replace the F-35's current large-area display under the Block 4 upgrade program.

Aireon said it now has 10 firm customers and 17 memorandums of understanding to analyze its space-based aircraft surveillance service.

The Gulfstream G650ER makes this trip a treat, but accessing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is no joy ride.

A reduction in the annual buy of F-35As by the U.S. Air Force is behind the overall cost increase, the Pentagon said.

Rules are evolving as the technology does.

The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command expects to receive seven of the improved heavy-lift helicopters over the next year.

A second prototype of the unmanned P.180 Avanti derivative returned to flight test status after a first prototype crashed in May 2016.

The Naval Air Systems Command and Special Operations Command have awarded IDIQ contracts of $1.7 billion and $475 million, respectively.

Complying with a federal appellate court ruling, the agency will delete the information it has collected on drone hobbyists—at their request.

Plans call for the Block 50 Advanced Cockpit Ground Control Station to replace existing ground stations for U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reapers.

JSF makes statements on the air and on the ground at the 2017 Salon du Bourget, where it was the star of the show.