India will launch its new Earth observation satellite, Cartosat-2C, in May, in an effort to boost the country’s military reconnaissance and surveillance capability.
The U.S. Air Force still needs to change its approach to setting requirements and providing funding for its space battle management and command and control (BMC2) efforts, according to the general who has tactical control of the Defense Department’s space operations.
Lockheed plans to flight test an improved version of its Miniature Hit-To-Kill (MHTK) missile in July as it readies the weapon for an expected U.S. Army competition for a counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) interceptor.
A new Orbital ATK venture set up to develop commercial on-orbit satellite-servicing capabilities has signed Intelsat as its first paying customer, with launch of the initial Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) to an out-of-service Intelsat bird as early as 2018.
As U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar concluded meetings earlier this month during the Pentagon chief’s visit to India, the two countries agreed to strengthen their military and industrial defense bonds.
A Texas-based company has signed a five-year agreement with Spaceport America in New Mexico to begin commercial flights of its reusable suborbital launch vehicle later this year.
Nearly two years after the last E-4B flew from Boeing’s facility here, a new large aircraft completion center, Emerald Aerospace, has opened inside the former Boeing hangar.
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is embarking on some major Pentagon organizational reforms — including clarifying the role of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and potentially creating a full-fledged cyber combatant command.
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has cleared its Douglas KDC-10 aerial tanker to refuel the F-35, paving the way for the fighter’s public debut in June.
U.S. and Indian defense and industry officials are conducting more discussions on fighter production, continuing on their existing aviation deals, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says.
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the manufacturer of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship, has been given clearances by European and U.K. aviation regulators to start flight tests.
Darpa contract for Northrop Grumman will develop MEMS-based miniature inertial measurement units to a level where they can replace ring-laser and fiber-optic gyros for guidance of precision weapons when GPS is denied.
Carter Aviation Technologies has unveiled its concept for a high-speed rotorcraft as it continues efforts to secure partners to begin production of its slowed-rotor/compound CarterCopter.
Phase 2 of the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program aims to fly the vehicle 10 times in 10 days to demonstrate routine, responsive and affordable space operations.
NASA’s Kepler space telescope began a special assignment this week to seek out and characterize exo-planets that orbit far from their host stars, along with free-floating worlds.
Answering the call from U.S. Navy surface ship officials, industry leaders are looking at putting combat and missile systems on amphibious ships similar to those aboard cruisers and destroyers.
North Korea has shown the interceptor of its KN-06 long-range air defense system, publishing apparently genuine photographs of test launches conducted in the presence of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.
North Korea’s recent nuclear weapon demonstration and satellite launch could alter the regional international landscape, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says.
Air-launched weapons and other missiles are becoming a greater threat to U.S. forces, says a new Army manual on gathering and using intelligence on such threats.
