Defense and Space

Japan will extend the range of the Mach-3 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) ASM-3 air-to-ship missile.

European missile manufacturer MBDA says it has no plans to adjust missile work shares despite the export challenges of Germany’s arms embargo on Saudi Arabia.

DARPA is seeking a significant increase in funding in fiscal 2020 for the Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) hypersonic weapon demonstration program.

Britain’s Meggitt has received third-country status from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA).

Leonardo says there is a “strong desire” for Italy to join the UK-led Tempest Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative (FCAS TI).

Demoing an aircraft that can fly and maneuver with no moving control surfaces, instead using active flow control, is the objective of a new program DARPA plans to begin in fiscal 2020.

Engineers from BAE Systems, Lockheed Martin and missile manufacturer MBDA have begun work to integrate the Meteor beyond-visual range air-to-air missile and the SPEAR III network-enabled missile onto the vertical takeoff and landing version of the F-35.

Embraer’s John Slattery will be the first CEO of the Boeing-Embraer commercial aircraft JV that the aircraft manufacturers expect to launch by year’s end.

Under DARPA's Rspace program, BAE is developing software decision aids to help air operations staff assess an air battle plan, monitor progress in real time and continuously project the outcome as it unfolds.

The CPS program leads a new wave of spending on seven different offensive prototype weapons or demonstrators spread across three different services and DARPA.

The U.S. Air Force plans to deploy a new version of Northrop Grumman’s Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile-Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile on the F-35A.

The USAF’s new Skyborg project has a five-year deadline to produce a “fighter-like” prototype of an unmanned aircraft that uses a software-controlled “brain.”

The Israeli Ministry of Defense successfully completed a series of intercept tests of an advanced version of the David’s Sling long-range rocket interceptor.

The New Mexico congressional delegation is urging the Pentagon to establish the Space Development Agency (SDA) in its state.

An Australian company is working to set up a polar-orbit launch base on the southern edge of the continent.

The launch of India’s Emisat advanced electronic intelligence (Elint) satellite has been postponed until April to allow for more testing.

Differences in foreign policy, arms-sales practices and industrial incentives could kill the aircraft before it gets off the ground.

The manufacturer remains committed to developing new military aircraft after commercial merger with Boeing.

Paulo Cesar de Souza e Silva will step down as chief executive of Embraer on April 22.

Twelve Joint Strike Fighter-related military construction projects may be delayed or canceled, including an F-35 maintenance hangar, to pay for U.S. President Donald Trump’s barrier projects on the southern border.

A disposable unmanned cargo glider designed to enable aircraft to resupply fast-moving ground forces over greater distances has entered a new phase of flight testing.

Israeli intelligence is closely following the production sites of Iranian-made missiles in Syria.

A United Launch Alliance Delta IV delivered the USAF's 10th WGS satellite to geosynchronous orbit March 15 following a successful launch from Cape Canaveral.

Egypt has signed an agreement to buy about 20 Russian-made Su-35 fighter jets for nearly $2 billion, Russian news outlets say.

Japan has begun the process of acquiring Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightnings by preparing to issue a request for proposals for STOVL fighters.