The never-ending saga of machines outperforming humans has a new chapter. An AI algorithm has again beaten a human fighter pilot in a virtual dogfight. The contest was the finale of the U.S. military’s AlphaDogfight challenge, an effort to “demonstrate the feasibility of developing effective, intell…

The US Department of Defense officially announced the arms production contract for Lockheed Martin in the next 10 years including a major order for 66 F-16V fighters worth $8 billion with Taiwan on August 14.

With the recent intensification of the China-US game, this arms sale may add fuel to th…

Reaction Engines Ltd and Rolls-Royce plc today announced a new strategic partnership agreement to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems and explore applications for Reaction Engines’ thermal management technology within civil and defence aerospace gas turbine engines and hybrid-electric sys…

NEWTOWN, Conn. — Forecast International is projecting that approximately 26,975 large commercial jet transports will be produced in the 15 years from 2020 through 2034. The value of this production is estimated at $4.39 trillion in constant 2020 U.S. dollars.

The Connecticut-based market foreca…

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. –-– The U.S. Army successfully intercepted a high-performance, high-speed tactical ballistic missile (TBM) target and a cruise missile target during a flight test using the Northrop Grumman Corporation Integrated Battle Command System (IBCS).

The target missiles were part of the …

SAN DIEGO — General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has signed a Foreign Military Sales contract with the U.S. Air Force for Belgian Ministry of Defense to acquire the MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS).

The contract covers the design, development, integratio…