Defense and Space

The U.S. intelligence community has settled on the assessment that the offending system was a Russian-made SA-11, also dubbed the Gadfly by NATO.

The A&D industry finds it can’t always get what it wants in the workforce; but it gets what it needs.

The agency this week is issuing three concept development contracts for the new Multiple Object Kill Vehicle (MOKV) program, one each to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon and Boeing.

Weakening ruble could impede Russia’s air force bomber and fighter development programs.

Russia bolsters Arctic military units to reinforce claims on the region’s natural resources and shipping lanes

Finland wants a multirole fighter and ground-based air defenses to replace its F/A-18 Hornet fleet.

Lasers, microwave weapons and railguns have flopped before. Here are some ways to stop that from happening again.

Volatile commodity prices and currency exchange rates threaten the defense spending outlook, but there are positive flip sides for governments and defense contractors alike.

Aircraft carrier arrangement becomes another casualty of Ukraine incursion.

Climate changes are making the northern reaches of greater economic and strategic interest, but the U.S. military has a long way to catch up to the Russians and other nations.

Marines eye improvements in maintenance and multiship functionality for operational F-35Bs, but other nations wait for more robust versions.

In agreeing to pay $37.2 billion for specialty metals and parts supplier Precision Castparts, Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett signals his confidence that demand for large commercial jets will continue to outpace global economic growth.

A look at the obstacles that lie ahead for Lockheed Martin’s mammoth F-35 program, how its limitations with dogfighting is leading other militaries to tout maneuverability and how the U.K. is equipping other fighters with weapons that the F-35 can’t yet use. Amy Butler and Tony Osborne also spend a little time discussing this summer’s tanker blues.

Some Australian politicians say they know the best answer for the country’s submarine needs. They don’t.

A Lockheed Martin aircraft could be carrying a high-power laser in 2020; it’s not the F-35.

U.S. Navy pushes toward railguns, while U.S. Army shows interest.

A shadowy new class of microwave weapon could be used to identify and disable air threats to U.S. cities.

Mobile, practical and lethal lasers may be within reach for land and maritime use.

Lasers, railguns and microwave weapons—it’s not the 1980s, and the goal is low-cost kills on missiles and drones.

KC-46 fuel system set to undergo a round of inspections following embarrassing test mix-up at Boeing.

It is unclear who had the upper hand in a WVR exercise that also tested British-Indian crew cooperation.

Retention of a third Tornado squadron hints at growth of U.K.’s fast-jet fleet.

While the U.S. talks about lasers and railguns, Israeli companies focus on missile improvements.

Post-Libya, the Royal Australian Air Force adds forward-looking infrared and air-to-air missiles. The U.S. Navy may follow suit.

The British government has committed to continue its involvement in the ongoing U.S.-led air campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State militants into 2017.