Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Northrop Grumman and the U.S. Air Force are ramping up production capacity for the B-21 Raider to field the new bomber more quickly. The company describes the program as a demonstration of its performance on complex aerospace projects and its commitment to delivering advanced capabilities at what it calls the speed of need. Northrop Grum...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Birds can thread their way through cluttered environments by changing their body shape in flight, a capability that engineers still struggle to reproduce in uncrewed aerial vehicles such as drones. A new study from researchers at the University of Oxford and the University of California, Davis, shows how a Harris's hawk adjusts its wing ...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Airspan Networks Holdings LLC has expanded its In-Motion 5G platform from commercial air to ground deployments into defense-grade mobile ad hoc networks, high-altitude pseudo-satellite systems, and uncrewed aerial platforms. The company is advancing a 3GPP-based Integrated Access and Backhaul architecture that operates efficiently betwee...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
Most space missions still rely on chemical rockets that must carry their own propellant, adding mass and limiting speed and range. Researchers are investigating light sails driven by powerful lasers as an alternative, using radiation pressure from reflected light to generate thrust without onboard fuel. Traditional light sail concepts ty...

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2026
PLD Space has closed a 180 million euro Series C equity funding round that will accelerate the company's transition to commercial launch operations and expand its global infrastructure for small satellite missions. The round is led by Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, which joins as a strategic launch customer for PLD Space's MIURA 5 rocket...