Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
Engineering contractor iAccess Technologies has nearly completed deliveries of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out kits for USAF C-130H Hercules turboprops under an Avionics Modernization Program 1 contract awarded in 2017.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Shortfalls in the 30-year reliability of a handful of electrical components for the B61-12 nuclear weapon will delay completion of the first production unit by 16-18 months.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Saab has promoted Deputy CEO Micael Johansson to take the helm of the Swedish aerospace and defense company.
Defense and Space

Aviation Week caused an international incident of sorts in September 1994 when it published a cover image of two Dassault Rafale fighters superimposed over an artist’s rendering of the French flag. The problem: the flag's colors were in the wrong order.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
After years of discussions, a military plan to automate and distribute command-and-control authority is starting to become tangible.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force is open to a teaming arrangement as a response to the solicitation for the Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) competition, according to the service’s acquisition executive.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force has added the obscure category of “single-use aircraft” to the list of technologies being pursued to form the next generation of air superiority capabilities.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
A drop-off in space business challenged French aerospace and defense prime Thales during the first half of 2019, the company acknowledged Sept. 4.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
Embraer delivered the first production KC-390 airlifter and tanker to Wing 2 of the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) during a Sept. 4 ceremony at Anápolis air base.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has been criticized by auditors because its £3.2 billion ($3.85 billion) Military Flying Training System (MFTS) has failed to meet contractual obligations.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Satellite-based internet company OneWeb declared Sept. 4 that it will be the first connectivity provider in the Arctic starting next year.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA is proposing a magazine-launched, ground vehicle-mounted derivative of its Brimstone air-to-surface missile to meet a Polish requirement for a tank destroyer.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
The South Korean defense ministry is proposing a 20.7% surge in the budget for indigenous weapon development in 2020, with the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-X program a key reason for the rise.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Each concept is being funded for a nine-month, $400,000 evaluation. After that the agency will select one of the concepts for a mission capped at $55 million.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy is growing its Naval Expeditions (NavalX) office by launching the first five regional Tech Bridges across the nation to better connect the military and the private sector.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Embattled aerospace valve provider Circor, whose management recently fended off an unsolicited takeover attempt favored by its own shareholders, has sold its Spence and Nicholson product lines to Emerson for about $84.5 million in cash.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Ametek, a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices, said Sept. 4 it has acquired Pacific Design Technologies.
Defense and Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) intends to release a draft solicitation and hosted a classified industry day for the next-generation interceptor acquisition.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
ETPS 2019 students will be the first to graduate under EASA rules.
Air Transport

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. government has threatened to apply sanctions on international scientific organizations that collaborate with Iran on space launch vehicles less than a week after a failed test of a satellite launcher.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
Kennedy Space Center will remain closed at least through Sept. 5 as slow-moving Hurricane Dorian grazes Florida’s eastern seaboard following its deadly pass by Grand Bahama and the Abacos Islands.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo has lifted the lid on a comprehensive concept upgrade for Poland’s multirole W-3 Sokol helicopters.
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The response to rising threats of U.S. sanctions on buyers of Russian arms swung between open defiance and quiet caution at the MAKS Air Show here on Aug. 27, as President Vladimir Putin formally cleared the Sukhoi Su-57 to enter the export market.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA's human exploration and science mission directorates are assessing a range of small-mission strategies to help prepare it for Mars at a brisker pace with high-value science missions at more affordable costs.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
The Japanese defense ministry has proposed to launch Future Fighter development in the fiscal year beginning in April 2020, and said it should proceed even if a hoped-for international partnership cannot be arranged.
Defense and Space