Lockheed Martin delivers HELIOS laser weapon system
NEW DELHI: This year, the U.S. Navy will field the first acquisition program to deploy the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance, or...
Skynet 6A successfully passes preliminary design review
NEW DELHI: Airbus has successfully completed the first key phase of the Skynet 6A project with the achievement of the Preliminary Design Review (PDR). The...
Pentagon, Lockheed Martin agree to $1.28 billion F-35 sustainment contract
NEW DELHI: The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded the Lockheed Martin industry team a $1.28 billion Undefinitized Contract Action (UCA) to support operations and sustainment...
Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit seeks to reach space with mid-air rocket launch
By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON: Billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit aims to reach space for the first time on Sunday by launching a rocket from mid-air,...
CIAL commissions floating solar power plants
NEW DELHI: Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), which became the worlds first solar-powered airport in 2015, on Sunday added another feather to its cap, commissioning...
All Nippon Helicopter’s H160 completes first flight
NEW DELHI: Nippon Helicopter’s (ANH) H160 has performed its first flight test, a 95-minute flight at the Marseille Provence Airport. This successful maiden flight paves...
Boeing awarded $1.7 billion contract for 12 more KC-46 tankers
NEW DELHI: This week the U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing a $1.7 billion contract for 12 KC-46A tanker aircraft. With this sixth production lot, Boeing...
Indian Army signs $20 million contract with ideaForge to procure SWITCH drones
NEW DELHI: The Indian Army has signed an approximately $20 million contract for undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge's SWITCH UAV which will...
Aviation services launched between Chandigarh and Hisar
NEW DELHI: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday launched aviation services between Chandigarh and Hisar at the international airport here by handing over...
Chennai airport’s new terminal to be commissioned by 2022-end
NEW DELHI: The Chennai airport's new integrated terminal, which would be constructed after demolishing existing terminals 2 and 3, would be commissioned by December 2022,...