Aerospace Daily & Defense Report

Africa is becoming the new proving ground for “soft” Asian naval power.

Swedish defense firm Saab says it has delivered its long-awaited MS20 upgrade for the JAS-39 Gripen fighter aircraft to the Swedish armed forces.

BAE Systems is preparing to reshape its Hawk jet trainer for the light-attack market.

Naval Air Systems Command has been working to widen the V-22 Osprey’s flight envelope by testing rolling landing and takeoffs, which could pave the way for higher takeoff weights.

The U.S. Navy needs to do a better job of managing its maintenance parts for its...

ELBIT SYSTEMS chosen to deliver its Combat Training System (CTS) to Poland’s...

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin Aeronautics...

While nuclear ship construction looks strong, there are still questions about some of its other ship lines in later years.

The U.S. warship patrols to prove that the U.S. Navy enjoys freedom of navigation in what China deems territorial waters is part of an effort to bolster regional ties.

The U.S continues to structure its Navy around the need to ensure security abroad.

Congress is moving toward final passage of a wide-ranging compromise commercial-space bill.

A small range of medications maintained their effectiveness after months on the International Space Station and sometimes well beyond their expiration dates.

ViaSat Inc. is inaugurating a next-generation satellite system comprising vastly more powerful spacecraft with a global system of super-high-throughput satellites.

Australia needs to put great effort into restoring the anti-submarine capability of its air force, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says.

The U.S. Army and Air Force deployed Stryker vehicles earlier this month to the north of the Arctic Circle for the first time, the Army says.

Boeing Co. and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. have decided to jointly make aircraft parts and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities in India.

The U.S. Navy tested two Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles to qualify the new flight control and interlocks electronics packages for deployment in 2017, Lockheed Martin says.

Global governments have OK'd radio spectrum allocation that would extend current flight-tracking technology to worldwide coverage using satellites.

BOEING has $124.6m U.S. Navy foreign military sales contract for...

The U.S. Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin Corp. a ...

Raytheon Missile Systems, Tucson, Arizona, is being awarded a ....

The U.S. Air Force is set to announce moves to reduce strain on its unmanned air vehicle crews, according to Air Combat Command chief Gen. Herbert Carlisle.

A possible contract from Indonesia may extend F-16 manufacturing into 2018, Lockheed Martin says.

South Korea has revealed developmental equipment that could lead to replacements for systems that the U.S. is withholding from the KF-X indigenous fighter program.

Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) says its new $1 billion maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility will be open for business by the end of 2016.