Defense and Space

Russia’s Mil Mi-38 heavy transport twin engine helicopter finally has a customer.

The reentry vehicle of Hyunmu 2C notably features fins, implying it is maneuverable and terminally guided. In the latest test, it fell within about 5 m of the target.

Fighter, maritime patrol aircraft and artillery pieces are on France and Germany “must develop” list, as they seek to form a tighter relationship.

Several foreign nations will be sending representatives to watch the U.S. Air Force’s light attack experiment.

Russian aircraft corporation MiG has been thrown a lifeline by the Russian government.

The quarter-scale aircraft, a flying wing 3 m (10 ft.) in length and span, made a 7-min autonomous flight on July 18, completing a pre-programmed course over the Overberg test site.

Earth-i is planning to launch a constellation of Earth observation spacecraft that will provide full-color video images at high-frequency revisit rates.

Iran’s first homegrown “Kosar” military training jet could begin flying within five or six months after recently starting ground testing.

Aircraft Industries’s (LET) next-generation L-410 high-wing twin turboprop will enter production in 2018, company officials confirm.

Logos Technologies has flown its Redkite wide-area motion imagery sensor on a second Class 3 tactical unmanned aircraft system.

The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) has demonstrated the automatic takeoff and landing of a tiltrotor unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on a moving ship.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) is adding its voice to a growing chorus calling on the White House to withdrawal its nomination of former Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.) as the next Export-Import Bank chairman.

French airport operator Groupe ADP and civil aviation authority subsidiary DSNA Services have unveiled their Hologarde integrated counter-drone system.

The Russian military intends to buy more Sukhoi Su-35 fighters and Tu-160M2 bombers while next-generation systems continue development.

The U.S. Air Force is looking closely at the future of close-in warfare, but the service’s top general says that future may not include a direct replacement for the A-10 Warthog.

The future of Russian manufacturer United Aircraft Corporation’s defense products is likely to be smaller and more focused on new designs.

For Maj. Nick Krajicek, the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds’ first international appearance since 2011 was a dream come true.

Five NASA spacecraft either orbiting Mars or roving its surface will be isolated from terrestrial commanding due to a Red Planet solar conjunction between July 22-Aug. 1.

The Navy is looking more closely at the quality of the bleed air that comes off the T-45’s engine as a possible cause of hypoxia.

Siberian aeronautical research institute SibNIA has flown the prototype on an all-composite, turboprop-powered derivative of the Antonov An-2 utility biplane.

During the tests in Galveston Bay off the coast of Texas, astronauts unstrapped themselves, crawled from their seats, opened a side or top hatch and deployed a lightweight raft intended to provide them with refuge until recovery forces arrive.

South Korea is testing a ballistic missile larger than the previously revealed Hyunmu 2A and 2B.

Gulfstream officials say Boeing’s “room for growth” argument for why the U.S. Air Force should pick a 737 airliner over a business jet for future Compass Call, J-Stars, Rivet Joint and AEW&C missions is “misleading.”

The resulting program likely will produce combat aircraft designed to replace existing fleets of fighters such as the Panavia Tornado and the Dassault Mirage 2000D.

The European Maritime Safety Agency will provide services to member states for missions ranging from border control and maritime surveillance to pollution monitoring.