Defense and Space

The crew of the ISS has kicked off a busy final month of the year with the third of four planned spacewalks to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.

CAE on Dec. 2 unveiled an advanced training system for military student pilots built around a new virtual reality trainer.

The 22 member states of the European Space Agency have agreed to fund the organization’s activities for a record €14.4 billion ($15.8 billion) over five years.

Northrop Grumman taps into the internet of things to enable real-time monitoring of the health of munitions and rockets motors.

The UK Tempest project—which includes the Royal Air Force, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and MBDA—leaves scope for Japan and other partners to use their own systems.

India will receive its first shipment of Russian S-400 Triumf long-range surface-to-air missiles in September 2021.

Indra says the project will develop a podded jammer capable of operating in a wide frequency spectrum and providing jamming alone or in concert with other platforms in an escort role.

The Canadian company said it will work with industry “to progressively use” electric aircraft in the airborne element of its pilot training.

The Atlantic Council-backed play War Words aims to help Americans better relate to U.S. government defense and foreign policies.

The Tempest development concept leaves room for Japan to pursue its own fighter. Conceivable alternatives are the FCAS and indigenous development.

Britain will invest £374 million ($483 million) with ESA over the next five years, helping secure its involvement in projects such as NASA’s Lunar Gateway, the Rosalind Franklin Mars Rover and programs to monitor climate change.

Marines choose UAS prize challenge winners; KF-X to receive Meteor missiles; Vying for F-16 EW upgrades and Lockheed’s UK ambitions.

A British startup has unveiled a one-fifth scale model of an innovative lunar lander in partnership with a Ukrainian manufacturer, and plans to test another vehicle in the UAE.

Spain has chosen Pilatus’ PC-21 turboprop trainer to replace the air force’s fleet of CASA C-101 Aviojets, tender documents show.

Spain has chosen Pilatus’ PC-21 turboprop trainer to replace the air force’s fleet of CASA C-101 Aviojets, tender documents show.

Middle East countries and companies are not necessarily facing greater cyber security challenges than their contemporaries elsewhere in the world, says at least one company active in regional cyber security programs.

New communication systems and data links to improve interoperability are at the heart of a $1 billion upgrade to NATO’s fleet of Boeing E-3A Sentry airborne early warning aircraft.

The U.S. Navy has completed the final flight of the Lockheed P-3C Orion by an active duty squadron, closing out a 57-year era of maritime patrol flights by the four-engine, turboprop aircraft.

If proof were needed of the rapid pace of innovation in aerospace, attention should be paid to the Leonardo-Diamond collaboration, the DA62 MSA (Mission Surveillance Aircraft).

The U.S. Defense Department has awarded the initial contract to Lockheed Martin to support the first lot of full-rate production for the F-35A.

The European Space Agency council at the ministerial level opened Nov. 27 in Seville, Spain, to discuss a proposed increase in spending.

There is never anything simple about the design and delivery of aerospace and defense technology.

A new low-cost, low-weight system that offers the capability to detect and track submarines has completed a key set of at-sea trials.

Top Aces, an adversary air training provider, said Nov. 26 that it will receive $100 million in new financing.

Boeing Australia has conducted its first flight tests of autonomously teamed aircraft, apparently using two small jet-powered UAVs as surrogates for its Airpower Teaming System (ATS) “loyal wingman” unmanned aircraft.