Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
British and U.S. bid teams have submitted their final proposals to Belgium as the country considers its replacement for the F-16.
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“At the moment we have our hands full, with five missions planned in the first half of 2018,” says K. Sivan, chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization.
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By Tony Osborne
The company already had warned of another round of hefty charges associated with the late delivery of the aircraft and its tactical capabilities.
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By Michael Bruno
The new defense budget request is not a complete return to Cold War heydays for industry, but it is close enough for a marketplace that never truly left it.
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By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with a plan to quickly begin buying a new set of GPS III satellites that can survive in a contested environment.
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By Marhalim Abas
The Philippines has abruptly canceled an order for 16 Canadian helicopters and President Rodrigo Duterte is vowing not to buy military equipment from Canada or the U.S.
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By Michael Bruno
The aerospace and defense supplier and serial acquirer has an “active” pipeline of potential merger and acquisition targets.
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The company has partnered with rival Boeing Autonomous Systems to offer its carrier-based aerial refueling UAV.
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The stakes are high for Boeing as the Navy looks to make a series of F/A-18 design changes in response to a surge in hypoxia-like episodes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency won't fly or buy the new Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Block 2A until it knows what went wrong during the Jan. 31 intercept test.
Defense and Space

By Bill Carey
The Aerospace Industries Association wants the FCC to establish licensing and service rules for the large UAVs within a designated radio frequency band.
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By Mark Carreau
Could a defunct NASA satellite be revived and contribute to a better understanding of the ties between the Sun and the Earth’s magnetosphere?
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By Jen DiMascio
Responding to a need for more survivable space assets, the U.S. plans to shift its strategy for the future of its most advanced nuclear missile warning sats.
Defense and Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX is preparing to launch two prototype spacecraft to demonstrate technologies for a future broadband constellation consisting of thousands of satellites.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia halted an attempt at a fast-track Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for a second time early Feb. 11.
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By Marhalim Abas
After canceling an order for 16 Canadian Bell 412EPIs, the Philippines is in the market for new medium-lift helicopters.
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By Tony Osborne
A reduced production rate could help the A400M find export orders.
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By Michael Bruno
Gulfstream maker and warship builder General Dynamics is buying federal information technology (IT) and professional services provider CSRA.
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By Tony Osborne
Airbus is preparing for the next round of trials for its Eagle imaging sensor, which will pave the way for fully autonomous landings.
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The USAF plans to retire its fleet of B-1B and Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bombers in a “Bomber Vector” road map that will be laid out in the coming weeks.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus is to pay €81 million ($99 million) to resolve a German investigation into potential corruption over the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Austria.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
The Trump administration on Feb. 12 confirmed a return to Cold War-style defense posturing with a $686 billion budget blueprint for fiscal 2019 and beyond.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Boeing cut its staff employees by at least 6% in 2017, or about 9,700 workers altogether, according to company information.
Defense and Space

By Graham Warwick
Airbus begins Skyways flights; Singapore creates urban drone zone; Marine squads get quadcopters; BAE tests weapons bays; V-Bat VTOL UAV shows endurance.
Aerospace

By Robert Stallard
Winners in the boosted Pentagon budget are likely to include space, cyber and nuclear weapons.
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