The USA has funded 70 efforts to develop hypersonic missiles, and related technologies, between fiscal years 2015 and 2024. The USA has funded 70 efforts to develop hypersonic missiles, and related technologies, between fiscal years 2015 and 2024. Those efforts, which total nearly $15 billion, are primarily led by the US Department of Defense (DoD),...Continue Reading

Following several deadly accidents in recent years, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration to tighten oversight of certain passenger flights conducted under general aviation rules. Following several deadly accidents in recent years, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging the Federal Aviation Administration to tighten oversight of certain...Continue Reading

NASA is planning for Ingenuity, its Mars helicopter, to fly within the next three weeks, engineers say on 23 March. NASA is planning for Ingenuity, its Mars helicopter, to fly within three weeks, engineers say on 23 March. Bob Balaram, Mars Helicopter chief engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), says the first attempt at...Continue Reading

Set to be retired from Royal Air Force use in 2023, the service’s Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports will represent an attractive proposition for secondhand buyers, according to support provider Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group. Set to be retired from Royal Air Force (RAF) use in 2023, the service’s Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports will...Continue Reading

IAG has signed a $1.76 billion revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks, using take-off and landing slots at both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports as collateral. IAG has signed a $1.76 billion revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks, using take-off and landing slots at both London Heathrow and Gatwick airports as collateral. The three-year facility, which contains two one-year extension periods...Continue Reading