Defense and Space

Counter-stealth radars could proliferate

Big M&A may lurk, but divestitures remain industry’s go-to portfolio shaper

Airbus Group ditching non-core assets, including its stake in Dassault

Boeing Tackles Tanker Platform Flight Sked Slilppage

F135 engine fix for F-25s could be complete as early as next year

The Air Force Research Laboratory is accelerating the transition of fuel-saving and alternative-energy technologies to meet Air Force goals.

Major developments in Commercial Crew and rocket engines are the subject of this week’s podcast.

China may follow Russia in bomber developments

Getting Europe to increase support for NATO is easier said than done

Narrowing polls in Scottish independence referendum prompt U.K. defense concerns

Conflict tally highlights intensity of Israeli action in Gaza

Developers eye mini-lasers for small UAVs

A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

A version of this article appears in the September 15 issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Probably no other naval officer attracted more attention during the U.S.-hosted Rimpac 2014 (June 26-Aug. 1) than People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Sr. Capt. Zhao Xiaogang, commander of the four-ship task force China sent to the biennial maritime exercise. This was China’s first Rimpac (Rim of Pacific) exercise, and its vessels conducted multilateral operations with other navies off Hawaii.

Indonesia invests heavily in modernization

China uses Rimpac to highlight naval capabilities

Only mushrooms thrive in the dark

USAF embraces ‘art of the available’ with ground surveillance aircraft

Ukrainian crisis has prompted NATO to beef up defenses, but at what cost?

Black Dart exercise tests how to counter UAVs

Titanium supply concerns weigh on Western manufacturers

Airbus plan to sell its stake in Dassault could allow Rafale builder to stay small

Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney Military Engines, says slow down on F135 judgments.