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Mar 22, 2021
Airbus and Dassault try to reconcile views in thorny FCAS negotiations as a political deadline nears.
Mar 19, 2021
The Pentagon is diversifying the U.S. early missile warning portfolio with a mix of satellite types and sizes in different orbits to prevent unwanted missile attacks.
Mar 18, 2021
The U.S. Navy may expand the mission set of the MQ-25 carrier-based tanker to include electronic attack and strike, according to a service official.
Mar 18, 2021
NASA is partnering with the commercial space industry to execute its ISS missions and its plan to put humans on the lunar surface.
Mar 18, 2021
A congressionally imposed hiatus is almost over, and the competition for the prized 75-aircraft contract is set to heat up this summer.
Mar 18, 2021
UK Defense Review Provokes Backlash; China’s hypersonic ambitions; Yaogan-31 satellites launched; and Pentagon awards launch contract.
Mar 17, 2021
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps released a new plan rounding up the services’ various aircraft, surface, and undersea unmanned systems efforts, but missed an opportunity to provide Congress and other stakeholders with details on the way ahead and other unanswered questions, analysts say.
Mar 17, 2021
In the ongoing thorny negotiations with Dassault Aviation on the Future Combat Air System program, Airbus appears to be willing to make concessions in governance, intellectual property and work sharing for the program to remain on track.