The first Eurofighter outfitted with the Long-Term Evolution package of upgrades could start rolling off the production line in 2027, Airbus officials say.
Saab has signed a 1.553 billion SEK ($160 million) contract for its Erieye airborne early warning radar-equipped Saab 2000 for an undisclosed customer.
NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility began a reopening May 18 for some mission-critical activities due to a decrease in COVID-19 illness reported in the New Orleans area.
Citing concerns about Tropical Storm Arthur, which was passing off the coast of North Carolina on May 18, SpaceX is standing down from its planned May 19 launch of a Falcon 9 rocket to build out its Starlink network, putting the long-awaited flight test of a crewed Dragon spacecraft next on the launch schedule.
BEIJING—China is likely to finish its Beidou 3 satellite navigation system six months before the original program target of the end of 2020, with the 30th and final spacecraft due to go into orbit next month.
After a one-day delay due to poor weather, the 197-ft. (60-m) tall Atlas V lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at 9:14 a.m. EDT to deliver an Air Force X-37B test vehicle into orbit for a sixth mission.
The U.S. Air Force is leveraging the global coronavirus pandemic to advance one of its key development programs, the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS).
Virgin Orbit completed a second dress rehearsal of its LauncherOne small satellite launch system on May 15, but plans to conduct some additional testing ahead of the vehicle’s orbital test flight, targeted for later this month.
The Pentagon has ousted its expert on industrial policy in preparation for the agency to take an integral role in President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 vaccine effort, dubbed Operation Warp Speed.
The U.S. Defense Department has signed a contract with Capella Space to provide airborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data and analytic services to the U.S. Navy.
Seeking a future, energy-efficient ride to cislunar space, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has launched a demonstration program for a spacecraft powered by a nuclear thermal propulsion system.
The first of eight Airbus A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports planned for Europe’s Multinational Multirole Tanker Transport Unit will be delivered to the Netherlands next month, but crew training is being delayed by the novel coronavirus pandemic.
A Lockheed Martin F-22 crashed May 15 during a routine training mission near Eglin AFB, Florida, and the pilot is in stable condition after ejecting, the U.S. Air Force says.
A former British TV soap actor has been named by Ghanaian authorities as wanted in connection with the corrupt sale of Airbus C295 turboprop airlifters to the West African nation’s military.
Using the 1967 United Nations Outer Space Treaty as a blueprint, NASA on May 15 unveiled a framework for conducting missions on and around the Moon that it hopes to parlay into a series of bilateral agreements with other countries.
