NASA's probe slammed into a targeted asteroid on Sept. 26 to demonstrate a kinetic impact strategy as a potential means of shielding the Earth from a disastrous collision in future.

UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace has said funding pledges by new UK Prime Minister Liz Truss—to raise defense spending to 3% of gross domestic product—will be realized.

Personnel at the Russian defense conglomerate are working overtime to meet demand. 

A Swiss campaign group established to derail the country’s procurement of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter by referendum has halted its work.

When U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall came into office in mid-2021, one of his first steps was to review the Advanced Battle Management System program and broader command and control modernization efforts.

France is studying basing options in the Indo-Pacific for its air force assets in anticipation of exercises in 2024.

Although Russia remains a key and committed partner in the International Space Station program, the country is absent from the International Astronautical Congress. 

U.S. Air Forces Central Command is standing up a new unit and designating funding to find new, cheaper ways to incorporate small drones for broad air surveillance, following a model that the U.S. Navy is using for maritime surveillance.