Defense and Space

AVIC is displaying a model of the FC-31 outside China for the first time and stated it has plans to fly a production version of the fifth-generation fighter by 2019.

Lockheed Martin expects its international organization to learn from Sikorsky’s commercial business following completion of the defense giant’s $9 billion acquisition of the helicopter manufacturer.

Reality will be illusion on battlefields, as insurgents and regular armies mix in the evolving strategy of hybrid warfare, which promotes political objectives by disguising state-sponsored aggression.

The U.S. Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) process was flawed, leading to an unfair award to Northrop Grumman for development of the stealthy aircraft that is estimated to be worth up to $80 billion, according to Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

Boeing and Lockheed Martin claim the U.S. Air Force’s Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) competition was flawed, leading to an unfair award to Northrop Grumman.

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is out of the running for NASA’s second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract.

Spacewalking U. S. astronauts Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren conducted a major plumbing task outside the International Space Station (ISS) on Nov. 6 in a bid to stem an elusive leak of toxic ammonia coolant.

The successful test, announced last month, followed the January 2014 flight of a Chinese hypersonic glider.

The fourth and final trajectory-correction maneuver comes as scientists begin making discoveries in the spectroscopic data from the July 14 encounter with Pluto and its moons.

How the U.S. funds its next ballistic missile submarine fleet will set the tone for all other shipbuilding programs in coming years, says Michael Petters, CEO for Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the U.S. Navy’s stop shipbuilder.

European forces are increasing capabilities and offsetting the impact of defense cuts by integrating personnel and equipment of their neighbors.

Dassault is having a great 2015 when it comes to exports of its signature Rafale fighter. Next year may be even better, says CEO Eric Trappier.

A scout vehicle that doubles as a forward command post and a heavier MRAP truck highlight new ground vehicles at recent expos.

With the Type 26 frigate, the Royal Navy commits to procuring the best platform for ASW and other multirole operations.

The U.K. seeks technology developments to enhance persistent surveillance in a solar-powered aircraft that operates as a ‘pseudo satellite.’

People’s Liberation Army creates a potent—if untested—tactical and strategic fire attack system.

Increment 1 P-8A Poseidon aircraft impress U.S. Navy brass during their Pacific deployment, but capability questions linger in Defense Department report.

A fiber-optic sensor developed for internal medicine could yield vibration-damping data in submarines.

Portability, ease-of-use and reliable links factor into Marine Corps decision to procure inflatable satcom terminal.

Rheinmetall’s new sight for 40-mm grenade launchers offers a high-tech approach to target acquisition.

NASA delays its CRS-2 contract, again. Italy is in line to become the next nation with armed Reapers. The FAA scrambles to create a UAV registration system. And the Ex-Im bank bill nears final passage.

The 10-year global military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market will be worth $716 billion through 2025.

Charged solar wind particles have changed Mars from a planet that was warmer and wetter to the cold desert we see today, data from a new NASA probe show.

NASA has set a new date for selecting one or more private space-launch providers to deliver cargo to the International Space Station in the second round of its Commercial Resupply Services competition.

The first Israeli air force C-130H to be fitted with modernized Elbit Systems avionics has flown for “dozens” of hours in its flight test program.