Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s upcoming 17th NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station includes a more than 2,000-lb. payload to support future human deep space exploration and address issues on Earth like cancer treatment.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential sale of Boeing F-15 Advanced Eagles to Indonesia, just hours after Jakarta closed a deal with France for Dassault Rafales, making an F-15s buy uncertain.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
In a discussion of upcoming competitions, Boeing Defense, Space and Security CEO Leanne Caret confirmed that the company will offer its E-7 Wedgetail for the U.S. Air Force’s search for a replacement for the E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing is proposing its P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to meet a Canadian multi-mission requirement, but it is unclear whether the aircraft will be seriously considered by Ottawa.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Norway is considering canceling its contract for NH90 helicopters after the revelation that deliveries of upgraded aircraft could be delayed until 2024.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
China is planning to conduct at least 50 rocket missions and place over 140 spacecraft in orbit in 2022.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Hungary is inviting space experiments from Singapore to be part of the research agenda for the astronaut it will send to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2024.
Space

By Tony Osborne, Chen Chuanren, Thierry Dubois
Dassault’s Rafale has scored another major export contract with the sale of 42 aircraft to Indonesia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Royal Air Force picks Falcon 900LX for VIPs; South Korea’s first P-8; F-15J cost estimate; and the U.S. Air Force’s new acquisition boss.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A settlement agreement between Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force will cut in half a proposed reduction in KC-390 deliveries and stretch out remaining deliveries for another seven years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the resumption of nine Defense Department advisory committees including the Defense Innovation Board, and has tapped former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to lead that key group.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Industry officials have one last chance to influence the U.S. Army’s strategy for acquiring a family of vehicles, payloads and mission systems for Air-Launched Effects, scheduled to become operational in fiscal 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Senate on Feb. 9 voted 93-2 to approve the nomination of Douglas Bush to be the assistant secretary of the U.S. Army for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Raytheon Intelligence & Space announced Feb. 9 that it has finished thermal vacuum testing of the payload for the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Block 0 program, ensuring the satellite’s sensor payload can survive in space.
Space

By Brian Everstine
A new infrared search and track pod for the U.S. Air Force’s F-15C fleet has reached initial operating capability, the service announced Feb. 9.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

THOMAS GLOBAL SYSTEMS was selected by Royal New Zealand Air Force to provide TFD-7000 flight displays for two 757s.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Thales says it will equip France’s fleet of Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports with a satellite communications system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The day after a SpaceX Falcon 9 delivered a batch of 49 Starlink satellites into orbit, a solar storm struck, causing atmospheric particles from Earth to expand into space, increasing drag on the newly launched flock.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The Irish government says it will consider a report that urges the country to consider acquiring combat aircraft to provide a national air policing capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Having achieved steady progress in the areas of space technology and manufacturing, Singapore outlined a three-pronged strategy to encourage further growth in the local space sector at the Global Space & Technology Convention.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Among the many challenges facing A&D companies, add this to the list: tidal waves of sick workers.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Piotr Butowski
Ukraine sits inside a ring of Russian fighters, bombers and special mission aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is kicking off its effort to replace the E-3 Sentry AWACS, releasing a request for information for its replacement on Feb. 8 that calls for two prototypes by 2028.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
DARPA and Sikorsky have conducted the first fully autonomous flights of a UH-60 Black Hawk with no one on board the helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The distance involved in operations over Afghanistan and the persistent need for overhead surveillance to develop targets has taken a toll on deployed MQ-9 Reapers, though there are continuing talks with neighboring nations about basing rights, the pick to lead U.S. forces in the region told lawmakers Feb. 8.
Budget, Policy & Operations