US Air Force calls for disruptive acquisitions
The Assistant Secretary of the US Air Force for Acquisition has used an address to outline an agile, digital-focused acquisition model for new capabilities.
Cheeky buggers: US Air Force reveals it has already built and flown its future fighter
In a major milestone for the US Air Force’s ‘next generation air dominance’ fighter program, Dr Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, has revealed that the plane has already been built and flown. With the growing success of Russian and Chinese fifth-generation fighter aircraft like the Su-57,
Comment: Canadians are understandably more reluctant to fly than Americans
In this cross-posting with The Conversation, Marion Joppe and Lianne Foti uncover that Canadians are far less likely than Americans to want to fly, and understandably so. The International Air Transport Association, known as the IATA — the body representing the air transport industry — expects global air passenger traffic to fall 55 per cent in
NASA receives first Dream Chaser space plane mock-up
NASA has taken delivery of a mock-up of Dream Chaser spaceplane to help prepare astronauts for when the craft arrives at the International Space Station. Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) delivered a mock-up of the company’s Dream Chaser spaceplane to the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at NASA’s Johnson Space Centre (JSC) to help prepare astronauts for when
Comment: UV light must be used safely if they are to kill germs on planes
Following an announcement from Boeing that it is testing handheld UV wands as a method to kill COVID-19 pathogens, Karl Linden has warned of potential risks with the use of UV, in this cross-posting from The Conversation. Ultraviolet light has a long history as a disinfectant and the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, is readily rendered harmless by
US F-35B jets arrive at UK RAF Base for the first time
Aircraft from US Marine Fighter Attack (VMFA) – 211 Squadron have now arrived at RAF Marham to start their UK detachment. The 10 F-35B jets flew from their base in Yuma, Arizona, via MCAS Beaufort to visit the UK for the first time. The US Marine Corps Squadron will be working alongside 617 Squadron ahead of
