Defense and Space

The storied UAV manufacturer has gone public on the Canadian Stock Exchange and soon may trade over-the-counter in the U.S.

The network will use satellite-based quantum communications to securely distribute quantum encryption keys over long distances.

The prolonged delay in closing Embraer’s sale of 80% of its commercial aircraft business to Boeing is eating into the Brazilian aerospace company’s finances.

“If I can enable that debate because we’ve got a bomber that’s continuing to deliver on time and on cost, then that’s wonderful,” U.S. Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper says.

BAE Systems' FAST Labs R&D team will integrate adaptive radio-frequency sensing and jamming into one system small and light enough to fit on its helicopters and UAS.

The three ships will be fitted with MBDA VL MICA surface-to-air missiles and a new CMS developed by state-owned PT LEN and Thales, two industry sources tell Aerospace DAILY.

The partnership will allow BlackSky's growing imagery constellation to distribute data to users with handheld devices.

FlightSafety International has partnered with IBM to develop FlightSmart, an integrated pilot performance evaluation and training tool.

A global contract for development, production and introduction into service is close to signature.

Ryan Aerospace Australia has been awarded a contract to supply the U.S. Army with 31 Helimod Mark III helicopter simulators.

The brain trust behind the Gabelli investor conference and the erstwhile L-3 Communications may be making a new C4ISR giant.

The Falcon 9 launch—the company’s first since August and 11th for the year—was the fourth flight for the rocket being used and demonstrated the first reuse of a payload fairing.

The U.S. Air Force is using virtual reality technology for helicopter pilot training to increase throughput as it prepares for the arrival of the HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter.

As key crewed flight tests of Boeing’s CST-100 and SpaceX’s Crew Dragon slip into 2020, NASA is taking measures to ensure it maintains a minimal U.S. presence aboard the International Space Station.

Retired five-time NASA space shuttle astronaut Bonnie Dunbar leads an effort she describes as “a bit science fiction” to improve future spacesuits.

An inside look at what it takes to get the world’s most expensive warship into shape for its first deployment.

Space-based analytics startup Ursa said it raised $15 million in Series B venture capital funding led by Razor’s Edge Ventures, a backer of several space and defense upstarts.

Despite two recent setbacks, Kratos’ top executive hasn’t changed his positive outlook on two of the company’s unmanned aircraft system programs.

The Air Force has described MSDM as a small missile interceptor about one-third the size of the 9-ft.-long Raytheon AIM-9 Sidewinder.

The potential 10-aircraft order by the UAE could be the first in a series of international orders.

Madrid’s decision to make Indra the lead for FCAS in Spain has dismayed Airbus, prompting it to question whether the Spanish company has the “necessary skill set ... to ensure the success of the program,”

Two Zephyrs have been lost in weather-related incidents since Airbus began testing production-standard air vehicles at Wyndham, Western Australia.

HAPSMobile says its AeroVironment-built Hawk30 solar-powered, high-altitude unmanned aircraft has completed its second flight at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in California.

Germany’s diamond shaped LO demonstrator could be the jewel that shapes a future combat aircraft.

Boeing quickly homed in on the cause of the failure: a misconfigured rigging line between the main parachute and the pilot chute that pulls it out.