Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Over more than three decades, the Commemorative Air Force Wings Over Houston Airshow has allowed patrons to stroll among exhibits of vintage World War II aircraft as well as the military’s latest fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
OneWeb has renegotiated its contract with Arianespace and plans to resume launching its broadband satellite network in December, pending court approval of its Chapter 11 reorganization plan.
Commercial Space

This webinar took place September 21, 2020. The biggest new U.S. Air Force innovation of this decade may not be a new stealth fighter but rather the
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Could the RAF’s approach to technology, UAS and future combat aircraft make it a winner in the UK’s upcoming defense review?
Budget, Policy & Operations

Selected U.S. military contracts from the past week.
Defense and Space

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Defense and Space

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense and Space

The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter has begun live-fire testing of its three primary weapons–the GAU-2, GAU-18 and GAU-21.
Maintenance & Training

The HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search-and-rescue helicopter has begun live-fire testing of its three primary weapons–the GAU-2, GAU-18 and GAU-21.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Steve Trimble
A standard timeline for awarding an MQ-9 contract after an acquisition decision was 380 days, or 12.5 months, but now the terms have been pre-negotiated.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Michael Bruno
Boeing has a successor supplier program to its infamous Partnering for Success (PFS), but it is not picking up much traction yet, according to one new industry survey.
Marketplace

By Lee Hudson
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems debuted its MQ-9 Block 5 Ghost Reaper concept at the U.S. Air Force’s largest trade show, rebranding the counterinsurgency platform to fit the service’s vision for the Advanced Battle Management System.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Tony Osborne
Romania has accepted the first of seven planned Raytheon Patriot ground-based air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The Irish Air Corps has taken delivery of its three Pilatus PC-12NG intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

BOEING, HONEYWELL and ROLLS-ROYCE reached agreement to provide in-service support for T-55 engine should Germany select the H-47 Chinook for its heavy
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
Former International Space Station commander and three-time shuttle astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria is heading back to orbit, this time as on-site personnel for Axiom Space’s first private mission to the ISS.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has secured the type certificate for its L-39NG jet trainer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
Ask the Editors: Boeing cannot use the KDC-10 Tanker Remote Vision System because it does not meet Air Force tech specs for the KC-46.
Air Dominance

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed has established new testing and manufacturing facilities to support a notional plan to transition a self-defense laser pod to a tactical aircraft by 2025.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Steve Trimble
The potential follow-on order is one of three options in consideration for the Navigation Technology Satellite program (NTS)-3.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson
Aviation Week editors discuss the roots of the service’s Next Generation Air Dominance program, its use of digital engineering to speed development and some of the obstacles it may face in the future.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce is part of Boeing’s industry team to support the rotorcraft as it faces off against Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion to secure the lucrative Schwerer Transporthubschrauber (STH) contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Samuel Archer
Ukrainian Air Force
AWIN Knowledge Center

Conferences and events for professionals in the aerospace & defense community.
Defense and Space

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense and Space