Selection of the MQ-9B would make Belgium the second country to choose the Sky Guardian after the UK, which has chosen the platform as the basis for its Protector UAS program.
“It is a lost opportunity to strengthen European industrial cooperation in times when the EU [European Union] is called upon to increase its joint defense efforts,” Airbus said.
The long-planned second version, intended for launching satellites to geostationary transfer orbit, could be flown next year if development is begun soon, a source says.
Japanese program planners hope the country’s next fighter will make its first flight in 2025, local researchers believe, although separate reports put this target in doubt.
A senior Russian defense official says analysis by the Russian military indicates the swarming drone attack must have been orchestrated by a U.S. Navy P-8 flying off the coast of Syria.
Taiwan’s program to upgrade Lockheed Martin F-16A/Bs to the F-16V standard is running behind schedule, with completion now due in 2023, a year later than previously planned.
Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot, chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), will decide before the end of the month on the vertical lift part of the IDF’s acquisition plan.
NASA’s planned return to the Moon with astronauts nurture a range of technologies and capabilities needed to establish an Antarctic-like field station on Mars, according to a recent exploration workshop.
The new site will make 100 actuation system components for 737 and 767-family aircraft using raw materials sourced in the UK, the company announced as it opened the plant Oct. 25.
The Russian aircraft industry went through another round of consolidation Oct. 25 as the country’s aircraft manufacturing conglomerate United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) fell under control of industrial giant Rostec.
Boeing Global Services increased revenue 14% in the third quarter (Q3) to $4.1 billion, and the strong environment combined with the folding in of parts distributor KLX led the company to raise full-year revenue guidance to $16 billion-$16.5 billion.
SpaceX has signed two new commercial customers for Falcon Heavy launches, while competitor United Launch Alliance (ULA) has nabbed a sole-source Delta IV Heavy launch contract from the National Reconnaissance Office.
