Defense and Space

U.S. Air Force hits point of no return on multidomain operational strategy.

The latest Skunk Works concept is likened to Lockheed’s losing proposal for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 tanker program, but with some major differences.

U.S. Air Force is pondering further upgrades for the Boeing B-52H fleet, including a concept that reduces the crew to four positions and eliminates the below-deck workstations.

The U.S. Air Force is planning to use what are essentially government credit cards to work with small businesses.

Japan has scheduled the fourth attempt to launch its latest cargo mission to the International Space Station for Sept. 21 at 2:15 p.m. EDT.

The Air Force anticipates delivery of light attack aircraft within roughly 18 months of contract award.

Britain’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory has been testing unmanned air and ground vehicles that can sniff out chemical contamination.

Lockheed's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared System will make up the first block of the missile warning constellation that will replace the current Space-based Infrared System.

Fundamental change for ETPS coming with new fleet and modernized learning processes.

Pratt & Whitney is offering to upgrade the vertical thrust component of Lockheed Martin F-35B's engine, offsetting the extra weight of proposed upgrades to the stealthy fighter’s mission systems.

Europe’s RemoveDEBRIS satellite has used a net to capture a deployed target simulating a piece of orbital debris.

Delivery for the KC-46A was slated for Oct. 27 but the service is working with Boeing to determine whether this is still achievable.

On receipt of the first payments on Sept. 18, the company declared the contract, worth £5 billion ($6.6 billion) to BAE, effective.

The U.S. Air Force says early analysis indicates that so-called physiological events (PEs) among T-6 pilots are “extreme outliers.”

The European Defense Agency says Europe is facing a shortfall of up to 40 aerial refueling aircraft in 2025.

The company has developed a prototype of a next-generation belly-mounted camera tasked with identifying targets in the ground and in the air.

The flight tests will evaluate how the Cuda compares to the range and terminal phase maneuverability of the Raytheon AIM-120 Amraam.

Moscow says Israeli fighter jets used the flight of the intelligence-gathering Ilyushin Il-20 “Coot” as a cover while they attacked targets in Eastern Syria.

L3 Technologies is positioning itself to take a lead role as the U.S. military seeks to knit together the electronics on its existing weapons.

The company has spent £2 million ($2.6 million) on a new training facility in Lincoln, UK, that will triple the company’s training capacity for both cyber activities and electronic warfare.

Japanese entrepreneur Yusaku Maezawa has signed a new agreement to fly on SpaceX's BFR along with six to eight artists of his choosing, in a flight targeted for 2023.

Fledgling firefighting company Seaplane Global Air Services has outlined plans to lease out waterbombing aircraft, especially the amphibious Beriev Be-200.

Hawkeye 360 is just the latest small satellite company to attract attention from the U.S. defense industry.

The first five years of the Space Force is estimated to cost $12.9 billion, according to a Sept. 14 report included in a letter from Wilson obtained by Aerospace DAILY.

The U.S. Air Force’s desire to keep the venerable Boeing B-52 Stratofortress operational to 2050 and beyond is driving momentum to finally replace the nearly 60-year-old engines which power America’s fleet of 76 B-52Hs.