Defense and Space

“Saab being selected to install the first air base solution is a huge breakthrough, not only because it’s for NATO, but because it means we’re entering the German as well as the military market,” said the head of Saab's air traffic solutions division.

Although the missiles will be acquired under an FMS deal, Germany will acquire the integration services for the Tornado directly from Northrop’s Innovation Systems business unit, the DSCA says.

The deals, signed during the Army 2019 exhibition in the Kubinka suburb of Moscow, are worth a total of 1 trillion rubles, or $15.8 billion, the state-run TASS news agency reported.

Bell CEO Mitch Snyder has hinted that the manufacturer may not develop a new clean-sheet commercial conventional rotorcraft beyond its Model 525 twin-engine super-medium helicopter.

The U.S. and Singapore are collaborating on how to use artificial intelligence (AI) in defense operations, with a focus on humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has launched a new search for a podded self-defense system that can protect aircraft from incoming missiles with a miniature missile, laser or high-powered microwave.

GPS outages disrupt Israeli airports; U.S. Army’s first JAGM firing tests; Israel investigating cause of GPS blackout.

With a software-driven product focus, L3 Harris hopes to change the defense industry’s business model.

The bill passed with a bipartisan vote of 86-8 and adopted 93 amendments, including two that enhance the Defense Production Act to ensure the security of the supply chain.

Canadian CF-18s will receive upgrades in two phases to keep them flying until the 35-year-old fighters are retired in 2032, with the first phase kicking off this summer.

The Raider is being flown to reduce the risk in Sikorsky’s bid for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance (FARA) Competitive Prototype program.

Affording both the Boeing F-15X and Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters may be problematic.

Bern’s Directorate of Political Affairs said it had reviewed the services provided by the OEM and concluded that they had breached Switzerland’s strict Private Security Services Provided Abroad regulations.

Apache pilots, unmanned aerial system operators and ground forces participated in operational testing.

IAI Malat has introduced a new member of the Heron family of unmanned aircraft systems, positioned to replace the Searcher UAS introduced in the early 1990s.

Elbit Systems introduced its new multimission small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS) at the recent Paris Air Show.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is looking ahead to further growth and higher profits.

Aviation Week’s defense team discusses the U.S. Air Force’s newly acknowledged AIM-260 air-to-air missile and the impact of leadership changes at the Pentagon

The U.S. is unsure if the EU understands the unintended consequences of the PESCO policy.

With SAMI in place, Riyadh wants to become an aerostructures hub and a partner on a future combat aircraft.

The stunning merger plan reinforces worries that both defense spending and the commercial aircraft order boom have peaked.

A new core processor and software architecture opens up possibilities for F-35 weapons and sensors.

In every region of the world, defense ministries are revising their military capabilities and doctrines for the twenty-first century - and focusing on new technologies for complex weapons platforms and cybersecurity protection.

The New Zealand Space Agency (NZSA) is evaluating a regulatory platform, developed jointly with LeoLabs, that is the first to enable regulators to monitor whether commercial satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) are operating in compliance with their licenses.

Kaman Corp. announced June 26 that it has struck a deal to sell its Distribution division—about half of its company—to Littlejohn & Co. for $700 million.