Defense and Space

Lockheed Martin Ventures is doubling down on its investment in Ocean Aero, a startup targeting the underwater unmanned vehicle system market.

Airborne collision avoidance and tracking system developers Flarm Technology and uAvionix have partnered to supply electronic conspicuity and detect and avoid systems for manned and unmanned aircraft.

Hypersonic weapons testing and fielding will enhance the B-52H’s long-range strike capability.

The FBI plans to purchase a new Gulfstream G550 ultra-long-range jet from Gulfstream Aerospace to support its Counterterrorism Division and for other missions.

Aerospace parts specialist and serial acquirer Heico on Aug. 28 promised plans to grab more market share and buy other companies.

India’s sole aircraft carrier, the INS Vikramaditya, is receiving upgraded marine hydraulic systems to help enhance aircraft operations of the ship.

Despite engineering a fix for green glow, a problem that obscures the vision of F-35C pilots during night operations, the U.S. Navy did not use its newly developed pilot helmet during its first, and possibly only, operational test at sea.

The Aerospace & Defense MBA from the University of Tennessee is transforming A&D leaders and their supporting employers. Business is now booming for more than 350 alums from diverse roles all over the country who have completed the unique program.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has reiterated his support of White House and Pentagon plans to establish a Space Force.

Aviation Week was invited to observe the first time the U.S. Navy F-35C conducted operational testing on an aircraft carrier.

The FAA has granted 1,960 waivers to operators of small UAS—mostly to fly at night—in the two years since its Part 107 reg governing the commercial use of drones took effect.

The Dayton, Ohio-based National Aviation Hall of Fame (NAHF) will add four inductees, three with NASA ties, in ceremonies planned for Sept. 28.

One of 12 U.S. men and women selected in 2017 from a record 18,354 applicants to train as a NASA astronaut candidate is leaving the agency for personal reasons.

The top 10 countries account for 87% of world aerospace output, but will face a challenge by China as it tries to assert aerospace dominance.

Coalition airpower has helped deplete the so-called Islamic State terrorist group’s presence in Iraq and Syria.

New urgency, linked to engine sustainability and need for outsize hypersonic weapon launch capability, drives potential acceleration of B-52H reengining plan.

Kennedy Space Center’s historic Launch Complex 39A has been outfitted with a sleek steel-and- aluminum walkway to allow the boarding of SpaceX Dragon capsules.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have begun building a new ground-to-ground missile unit to protect Israeli civilians from rocket and artillery attacks.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is trying to sell 12 upgraded Kfir fighter jets still left in its inventory to export customers.

An agreement to sell 12 Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16C/D fighters to Croatia may face some major obstacles.

The last of NASA’s four Great Observatories, the Spitzer space telescope, has marked its 15th anniversary in space.

The Atlas flew the aid on the request of the Indonesian government following a five-day stop-over at the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta.

India’s defense ministry has cleared a proposal from the navy to buy 111 Naval Utility Helicopters at a cost of more than 210 billion rupees ($3 billion).

U.S. defense acquisition reform redux,includes a surge of interest in other transaction agreements (OTA) and concern that they can lead to big problems later.

NASA’s Osiris-Rex spacecraft has begun the final approach phase of its lengthy, $1 billion mission to return a sample from the 1,600-ft.-long asteroid Bennu.