Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA is working with at least six companies interested in operating orbital outposts.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. government has cleared South Korea to move forward with a previously approved plan to buy a second batch of Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
MARSS unveiled its Interceptor anti-drone system last year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jen DiMascio
A House-passed version of a bill to authorize defense spending for fiscal 2024 included a restriction on the use of any money to purchase another WGS spacecraft.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish government has given its approval for spending on another batch of Eurofighters for the country’s air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The service wants to integrate the BAE Systems Striker II helmet into its Eurofighter fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
A three-blade test article was delivered to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, for a demonstration of the folding rotor at representative flight speeds.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Boeing and Red 6 have integrated and flown an augmented reality headset in a TA-4J jet trainer.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
The previous record was set by fellow NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei.
Space

By Guy Norris
ITP had been wholly owned by Rolls since 2016.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
The agreement is for Dragonfly’s in-orbit EOS SAT-1 satellite, aimed at being the first in a constellation of seven.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Spear-EW utilizes the same airframe as MBDA’s Spear 3 missiles being manufactured for the UK Royal Air Force.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
Out of Intelsat’s 58 geostationary satellites in orbit, about 10% are candidates for mission extension or repair.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The four crewmembers plan to spend up to 14 days aboard the orbital lab.
Space

By Brian Everstine
T-38, T-45 face decreasing mission capable rates, grounding due to aging powerplants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A distributed approach to command and control appeared for the first time in the 2023 version of Taiwan's biannual National Defense Report.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Thierry Dubois
The ArianeGroup subsidiary plans to conduct a hot fire test of the Maia rocket's upper stage in 2024.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Space Force is standing up two new units that will target challenges emerging to electronic warfare and positioning, navigation and timing.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Qinetiq and BAE Systems have teamed up to develop a low-cost, disposable uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force on Sept. 12 was signing the paperwork and getting ready to receive its first T-7A Red Hawk training jet.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Industry partners in the three-nation Global Combat Air Program have reached a further collaboration agreement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is giving the public new peeks at its secretive B-21 Raider bomber.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Three of NASA’s four Crew-6 astronauts who recently returned from the International Space Station expressed satisfaction with their contributions.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The project is dubbed the Enhanced Collaborative High-Frequency Orientation System (ECHOS).
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Graham Warwick
Collins Aerospace has begun manufacturing a 1-megawatt electric generator for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory.
Aircraft & Propulsion