Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s debut Space Launch System rocket began an overnight ride from Kennedy Space Center’s Vehicle Assembly Building to Launch Complex 39B on March 17, a major milestone in a 10-year, $20 billion effort to develop a heavy-lift rocket capable of sending astronauts back to the Moon.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Slovakia is willing to give its S-300 air defense systems to Ukraine, provided it can get replacements to avoid a “security gap,” the country’s defense minister says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
A British startup company has emerged as a potential contender in the UK’s New Medium Helicopter contest.
Aircraft & Propulsion

BOEING began production on first P-8A for NEW ZEALAND, which has ordered four to replace six P-3K2 Orion aircraft.
Defense and Space

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency has suspended the ExoMars 2022 program, a cooperative effort with Russian space agency Roscosmos to look for traces of life underneath the surface of Mars.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has asked companies for a software solution to a fundamental vulnerability that exposes current radar systems to jamming and other electronic warfare threats.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Israeli’s military confirmed on March 17 that the Rafael/Elbit Systems Iron Beam laser interceptor system will become operational after spending several years in research and development.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Starlink not built for battlefield, so Elon Musk makes on-the-fly updates to keep Ukrainians online.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Aviation Week analysis suggests annual defense spending by Europe biggest spenders could rise to over $400 billion by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Jono Anderson, Jim Adams, Michael Gomez and Rik Parker
Cyberactivity targeting the aerospace and defense industry is intense, and the ecosystem that must be protected is more complex than ever.
Emerging Technologies

Rob Spingarn and Scott Mikus
Many suppliers have found alternate sources of the metal, and OEMs have built up buffer inventory.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Boeing recently finished a critical design review of the company’s Protected Tactical SATCOM Prototype.
Space

By Sterling Richmond
The Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron is a Group 5 UAS powered by a single Rotax 914 4-cylinder piston engine supplying 115 hp (86 kW) of power to the propeller.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
The 18 segments of the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror are now fully aligned, working as a single, 21-ft.-dia. mirror, exactly as designed.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo says a flight instructor was killed in the crash of a company-operated M346 jet trainer in Northern Italy.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. is dramatically ramping up its military assistance to Ukraine after the country’s president made an emotional appeal to Congress, with the new package including unmanned aircraft for the first time and increased discussions with allies to send Russian-made air defense systems.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Driven by exponential growth in the number of proposed satellites in low Earth orbit and beyond this decade, investors and entrepreneurs are eyeing commercial-oriented space situational awareness (SSA) as a growth sector worthy of new investments, entrants and partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
NATO will further beef up defenses on its Eastern front, with “substantial increases” in troop numbers, air power and air and missile defenses planned in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the alliance’s chief says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Tony Osborne
In addition to the weapons that NATO is planning to send to Ukraine, in a dramatic role reversal, Russia is appealing to China for help in replenishing its weapons stocks.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Satellite imagery appears to confirm that a Ukrainian attack on an airfield previously captured by Russian forces resulted in the destruction of several Russian helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale to Spain of Sikorsky MH-60R anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok, Chen Chuanren
North Korea conducted its 10th missile test on the morning of March 16, although the mission ended in failure shortly after launch, South Korean officials said.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Cablex, Crystalaid, Ferra, Levett, Lovitt, Nupress and Quickstep Holdings all inked memorandums of agreement with Boeing ahead of the JP9102 down selection.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Berlin’s reengagement with the F-35 comes as it prepares to make bolder defense commitments prompted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Price per tail increase likely as negotiations are delayed; Lockheed points to pandemic impacts and inflation.
Budget, Policy & Operations