Military training and C4ISR services provider Cubic has merged two defense business units into one and under the leadership of one veteran unit chief, while the other will leave the company.
The Airbus Perlan Mission II stratospheric glider project plans to dramatically expand its role in atmospheric and climate research by incorporating new sensors and working collaboratively with other high-altitude investigation agencies, companies, assets and projects.
Lockheed Martin will receive another $912 million over the next five years to give the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense program a capability makeover.
Arianespace is to operate its first rideshare mission for nano and microsatellites thanks to a Vega launch from Kourou, French Guiana, at 9:51 p.m. EDT on Sept. 1.
Rocket Lab’s Electron small satellite launcher returned to flight on Aug. 30, sending a 220-lb. (100-kg) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite into orbit for Capella Space, a San Francisco-based information services company.
Commercial space tracking startup LeoLabs is using its ground radars to monitor debris generated by a Russian Earth-resources satellite in the early hours of Aug. 27.
Prepping for the U.S. Navy’s newest carrier class to have a higher sortie rate compared to legacy ships, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) personnel conducted a four-day test demonstrating that the vessel can handle conventional air-launched weapons and stowage systems.
Getting NASA’s Space Launch System rocket to the launchpad for a November 2021 debut flight will cost taxpayers $9.1 billion, breaching a 30% budget overrun that mandates congressional notification.
Another wrinkle has emerged in a potential showdown between the T-50 and M-346FA for a temporary five-year role with the U.S. Air Force, but the competing teams remain involved as Air Combat Command changes the acquisition process again.
The UH-72B, which also includes more powerful engines and improved controls, will enter the fleet in 2021 after Airbus delivered 463 UH-72As with a conventional tail rotor.
The Philippines has ordered four Mitsubishi Electric ground-based radars, boosting its air surveillance capability while handing Japan its first export order for complete military systems since a ban on sales abroad was lifted.
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and others are attempting to make it clear that the International Space Station has the potential to light up a high-tech low Earth orbit economy and support humanity’s reach into deep space.
Sweden’s Saab has lifted the lid on an internally developed air-launched decoy which will also form part of its Gripen offer for Finland’s HX future fighter replacement requirement.
The UK Parliamentary Defense Committee has written to the government over concerns that the UK may not buy its full complement of Lockheed Martin F-35 combat aircraft.
