Defense and Space

Lockheed Martin has secured another hypersonic weapon-related contract, with a $40.5 million U.S. Navy award for booster technology development.

The United Arab Emirates is seeking NASA’s assistance in planning a Mars colony simulation in the Emirati desert.

Vanilla Aircraft, a U.S. developer of UAS with ultra-long endurance, has been acquired by a joint venture formed by Platform Aerospace and an unnamed partner.

Generation Orbit Launch Services has completed the first hot-fire test of a full-scale prototype of its GOLauncher1 (GO1) hypersonic flight-test booster.

Washington State has formed an electric aircraft working group to explore the opportunities and challenges of electrifying aviation.

Singapore will choose a replacement for the F-16 in the coming months, its defense minister says, identifying the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning as a candidate.

The South Korean defense ministry has OK'd the preliminary design of the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X fighter.

SpaceX’s 15th NASA-contracted Dragon resupply mission capsule reached the International Space Station early July 2.

This is the first installment of the third multiyear contract for the Osprey.

The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space has selected Joseph Vockley, a molecular geneticist, as its new president and executive director.

NASA is renewing its contract with Caltech of Pasadena, California, for oversight of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

India’s state-run space agency will launch a nanosatellite for an Australian startup later this year.

Defense spending is growing worldwide, and industry is reaping the windfall, for now.

Qatar is planning to purchase nine Hawk jet trainers from BAE Systems as part of a wider deal to buy Eurofighter Typhoon fighters.

The Hungarian government has ordered a fleet of H145M twin-engine light helicopters from Airbus.

BAE Systems has won a competition to build nine frigates in a program that will vastly increase the air defense capabilities of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).

The USMC will be fielding a new tech in 2019 for its V-22 Ospreys that allows passengers to use voice, email, video and text communication while in flight.

A SpaceX Dragon capsule with a near 3-ton cargo was on course to reach the International Space Station early July 2 following a predawn liftoff.

The U.S. Army has briefed industry on its plan to conduct a competitive fly-off in 2023 between prototype armed scout rotorcraft.

Aviation Week’s Guy Norris and Graham Warwick have been in Atlanta, Georgia, for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics’ Aviation 2018 conference. They talk about insights from the many panels and presentations and some hidden gems in the exhibition hall.

With a £74 billion turnover, UK is one of the major players in global aerospace sector.

The globe-trotting aerospace reporter and former Aviation Week & Space Technology editor-in-chief died June 21 at age 83.

In choosing the largest and most costly maritime patroller available, South Korea has uprated what emerged as a requirement for a second-tier backup the P-3.

Caret talks about how her division is preparing to take advantage of Pentagon spending strategy and where the company is preparing for trade restrictions.

UK Rapid Capability Office is speeding up the introduction of new capabilities.