Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
The bill provides a total of $675.8 million for Wideband Global Satcom, including an additional $600 million to buy WGS-11 and WGS-12.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
The spending bill signed by President Trump gives NASA far more than it asked for, but the space agency still lacks something money can’t buy: a new leader.
Defense and Space

The head of the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration is “concerned” about an increasing threat of drone activities.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is experimenting with a passive radar system, a move that could see the technologies included in the requirements for future surveillance sensors.
Defense and Space

Gen. Lori Robinson, commander of U.S. Northern Command and Norad, is concerned about the growing threat posed by Russia’s advanced cruise missiles.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett, Guy Norris
China is developing a hypersonic wind tunnel capable of simulating speeds of Mach 10-25, state television says.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The unstable landing of an S-92 helicopter on a North Sea oil rig could have been prevented if exceedances on the helo's HUMS had been correctly identified.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett
China is planning new versions of the Avic Chengdu J-20 fighter, while also working to fully exploit its current capability.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
On-demand helicopter service provider Fly Blade has raised $38 million in a Series B financing round that includes investment from Airbus Helicopters.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Brazilian Air Force gearing up for KC-390’s service entry this summer. Multi-role aircraft can drop paratroopers, fight fires and refuel aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
China’s abandoned Tiangong-1 space station is on its way to an uncontrolled fiery re-entry within a few days of April 1.
Defense and Space

Congressional appropriators on March 22 unveiled a sweeping $1.3 trillion spending agreement that would fund the Department of Defense at $654.6 billion.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
British defense supplier Ultra Electronics has named former BBA Aviation chief executive Simon Pryce as its new CEO beginning June 18.
Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
Honeywell Aerospace expects to conduct a second test this spring of the electric generator it is developing for the LightningStrike hybrid-electric UAV.
Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
Israel’s Elbit Systems is completing the acquisition of privately-owned Universal Avionics Systems Corp., the companies said March 22.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Belgium’s future fighter program has been thrown into turmoil after it emerged that cheaper options to extend the life of the country’s F-16s had been hidden.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Drone data provider Skycatch and manufacturer DJI are to deliver a fleet of 1,000 small UAVs to Komatsu Smart Construction to map and model job sites.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
More than 80% of leading aerospace and defense company executives expect to see AI systems working alongside their human employees in just the next few years.
Defense and Space

Boeing is about to start an exhaustive effort to transition the U.S. Navy’s carrier air wing to the new-and-improved Block III Super Hornet.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Yates Electrospace is still pursuing ever-higher electric-aircraft speeds, but its first product is a disposable cargo glider.
Aerospace

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Marines, with the Army, are testing responsive resupply of troops in the field using unmanned aircraft of different sizes and capabilities.
Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
UK’s new ‘Lanca’ UCAV; Australia’s naval aviation fleet takes shape; GPS OCX enters new software development phase; Stratcom head assesses plutonium pit status.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Army tests of a vehicle-mounted high-energy laser in Europe have showcased its capability against drones.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The pilot of a Hawker Hunter jet that crashed during aerobatic maneuvers at the Shoreham Airshow, killing 11 people on the ground, will face criminal charges.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Germany’s Lange Research Aviation is developing a fuel-cell-powered surveillance aircraft with 40 hr. endurance when flown unmanned.
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