Defense and Space

Earth-i intends to launch 15 satellites in batches of five, starting in early 2019.

NATO is stepping up its protection of vital undersea cables in the face of a new unconventional threat from Russia, Britain’s defense chief says.

NASA must do better at focusing on the health risks astronauts will face if they are to live, work and explore beyond low Earth orbit for extended periods, an assessment says.

Japan is probably more interested in standoff air-to-surface missiles for defense against an amphibious attack than the North Korean ballistic threat.

Vietnam is an exception in its region. It is spending to face external threats, especially by modernizing its navy

With an election coming up, the Brazilian armed forces likely will stay the course through 2018.

With big bills coming due and more new contracts in limbo, India’s defense ministry is looking for a cash infusion.

A new generation of EW systems is on verge of entering service, bringing latest digital technologies to bear in the battle for electromagnetic spectrum.

Two Russian Su-25s on Dec. 13 flew into coalition airspace on the east side of the Euphrates River near Abu Kamal, Syria, violating verbal agreements.

The private investor behind the Sea Launch project plans to support the development of future space transportation technologies with the purchase of at least 50 next-generation Soyuz launch vehicles.

A Google neural network has discovered an eighth planet circling the Sun-like star Kepler-90, located in the Draco constellation some 2,500 light years from Earth.

President Trump has signed the fiscal 2018 NDAA, which approved a U.S. cruise missile to countervail a cruise missile that Russia has trained on NATO forces.

Blue Origin engineers, logistics and administrative services employees began moving into a new rocket factory at Kennedy Space Center’s industrial park this week.

Italian aerospace defense firm Leonardo says assembly of the first Eurofighter Typhoons for Kuwait is well underway.

The operator of a drone that collided with a Black Hawk failed to see and avoid the helo because he was flying the drone out of visual range, the NTSB says.

Australia will begin handing over 18 surplus Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornets to Canada in 2019, the government in Canberra says, confirming that a sale is planned.

Airbus Helicopters has begun flight trials of its Project Eagle imaging sensor that could pave the way for fully autonomous landings.

BAE Systems and the University of Manchester have test flown a UAV demo that uses wing circulation control and fluidic thrust vectoring for flight control.

Three U.S., European and Russian astronauts and cosmonauts returned safely to Earth Dec. 14 to conclude a 139-day tour on the International Space Station.

The U.S. Navy’s test program for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (Lrasm) has notched another win.

Global weapon sales increase first time in seven years; Russia S-400 Turkey deal; Draken buys South African Cheetah fighters; Lockheed wins Paveway II contract.

With development of the MiG-35 almost complete, pilotless aircraft pose a new challenge for Russia’s MiG bureau.

With a deep-strike capability and a second-strike nuclear capability, Israel is regarded as a stabilizing force in the region.

Qatar blockade and Yemeni conflict show little sign of abating as Saudi-Iranian standoff continues.

A USAF pilot-physician recently flew several F/A-18 sorties to help a NASA team better understand why U.S. Navy pilots are experiencing “physiological episodes.”