Defense and Space

Leaders representing all eight coast guard agencies of the Arctic nations signed a joint statement officially establishing the Arctic Coast Guard Forum.
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By Bradley Perrett
Australia, finding itself unaccustomedly close to a major theater of potential hostilities, is inclined to offer more support to the U.S., including access to its territory.
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By Angus Batey
A new nonrotating, multistatic radar technology generates 2,304 beams to achieve uninterrupted coverage of airspace.
Defense and Space

By Tony Osborne
The head of Airbus Defense and Space’s military aircraft division says that the aerial refueling of helicopters by the company’s A400M airlifter is now the subject of a research project after admitting it will be impossible to achieve in the aircraft’s current configuration.
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This F-35A completed the first three airborne gunfire bursts from its internal four-barrel 25mm Gatling gun system embedded in the left wing of the aircraft.

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By Mark Carreau
The six-person International Space Station marked its 15th year of continuous human operations on Nov. 2.
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By Tony Osborne
Airbus Defense and Space is developing a system to refuel helicopters for its C295 twin-turboprop airlifter.
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Israel Aerospace Industries’ Gulfstream G550-based Multimission Airborne Reconnaissance Surveillance System airborne ground surveillance system is now in full development.
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Lockheed Martin has built in extra time to develop, build and test the Long Range Discrimination Radar, a Lockheed official says.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has emphasized the need for the “so-called six-party talks to call for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
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By Tony Osborne
The head of the company’s military aircraft division, Fernando Alonso, says the aircraft could be used more flexibly while flying racetrack patterns in the sky waiting to provide fighters with fuel.
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By Guy Norris
BAE Systems is partnering with air-breathing rocket developer Reaction Engines as part of an agreement under which BAE will acquire a 20% share of the U.K.-based company for £20.6 million.
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By Mark Carreau
Intended to merge the interests of scientists and those responsible for the safety and productivity of the astronauts assigned to the initial year’s long journeys to the red planet, the four-day exercise produced passionate presentations from science teams.
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Lockheed Martin is developing Aegis combat systems improvements needed to field the U.S. Navy’s proposed air and missile defense radar (AMDR).
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As Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific commander, prepares to make his first trip to Beijing, relations between the U.S. and China are striking discordant notes.
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U.S. Navy sailors are testing a new paint that could reduce potential noise hazards - especially those introduced by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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By Mark Carreau
NASA has released its first images of the geyser-like spray emerging from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, two days after the Cassini mission spacecraft dashed through it.
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By Bradley Perrett
South Korea’s defense technology agency has unveiled a small demonstrator for a stealthy, tailless unmanned combat aircraft, part of a program that is probably focused initially on overcoming challenges in flight control.
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A NASA review of the 2014 engine failure of the Orbital ATK Antares launch vehicle after liftoff on a cargo-delivery mission to the International Space Station found foreign object debris in the AJ-26 engine.
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By Mark Carreau
NASA is overly optimistic about its ability to address significant risks to astronaut health and performance, a report by NASA's inspector general says.
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The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $91.7 million engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) contract earlier this month to further mature system designs for the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 (Sewip B3) electronic warfare system.
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By Michael Bruno
After the LRS-B award, many industry observers are waiting for another shoe to drop when it comes to M&A or divestitures. They could be waiting in vain.
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By Jen DiMascio
Boehner departure allows budget deal, new Speaker Ryan brings hope of end to fiscal cliffhangers; Ex-Im Bank reauthorization awaits Senate action.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
South Korea’s KF-X fighter program survived encounters with the national executive and legislature this week, but remains more politically controversial than ever.
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By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s government arms trade agency Rosoboronexport is restoring ties with Iran, continuing deliveries to Syria and otherwise planning to boost sales to the Middle East.
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