Defense and Space

Airbus Defense & Space is working toward a demonstration of in-orbit satellite manufacturing in 2022.

European defense procurement agency OCCAR has invited Airbus’s Germany-based business to be the prime contractor for the EuroMALE UAS.

Dassault Aviation has been awarded a contract to carry out detailed study work for a future maritime surveillance aircraft based on its Falcon 2000 LXS bizjet.

China’s air force boldly brandished four examples of a newly-developed missile for the first time inside the weapons bay of the country’s most advanced fighter.

U.S. Defense Undersecretary Mike Griffin is reconsidering the merits of missiles that use older, semi-active radar technology to home-in on targets.

A Japanese demonstrator fighter engine has been run to full thrust with no problems, a program official says.

India’s state-run space agency is preparing to launch its GSAT-29 high throughput communication satellite on a heavy-lift GSLV Mk. 3 on Nov. 14.

New AH-1Z attack helicopters will address the fast-attack boat threat.

Since 1952, UTC Aerospace Systems has supported the B-52. As the USAF looks to extend the bomber’s mission, UTC Aerospace Systems stands ready with the right experience and technology for the future.

Euroconsult’s annual satellite market forecast is predicting a fast decrease in the average value of a satellite—minus 15% compared to last year’s study.

A Rocket Lab Electron booster lifted off from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula on Nov. 11.

A pilot’s mistakes, a maintenance crew’s failures and a “culture and climate of complacency” are cited as factors in a USAF report on a fatal WC-130H crash.

The agency is ordering 22 AW169Ms, Leonardo announced Nov. 12.

Japan is considering acquiring the General Atomics Avenger unmanned combat aircraft for naval surveillance beginning in the late 2020s.

Indonesia is likely to put into service a locally made surface-to-surface missile within two years, the manufacturer says.

India’s HTT 40 basic trainer aircraft has cleared its first spin test, considered one of the most challenging elements of any aircraft development program.

Boeing and Safran have received regulatory approvals to begin operations of their new auxiliary power units (APUs) joint venture.

Anglo-Swedish fighter technology discussions contrast with Franco-German squabbles over future fighter exports.

The U.S. president's remarks during a Veterans Day celebration tempered a low-grade diplomatic dispute with the host nation.

The military will present multiple options, and Macron plans to make a decision on the fate of military space at the beginning of next year.

While France has proposed creating a European military, the U.S. is pushing back, arguing the construct would threaten its industrial base and NATO.

A group of landowners that farm the land on the A’Mhoine Peninsula in Northern Scotland have voted 59% in favor of moving forward with the spaceport project.

Germany has restarted its heavy-lift helicopter (STH) competition after Berlin approved an uptick in funding for a series of procurement programs.

Dassault and the French government have withdrawn the Rafale fighter from the competition to replace Canada’s aging CF-18s.

The Pentagon has confirmed that Defense Chief Management Officer John Gibson turned in his resignation Nov. 5.