Defense and Space

Boeing and Lockheed Martin are now the two confirmed bidders for Canada's Future Fighter Capability program, with the F/A-18E/F and F-35A as the eligible candidates.

The demonstration keeps Lockheed’s technology in the Air Force’s field of view as competitor Raytheon's laser technology prepares to enter a year-long operational assessment overseas.

OneWeb says it is delaying launch of its next batch of 30-plus spacecraft from December to January to allow time for additional testing.

Andrew Adams will oversee strategy and operations for Lockheed’s campaigns to win contracts under the Defense Department’s Future Vertical Lift (FVL) initiative.

Details of an early upgrade program that could begin on German EF2000s as soon as mid-2022 have been revealed by Airbus.

The Pentagon has issued a laundry list of items that are “most in peril” during a potential six-month continuing resolution.

“We will purchase the newest type of Block 72 Viper,” Marshal Yuyu Sutisna told the Antara news agency, referring to the informal nickname of the single-engine fighter.

The 16-kg (35-lb.) target is on its way to startup Astroscale in Tokyo, where it will be attached to the Chaser satellite ahead of its planned launch in 2020.

NASA is cracking open previously untouched lunar samples from Apollo to prepare scientists for Artemis.

Spain’s Indra has delivered a simulator for the multinational NH90 helicopter that it describes as the most advanced in Europe.

“This is the culmination of two decades of Europe getting to the point of having their own [MALE UAS] development,” says Jana Rosenmann, head of unmanned system at Airbus Defense and Space.

Referred to by Airbus as the “new C295,” the enhanced model includes a new Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite with four 14-in. touchscreen displays dominating the cockpit.

Project aims for supersonic missile for Russian fighters; collision avoidance for Marine Hornets; and the UAE’s new startup coalition.

The Electronic Attack Jammer Pod flew on the Gripen Nov. 4, kicking off the flight testing phase of the development program, Saab says

Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein offered the first glimpse of the Air Force’s decision-making for the next five-year defense program more than three months before the White House releases the fiscal 2021 budget request.

The initial operational capability (IOC) declaration clears Norway’s F-35As to deploy next year to Iceland to perform air policing for NATO.

The United Arab Emirates government has launched a new holding to support national defense companies and start-ups.

Boeing is proposing a human lunar lander that can be launched as a single payload into lunar orbit, rather than making an assembly stop at NASA's proposed Gateway.

Ruag Space says the system, which was tested on the 2.6 m-long (8.5 ft.) fairing of a Vega launcher, also could be adapted to the heavier Ariane rocket.

The UK will need a multilayered approach to protect national infrastructure and events from drone misuse.

The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) announced the existence of a wind tunnel campaign for a new heavy transport aircraft intended to replace the An-124.

The U.S. Air Force is inviting companies to explain how they can support the requirements and schedule for the U-2S Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System (ASARS)-2C.

The 4th Fighter Squadron deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE on April 15 and flew the Air Force variant’s first combat sortie 11 days later.

The U.S. Air Force's first-ever Space Pitch Day event is aimed at offering non-traditional and small businesses on-the-spot contracts.

Navair is seeking industry input for the development an Auto GCAS-like capability to retrofit into the Marine Corps F/A-18C/D force.