The Senate on Aug. 6 confirmed Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess to serve as the third uniformed leader of the U.S. Space Force.

The EU and the Spacerise industrial consortium working to deploy IRIS²have agreed to expand the planned constellation by 66 low-Earth-orbit (LEO) spacecraft.

The European Union’s flagship IRIS² broadband satellite constellation process has passed the so-called Rendezvous One review, allowing the program to progress to its operational phase, Eutelsat CEO Jean-François Fallacher says.

Mitsubishi Electric is partnering with a startup to bring radar technology to the Asia-Pacific region.

A range of concepts are in the mix as the U.S. Air Force considers options for a new bomber, including one that can take off and land vertically.

Israel says it has doubled the money it is spending with defense tech suppliers over the past year as it looks to incentivize business to help the country maintain its military equipment edge.

Australia has committed an initial A$736 million ($518 million) toward acquiring the Lockheed Martin AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM).

A new last line of defense is being developed to defeat incoming missiles that threaten airlifters and tankers in flight.