Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The first embarkment of the NPO Mashinostroyenia 3M22 Zircon missile on the 4,500-ton Admiral Gorshkov ship comes a year later than scheduled.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The NATO pod was developed by Spanish company Sener in collaboration with General Atomics.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The system was developed from Leonardo's successful Falco family of tactical UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno
Dealmaking slowed down in the second half of 2022, but the year ended with a bang.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
The Dream Chaser’s ISS missions are the first of several orbital roles expected to be operated from Sierra Space’s mission control center.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Dense Tokyo is at the epicenter of the country’s space startups.
Commercial Space

By Jen DiMascio
Raytheon has won a prime contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a prototype for a Medium Earth Orbit Missile Track Custody system.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The move stems from a defense industrial base study that the Biden administration reported out last year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Impulse Space plans to launch its first space tug mission, LEO Express-1, in the fourth quarter of 2023.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The more primitive Cosmic Dark Ages (CDA) are yet to be exposed.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Colombia's government failed to finalize a contract for 16 Dassault Rafales before a budget authorization deadline on Dec. 31.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The announcement came in a joint press statement released following a call between German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Joe Biden on Jan. 5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Rules under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations were previously based on just three constructs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Last year, 32 Falcons were handed over to their customers, a smaller number than planned.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
GIFAS says there will be a massive U.S. presence at Paris Air Show 2023 and a small Chinese one.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
NASA has acquired a former Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200ER for its large next-generation airborne science research platform.
Space

By Guy Norris
Dream Chaser spaceplane tests in 2023 mark first operational steps toward development of Sierra Space’s orbital ecosystem.
Space

Michael Cisek
How the U.S. fighter jet is underpinning the nation’s aerospace industry.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The cost-plus fixed-fee contract, worth an undisclosed amount, was announced in a sole source notice on Dec. 16.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Any technical faults identified during the course of an investigation are immediately acted upon, while investigators continue probing other factors.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The addition of Airbus gives a strong international presence to Voyager’s Starlab team.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Talks are ongoing with the U.S., Israel, France and Sweden, suggesting a used fighter purchase is being considered.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
ADNET is to support a range of Earth and space science research and development activities for Goddard’s Sciences and Exploration Directorate.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Cunningham, who served as the pilot on the first crewed flight test of an Apollo spacecraft, died on Jan. 3.
Space

By Graham Warwick
Active-flow-control X-plane; eVTOL crash-test surprise; Light-aircraft hybrid propulsion; and Korean UAM dry run.
Emerging Technologies