Aerospace

The current B-2 Bomber - image courtesy of the United States Air Force

US Air Force to unveil new secret ‘black project’ bomber plan

Nasa tested one of the new generation RS-25 rockets on July 17, 2015, including a period of firing at 109 per cent of the engine’s rated power - image courtesy of Nasa.

Nasa selects contractor for deep space launch structure

An image taken from the Airbus’ ‘Ultra-rapid air vehicle and related method of aerial locomotion’ patent

Airbus patents hypersonic jet promising London to NY in 1 hour

Lettuce grown within the Veggie experiment on the ISS. Image courtesy of Nasa.

Astronauts to eat first food grown in space

Meggitt PLC acquires Cobham advanced aerospace division

An F-35B makes a vertical landing on an aircraft carrier. Image courtesy of Wikipedia Commons.

First F-35B jets ready for deployment

Cheap consumer drones have caused security concerns in recent months. Image courtest of Flickr Don McCullough

Aircraft have near miss with drone at JFK

The design of the Mitsubishi Regional Jet by Mitsubishi Aircraft

Mitsubishi Aircraft opens Seattle Engineering Center

Orbital ATK’s medium-class space launch vehicle, Antares (image courtesy of Orbital ATK).

US receives first rocket engines of $1bn contract with Russia

Monarch Aircraft Engineering Limited (MAEL) in Birmingham.

Atlas Copco air system hits Monarch Group

Western aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing and Airbus could be among the biggest winners of the nuclear agreement, with Iran needing between 400 to 500 civilian aircraft in the next decade worth at least $20bn.

Lifting of Iran sanctions means big business for Boeing and Airbus