Defense and Space

A new U.S. Army program will demo an intel-collecting system with three powerful sensing capabilities in one year and attempt to field the system on a new airborne surveillance fleet starting in five years.

Japan is allowing three years to tighten the concept design for the NGF. The latest drawing suggests heightened emphasis on range.

The value of international arms transfers around the globe grew by about 65% from 2007 to 2017.

U.S. Air Force is seeking information on commercial eVTOL vehicles that could be fielded within three years.

The U.S. Army has outlined its vision of a mission system architecture for its Future Vertical Lift platforms that will allow upgrades to be fielded rapidly to counter emerging threats and overcome obsolescence over their life cycle.

Contenders for Finland’s fighter competition will be put through their paces in January and February in the Nordic nation’s challenging climate. The

Digital backbone for FVL; USAF eyes eVTOL; autonomous ag aircraft; drone deliveries in industrial park; better carbon fiber for space.

Aerobond has been acquired by WHI Global.

LOCKHEED MARTIN delivered 134 F-35s in 2019 (higher than delivery goal of 131) vs 91 in 2018; it plans 141 in 2020.

Greek demonstrations promote the General Atomics Reaper’s maritime patrol capabilities.

For space tourism’s prospects after any fatal accident, look to the X-15, the space shuttle and extreme mountain climbing, analysts say.

Celestia Technologies Group has acquired the satellite ground systems division of Antwerp Space.

Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35s overall in 2019 to slightly exceed expectations.

The U.S. Air Force secretary has transferred 14th Air Force to the U.S. Space Force.

Maxar Technologies has reached a deal to sell its MDA Canadian space subsidiary.

For its next fighter Japan should choose an adaptation of the F-22 with a larger wing and avionics from the F-35, the U.S. Mitchell Institute argues.

NASA astronaut Christina Koch on Dec. 28 broke the previous record of 288 days for the longest spaceflight by a woman.

The U.S. Army has revealed a future mission for the MQ-1C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet.

The first Russian missile regiment armed with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle became operational Dec. 27.

Japan’s defense ministry has proposed to start working with a foreign partner on the country’s Next Generation Fighter.

The Calt Long March 5 heavy space launcher returned to flight on Dec. 27.

Embraer has demonstrated the ability of the KC-390 to drop heavy cargo loads at low speed.

The U.S. military has conducted its first field test of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) technology to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat

The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and U.K. have signed orders for Boeing to remanufacture a total of 47 AH-64 Apache helicopters to the E-model standard.

Textron will not become a pure aerospace and defense company in the near term.