Defense and Space

By Brian Everstine
Nine U.S. soldiers were killed when two Sikorsky HH-60 Black Hawks collided during night training.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The German Navy wants to expand its planned fleet of Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and acquire uncrewed air systems to supplement them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Bahrain has been approved to receive second-hand Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters, on top of recent deliveries of new-model AH-1Z Vipers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A multilayered plan to defend Guam from swarming missile attacks will require a new level of integration between Army and Navy interceptor systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine, Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Development Agency is poised to test its small-satellite constellation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio
The Space Development Agency (SDA) intends to track a hypersonic missile defense test next spring, Director Derek Tournear says.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The JPO originally scheduled the first TR-3-equipped F-35 for delivery in April 2023, a year before the end of the new schedule window.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force wants to cancel an electronic-warfare upgrade for its F-16 fleet to prioritize next-generation aircraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Airbus announced it will not acquire a stake in Evidian, a cybersecurity business under French information technology company Atos.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
German rocket startup Isar Aerospace has unveiled a $165 million Series C fundraising round.
Space

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Defense and Space

By Steve Trimble
The awards come nearly seven months after the U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) operational prototyping program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
The aerospace and defense Industry has an attraction and retention problem of its own making.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The Japanese defense ministry and leading companies in the country are working to lower costs and strengthen the supply chain.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force wants to continue investments in tactically responsive space.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is looking for proposals for a portable electrolysis system to generate hydrogen in austere conditions.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Top civilian leaders in the Pentagon say they support an effort to cancel the requirement for requesting funds outside of key budget areas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Lockheed Martin is self-funding an offshoot to provide communications, navigation and other services for government and commercial lunar customers.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall has decided not to proceed with replacing the F-35’s F135 powerplant with either of two alternatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Pentagon's announcement of the $15.5 million contract for two XQ-58 Valkyries for the Marines does not clarify how they will be used.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Commanders of the Nordic air forces—Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden—have committed to closer cooperation so they can operate in a more unified way.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The worst performing acquisition programs in the U.S. Space Force’s (USSF) portfolio are not in space.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Belgium has begun the process of procuring 20 new light helicopters for its armed forces and national police.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration says its KF-21 flight-test program has entered the weapon-release phase,
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s disabled Soyuz MS-22 crew transport departed the ISS early March 28 for an uncrewed, parachute-assisted descent to Earth in Kazakhstan.
Space