Defense and Space

Boeing is pairing its Wideband Global Satellite with Protected Tactical Satcom Prototype so troops remain connected in a contested environment, says Tim Fay.
Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
Russian cosmonauts conducted a nearly 8-hr. spacewalk outside the International Space Station in which they moved an almost 1,100-lb. radiator.
Space

By Steve Trimble
DMEA’s staff has recently been assigned a new task in response to urgent calls by Ukraine to replenish a rapidly depleting arsenal of air defense systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network
Russia plans to send the Venera-D exploration mission to Venus without NASA participation, albeit with less ambitious scientific goals.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The NRO and Space Force will launch the SilentBarker satellite later this year.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Brazil’s largest defense company studies options for partnering on next-generation fighters and developing light utility transports.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Richard Aboulafia
The companies, services and people dependent on today’s promising new generation of aircraft would do well to heed the lessons of the past.
Budget, Policy & Operations

LOCKHEED MARTIN had $1.7b net income on $15.1b sales in 1Q23 vs $1.7b on $15b in 1Q22.
Defense and Space

By Garrett Reim
U.S. Space Systems Command is closely watching SpaceX’s launch test of the fully reusable Starship/ Super Heavy launch vehicle, planned for April 20.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The NRO has been experimenting with components of systems that could contribute to a ground-moving target indication mission from orbit.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
LightRidge Solutions, a private equity portfolio, is building space-based assets that offer protection designed to protect against on-orbit attacks.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The National Reconnaissance Office wants new technologies and processing for electro-optical imaging.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin has decided to not pursue any further legal action to overturn the U.S. Army’s selection of the Bell V-280 Valor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The U.S. Space Force’s upcoming competition for national security space launch service will be open to novel heavy- and superheavy new boosters.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Lockheed Martin’s failed bid for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program included “aggressive pricing,” the company’s chief financial officer says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The first Dream Chaser, DC-101 Tenacity, is set to launch on the second flight of the Vulcan Centaur.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Space Command says it is on track to reach full operational capability by year's end, although its biggest hurdle has yet to be cleared.
Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA gives "marching orders" to international and commercial partners interested in joining U.S. efforts to expand human activities beyond low Earth orbit.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. has finalized the sale of 400 RGM-84L-4 Harpoon Block II coastal defense systems to Taiwan, Bloomberg has reported.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Amazon Web Services has selected 14 startups to participate in its 2023 Space Accelerator course.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. military says it has tracked more than 11,000 missile launches during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Space

By Guy Norris
As NASA closes in on releasing a request for proposals for a rover vehicle service on the Moon, Leidos has unveiled a prototype Lunar Terrain Vehicle.
Space

Clint Crosier, director of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) aerospace and satellite business
Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The SeaOnyx appears to be a new derivative of the Phenix Solutions Ultra UAS series, which features a coaxial rotor for vertical lift.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX will try again on April 20 to send a Starship spacecraft into a 90-min. flight test around the Earth.
Commercial Space