Stratolaunch Systems and Orbital ATK have formed a partnership to use the six-engined, 385-ft.-span Stratolaunch carrier aircraft for air-launching up to three Pegasus XL vehicles on a single mission.
http://aviationweek.com/awinspace/stratolaunch-launch-pegasus-under-orbital-teaming
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, the country's state-owned aircraft producer, is closing its largest export deal to sell as many as 100 Super Mushshak training aircraft to Turkey.
http://aviationweek.com/awindefense/pakistan-turkey-negotiating-super-mushshak-deal
Japan Wants Combat Drones That Can Fly in Formation With Its Fighters
Popular Mechanics
Though programming theunmanned wingmen will require very advanced AIsystems, there is one big advantage to having anunmanned aircraft in a dogfighting role: It could pull maneuvers that a human pilot could never withstand with reflexes that a human ..
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/a23212/japan-pilotless-combat-aircraft/
How Drone Usage is Revolutionizing the Transport Industry
Madison.com
Take AeroVironment (NASDAQ: AVAV), which focuses on providing small unmanned aircraft systems both to the Pentagon and to dozens of allied nations. While many of AeroVironment's drones primarily solve surveillance-centric problems, its portable, quiet ...
https://www.ajot.com/news/antonov-company-tested-tyres-developed-by-dunlop-aircraft-tyres
American Journal of Transportation
ANTONOV Company tested tyres developed by Dunlop Aircraft Tyres
American Journal of Transportation
Test flights of an AN-124-100M-150 aircraft equipped with new tyres developed by the UK company Dunlop Aircraft Tyres were performed at the Flight Test Base ofANTONOV Company.ANTONOV Company intends to equip the fleet of Ruslans and AN-225 ...
Embraer Flies First Legacy 450 Assembled in Melbourne
AviationPros.com
Melbourne, Florida, October 4, 2016 – Embraer announced today the first flight of its first Legacy 450 mid-light business jet assembled in Melbourne. The Legacy 450 performed as expected and all flight test procedures were successfully completed. "We ...
First US-assembled Legacy 450 flies in FloridaFlightglobal
Reports: White House Unveils Joint ArmedUAV Export Declaration ...
ExecutiveGov
drone The White House has introduced a joint declaration with more than 40 countries that sets five principles for the export and use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, Defense News reported Wednesday. Aaron Mehta writes that 43 countries have signed ...
Folding components are becoming a hallmark of drones made for pilots on the move. Portability is one thing, but the time needed to unpack the aircraft and set it in flight can be an equally important consideration when it comes to search and rescue operations, an area where drones are showing real potential. By studying the intricate folding patterns of beetle wings, scientists in Switzerland have developed a drone that opens up and takes to the skies in less than a second with a couple of swift movements.
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It was an unexpected double success for Blue Origin, as the private spaceflight company carried out its first in-flight test of its crew capsule escape system this Wednesday. At about 8:42 am PDT, the unmanned capsule touched down on the floor of the West Texas desert after successfully rocketing away from its New Shephard booster. But in an unexpected twist, the reusable launch stage also survived and landed safely for the fifth time after a brief journey into space.
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