Kimberly Johnson

The remains of five sailors who died when their MH-60S Seahawk crashed into the ocean in late August have been recovered, the U.S. Navy announced Tuesday. The MH-60S Seahawk, which was aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, crashed into ocean waters while conducting a routine flight operation about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San […]

The U.S. military’s UH-72 Lakota helicopter fleet has racked up more than 1 million flight hours, according to Airbus. The million-hour milestone has been accrued by U.S. Army, Navy, and National Guard pilots since 2006, when the Army selected the UH-72A as its new light utility helicopter. Since that time, Airbus has delivered 463 of […]

Defense officials have awarded 18 university-led research projects $25.5 million in contracts aimed at boosting hypersonic technology development, the Department of Defense announced this week. The contracts, which are set to be distributed over three years, were awarded by DOD through the University Consortium for Applied Hypersonics (UCAH) to research teams that also include 15 […]

Laser strikes have increased to a “dangerously high rate” at airports across the U.S., according to federal aviation authorities, putting pilots in cockpits of aircraft from wide-body airlines to Cessnas potentially at risk. In 2020, at least 6,852 laser incidents were reported by pilots, representing a nearly 12% increase in the span of a year […]

Federal transportation officials have awarded $479.1 million in grants for more than 100 sustainable infrastructure and safety projects at U.S. airports, the FAA announced Tuesday. Grants were awarded for 123 airport projects in all 50 states, as well as Puerto Rico and American Samoa for projects that bolster airport accessibility, sustainability and workforce. Some of […]

Environmental activists took aim at private aviation operations at Farnborough Airport in the U.K. over the weekend, chaining themselves to fuel barrels and attempting to block airport entrances while denouncing the airport’s new sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) offering. Members of Extinction Rebellion said it organized the blockade of entrances to the airport Saturday in a […]

The U.S. Navy has received its first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet for testing, Naval Air Systems Command announced this week. The upgraded Navy fighter aircraft is the first of 78 Boeing-built Block III Super Hornets set to be delivered through the mid-2030s. Among the features included in the jet is an advanced cockpit […]

A group of six volunteers is embarking on a 45-day journey to Mars’ moon Phobos on Friday, though they won’t be going far. The research subjects are taking part in a simulation of the journey to the largest of Mars’ pair of moons, all while living in a ground-based habitat based at NASA’s Johnson Space […]

Travelers weary of taxiway logjams, long airline delays, and unexpected flight cancellations can soon expect relief, thanks to rocket science. A NASA pilot software program aimed at improving airline predictability and efficiencies while also reducing aircraft carbon emissions will soon be pushed out to 27 hub airports around the U.S., federal aviation officials said Tuesday. […]

The U.S. Space Force is advancing investment in next-generation rocket development, awarding $87.5 million in contracts to Blue Origin, Rocket Lab, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance. The awards announced this week were made in response to a request for prototype proposals put forth by USSF in May for rocket engine testing and upper stage resiliency […]