Defense and Space

Airbus revealed the concept of an armed maritime patrol version of the A320neo at the Singapore Airshow.

Airbus says it has secured an accord with A400M partner nations to slow aircraft deliveries and readjust the road map for its military capabilities.

Embattled aerospace and defense supplier Arconic is initiating a “comprehensive strategy and portfolio review” to be completed by the end of the year.

An influential lawmaker took the U.S. Air Force to task over its response to a spike in dangerous hypoxia-like cockpit events.

Academia has improved the quality of new hires entering the aerospace and defense industry out of school, a senior captain of industry said Feb. 7.

Wellington wants a transporter that can conduct search-and-rescue and humanitarian missions and make flights to Antarctica.

As a way to combat the growing fighter pilot shortage, the Air Force is exploring options to provide aviators with comprehensive physical and emotional care.

Leonardo is studying concepts for a second-generation rotary-wing unmanned air vehicle for use in both land and maritime environments.

“A boon and a bane” may be the best way to describe the four new Airbus A400M airlifters operated by Malaysia.

Indonesian participation in the KAI KF-X fighter program remains doubtful, following a high-level visit to Jakarta in as many weeks without evident result.

A plan to bring back the U.S. Navy’s SLCM could help the U.S. in arms reduction talks with Russia, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis says.

The French financial market authority On Feb. 6 published the final results of Safran’s successful initial tender offer on Zodiac Aerospace shares.

Sikorsky and German defense engineering company Rheinmetall have teamed to offer the CH-53K for Germany’s future heavy-lift helicopter requirement.

LONDON—A consortium led by the owner of Portuguese charter airline HiFly plans to purchase up to six Embraer KC-390 airlifters.

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command is working hard to resolve challenges integrating the AC-130J Ghostrider's gun weapon system.

Lockheed Martin wants to replace Northrop Grumman as the key supplier of the F-35's AAQ-37 Distributed Aperture System.

Singapore is upgrading its Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopters with new mission systems, apparently as a midlife update for the type.

Singapore has declared its IAI/Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned aircraft fully operational, five years after the delivery of the system.

Increased operational flexibility and greater ability to track targets over larger areas are draws for air forces that have fewer aircraft.

As Israel’s major weapon systems developer, Rafael has been a leading supplier of defense systems to customers in the Asia-Pacific region.

The U.S. State Department has sent its senior diplomat in charge of foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow as part of President Donald Trump’s push to get more U.S. allies and partners to buy U.S. arms.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is bullish on future prospects for the Asia-Pacific region.

A Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack aircraft has been downed by a militant group using a man-portable surface-to-air missile.

Technical acceptance testing and training on the UAV began in October but it now has been formally delivered into the Turkish inventory.

Switzerland has temporarily grounded its fleet of F/A-18 Hornet fighters following the discovery of a crack in an aircraft’s landing flap hinge.