A day after delivering a classified National Reconnaissance Office satellite into orbit from California, SpaceX returned its attention to building its Starlink broadband communications network with a midafternoon Feb. 3 launch of another Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center.
Jordan has been cleared to buy up to 16 Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters in a deal worth up to $4.21 billion, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on Feb. 3. The proposed deal, if signed by Jordan, would make the Arab kingdom the sixth customer for the latest version of the F-16.
Engineers at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore have begun a three-month process to align the 18 segments of the James Webb Space Telescope primary mirror, fine-turning its shape so that it operates as a unified, 21-ft.-dia. mirror, NASA said on Feb. 3.
An entrepreneur with a background in space companies and an aerospace-focused investment group are partnering to launch a new company, O-G, that aims to provide microgravity and low Earth orbit (LEO) insertion services.
The U.S. Navy is open to forming a joint program with the U.S. Air Force for the Tactical Surrogate Aircraft, and basing the platform on a common derivative of a future training jet to replace the Boeing/BAE Systems T-45 Goshawk.
The U.S. Air Force finally has an acquisition boss, as the Senate is moving to approve more of the pending Defense Department nominations that have been waiting for months.
A long-range U.S. special operations raid in northwestern Syria resulted in the death of the leader of the Islamic State group and the destruction of a specialized Sikorsky MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after a significant mechanical issue rendered it unsafe to complete the mission, officials announced Feb. 3.
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover and its companion Ingenuity drone helicopter are turning their focus to the remnants of a stream delta that was perhaps the site of a wet, habitable environment more than 3.5 billion years ago.
Croatia has taken delivery of the first two of four planned Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters, as the country’s armed forces push to reduce their reliance on Russian defense equipment.
Italy appears to be moving toward the creation of a joint Air Force and Navy unit to fly the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) version of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
An internal dispute at the highest ranks of Aerojet Rocketdyne has broken into the public eye in the wake of Biden administration opposition to its takeover by Lockheed Martin.
The Pentagon is planning a new National Defense Science and Technology strategy, informed by the department’s upcoming National Defense Strategy, to guide how it will more quickly and effectively develop new systems for the military.
The Pentagon on Feb. 2 confirmed the U.S. and NATO are offering Russia access to missile defense sites in Europe, along with more transparency about exercises and bomber flights to the region, in an effort to de-escalate tensions with Ukraine.
The International Space Station (ISS) partnership gave its formal blessing for the four-member Axiom-1 (Ax-1) crew to visit the orbital outpost, with launch aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule now slated for March 30, a day earlier than previously planned.
NASA is retargeting the rollout of its first Space Launch System rocket and Orion capsule for a tanking test at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B to mid-March, a month later than planned.
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first production version of the MQ-4C Triton to the U.S. Navy that comes equipped with low- and high-band signals intelligence payloads.
The U.S. military will send fifth-generation fighters to the United Arab Emirates as that country is facing increased attacks from rebels in the region, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced following meetings with Emirati leaders.
