Defense and Space

The UK Royal Air Force and the Qatar Emiri Air Force have established a new training unit in the UK, flying the BAE Systems Hawk.

Switzerland has put contracts in place in place for its Lockheed Martin F-35 procurement, but the price tag is almost 1 billion Swiss francs ($1.1 billion) higher than when the type was selected.

Yates Electrospace will develop scaled-down version of its Silent Arrow unmanned cargo glider for deployment from wider range of aircraft

The Y-20U may have conducted air-to-air refueling for its escorts during the show of force.

This webinar took place on November 29, 2021. Military tensions are on the rise, and the commercial airline industry has gone through fits and starts

The Rafales will replace the country’s MiG-21 “Fishbed” fighters which are due to exit service in 2024.

Japan is bolstering its already record-high defense budget, primarily to accelerate and bolster its air-defense systems and maritime patrol and transport fleets.

New government’s platform calls for continued air, maritime surveillance investments.

Prichal provides the Russian segment of the ISS with five new parking spots for space vehicles.

“This latest round of funding will dramatically accelerate our ability to make on-orbit servicing routine by 2030,” Astroscale founder and CEO Nobu Okada said.

Airbus has dismissed UAS startup Kelley Aerospace’s claims of illegal activity by the OEM’s personnel as “baseless and defamatory.”

The A$60 million agreement with the Australian government to provide heavy maintenance and upgrades for the Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon fleet.

Calidus previews new pursuit of a heavy surveillance aircraft follow-up to Bader 250 light-attack fighter.

Timm discusses Collins' strategic investments and its role as a middleman between the Pentagon and Silicon Valley.

The Pentagon has created another task force to research unidentified aerial phenomena, following a June report to Congress that outlined UAP encounters which pilots experienced but investigators could not identify.

Twenty-three years after the launch of the first module for the International Space Station in 1998, Russia is preparing to complete the construction of its segment with the launch of its last element—the Prichal Node Module.

Saab has started the delivery process for the first six Gripen E fighters ordered by the Brazilian and Swedish air forces, the company said on Nov. 24.

ITPS was selected by Turkish Aerospace Industries to train its flight test team for TF-X fighter, Hurjet advanced jet trainer and heavy attack

DART separated from its Falcon 9 second stage just less than 56 min. after launching, a milestone followed by signal acquisition by the APL mission operations center 70 min. after liftoff.

Airbus Defense and Space CEO Michael Schoellhorn discusses the company’s upcoming major European programs.

The Russian Navy comprises four fleets operating in the Atlantic, Arctic and Pacific oceans as well as the Baltic, Black and Caspian seas.

Resolving the A400M’s issues is particularly important for the UK as it prepares to retire the C-130J Hercules.

The global fleet of military aircraft is expected to increase by 5.1% by the end of 2031, rising from 54,497 in 2021 to 57,266.

The eldest daughter of Alan Shepard, the first American to venture into space, will fly on the Blue Origin suborbital spacecraft named after her father, the company said on Nov. 23.

Lockheed Martin on Nov. 23 announced the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (NGG) Block 0 program passed its system-level critical design review, keeping pace for the first launch in 2025.