Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK government has named Grant Shapps as Secretary of State for Defense after the departure of Ben Wallace.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Airbus Helicopters supplies the drive system and autopilot for South Korea's Light Armed Helicopter program, with KAI set to deliver the first aircraft in 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
With three expected bidders and three planned awards, everyone wins at whatever the price.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command’s Victus Nox rapid launch demonstration has entered its “hot standby phase.”
Space

By Brian Everstine
The service is undertaking a series of new munitions programs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

James Roche
Billions of dollars are being invested in model-based and digital everything.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Although a 25-person team continued to make progress through 2019, Lockheed Martin decided to shut down the project to focus on core technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The launch will take place aboard the next SpaceX commercial resupply mission.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The demonstration showed that an artificial intelligence “pilot” may be able to substitute in the future for a human controller in communications-denied areas.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Fifteen years after a B-52 standoff jammers idea was shelved, the venerable bomber will audition for a role as a primary airborne electronic attack platform.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Private midtier bets that its post-production modification and communications expertise could give it a shot over defense giants and OEMs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Advanced Space has won a new Space Debris Identification and Tracking (Sintra) contract.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. has announced a new package of aid for Ukraine, including for the first time the announcement of AIM-9M Sidewinder missiles to be used for air defense.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A new Ukrainian military intelligence assessment claims that Russian companies are building strike missiles at a monthly clip of more than 100.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. DSCA says Japan's package includes 50 JASSM-ER missiles, JASSM Anti-Jam Global Positioning System Receivers (JAGR) and relevant support systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Lockheed Martin has been selected to deliver the Air6500 phase 1 project, which will develop a sovereign joint air battle management system from Australia.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Richard Aboulafia
Changes to India’s military procurement process would have implications for the broader world combat aircraft market.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The G550, modified with conformal sensor fairings along the side of the fuselage, arrived in Israel in April 2021 after a secret development program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
LeoStella and Hera Systems have formed a strategic manufacturing partnership and put forward a proposal for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps have agreed to work together on developing collaborative combat aircraft by standardizing multiple system components.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon plans to field thousands of autonomous systems—including aircraft, ships and ground vehicles—on a scale not seen within two years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Defense Department has started canvassing the market for interest in reviving domestic and North American production of titanium sponge.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s defense urges its government to approve quickly and fund a domestically developed Advanced Defense Fighter, which it says could unlock access to F-35s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman see schedule delays for ICBM replacement as a massive military construction effort takes shape.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The SpaceX Dragon Endurance docked to the space-facing port of the ISS U.S. segment's Harmony module at 9:16 a.m. EDT.
Space