The first flight test aircraft, 39-8 unleashed an IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile over the Vidsel weapons range earlier in October, Saab announced on Oct. 26.
SIKORSKY has $717.4m U.S. Navy contract for logistics/repair support for 98 CH-53 and MH-53 aircraft weapon replaceable assembly components and related equipment.
Researchers working with Airbus have tested a visual pattern that causes birds of prey to avoid airport areas where there is a high risk of collisions with aircraft.
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is planning an experiment using a high-energy laser or high-power microwave to conduct precision airborne strike and aircraft self-defense.
An exo-atmospheric SM-3 Block IIA interceptor scored a kill against a ballistic missile target on Oct. 26, marking the second successful test for the developmental weapon in four tries.
Selection of the MQ-9B would make Belgium the second country to choose the Sky Guardian after the UK, which has chosen the platform as the basis for its Protector UAS program.
“It is a lost opportunity to strengthen European industrial cooperation in times when the EU [European Union] is called upon to increase its joint defense efforts,” Airbus said.
The long-planned second version, intended for launching satellites to geostationary transfer orbit, could be flown next year if development is begun soon, a source says.
Japanese program planners hope the country’s next fighter will make its first flight in 2025, local researchers believe, although separate reports put this target in doubt.
A senior Russian defense official says analysis by the Russian military indicates the swarming drone attack must have been orchestrated by a U.S. Navy P-8 flying off the coast of Syria.
Taiwan’s program to upgrade Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to the F-16V standard is running behind schedule, with completion now due in 2023, a year later than previously planned.
Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), will decide before the end of the month on the vertical lift part of the IDF’s acquisition plan.
NASA’s planned return to the Moon with astronauts nurture a range of technologies and capabilities needed to establish an Antarctic-like field station on Mars, according to a recent exploration workshop.
