Defense and Space

The Air Force requires the fighters to hit the tanker every 30-40 min. during an ocean crossing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA and Roscosmos are discussing whether to increase staffing in the International Space Station's U.S. segment from three to four astronauts.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Northstar Aviation has begun initial studies on an armed variant of Bell’s 429 twin-engine medium helicopter to meet the needs of a Middle Eastern customer.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA is looking to find a new market for the new Sea Venom lightweight anti-ship missile in the Middle East.
Defense and Space

By Jen DiMascio
The launch is now scheduled for Feb. 19 at 9:38 a.m. local time.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The A330s will be pooled between the MMF member nation but based in Eindhoven with forward operating bases located in those countries. The idea is to regenerate and boost Europe’s inflight-refueling capabilities.
Defense and Space

The U.S. Air Force’s long-running attempt to the replace the UH-1N Huey has hit another snag, with helicopter manufacturers telling the service that their airframes cannot meet the stated requirements without some modification.
Defense and Space

Two top U.S. Air Force and Marine generals are at odds over whether to accelerate procurement of Lockheed Martin’s F-35.
Defense and Space

By Bradley Perrett, Jay Menon
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) aims at building a rotorcraft in the class of the Sikorsky S-92 and Russian Helicopters Mi-17, initially to meet what it sees as the needs of the Indian air force.
Defense and Space

By Jay Menon
Saab Grintek Defense (SGD) will transfer its technology to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) for in-country maintenance of Saab’s Integrated Defensive Aids Suite (IDAS) system in India.
Defense and Space

By Joe Anselmo
In 1917 Aviation Week’s founding editors issued an urgent warning about the lack of preparedness of the U.S. to fight an air war. Such concerns prompted President Woodrow to take action, resulting in the establishment of NASA Langley.
Defense and Space

The head of the F-35 Joint Program Office says the outer wings of 32 carrier-based C-models need to be replaced to carry the Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder, the aircraft’s primary dogfighting weapon.
Defense and Space

By Molly McMillin
LMI Aerospace has entered an agreement to be acquired by the Sonaca Group, an aerostructures company based in Gosselies, Belgium.
Defense and Space

By Joe Anselmo, Graham Warwick, Guy Norris
After almost seven decades of development and testing in high-speed flight, the U.S. finally looked set to become the undisputed leader in hypersonics. What changed? Listen in as our editors discuss.
Defense and Space

By Carole Rickard Hedden
Aviation Week, the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and universities recognize these 20 accomplished students in aerospace fields.
Aviation Week & Space Technology

By Jen DiMascio
Arizona congressman sees an opportunity to make up for lost ground in missile defense realm.
Defense and Space

By Michael Bruno
Financial charges from the delayed U.S. Air Force KC-46A aerial refueling tanker continue to ripple across industry, with refueling system provider Cobham warning it will take $187 million in charges.
Defense and Space

The U.S. Air Force is sending its first operational squadron of F-35s to the Pacific this year as part of a theater security package, according to a top general.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Ceres, the largest of the Solar System’s main belt asteroids, shows evidence of surface organics, the carbon-based building blocks for life, according to new findings from NASA’s Dawn mission spacecraft.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Austria has filed a criminal complaint against Airbus Defense and Space and Eurofighter claiming that the companies have been deceiving Austria over its purchase of Typhoon fighter jets.
Defense and Space

The U.S. Navy has begun meeting with rocket manufacturers to support Orbital ATK’s development of an extended-range Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile.
Defense and Space

Boeing and Lockheed Martin say they will enter the U.S. Navy’s competition for an extended-range, ship-destroying missile for Littoral Combat Ship/Frigate warships.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force has been testing a Northrop Grumman-developed airborne gateway system to covertly pass information between the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Eurofighter Typhoon.
Defense and Space

By Jay Menon
India is showing interest in Rafael’s I-Derby Extended Range (ER) beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, mainly for its indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA).
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
Brazil has decided to decommission its single aircraft carrier, bringing into question the future of its navy Skyhawk fleet and the future development of a naval version of the Saab Gripen.
Defense and Space