Defense and Space

The two-decade experiment known as Spirit AeroSystems is set for a dramatic and rocky close.

As fixed-price deals signed years ago continue to burden balance sheets, Boeing Defense and Space is focusing on smart growth opportunities.

Will engine-makers be enticed to try to meet requirements for the two new notional civil and military aircraft that need an engine that does not yet exist?

Lt. Gen. Michael Schmidt, the F-35 program executive officer, on July 11 approved the so-called “truncation plan.”

METREA, DC completed acquisition of 14 KC-135 tankers from French Air and Space Forces; first 11 delivered.

France, Germany, Italy and Poland signed a memorandum of understanding at the NATO Summit to partner on the European Long Range Strike Approach (ELSA).

Landing gear specialist Héroux-Devtek of Quebec, Canada, has agreed to be acquired and taken private by a U.S. private equity firm for about $1.35 billion.

The tankers add to the four boom-equipped KC-135Rs that Metrea acquired from the Republic of Singapore Air Force in 2021.

The OK signals challenges for NASA to achieve ambitious goals .

AFSOC has been undertaking the plan, called the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise, to have one airman control multiple UAS.

New Zealand’s Dawn Aerospace has been certified to fly its Mk. 2 Aurora reusable suborbital spaceplane demonstrator at unlimited speed up to 80,000 ft.

The U.S. Air Force is targeting development of ERAM—a new class of air-launched precision munition for Ukraine.

Selected to meet the initial Alliance Future Surveillance and Control (iAFSC) requirement, the Boeing E-7 will replace NATO's aging E-3 Sentry fleet by 2035.

South Korea has contracted Hanwha Aerospace to mass produce a high-powered directed-energy weapon, which the country hopes to operationalize by year's end.

Mounting losses have prompted greater caution among some defense companies as Pentagon officials stand by fixed-price acquisition strategies.

Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.

Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.

Launch service provider Arianespace’s order backlog totals 29 missions, with the next being planned for December.

A Pentagon review finds an 81% cost increase, although officials determine the program must continue after being restructured.

The milestone came technically a year late due to production problems.

The MOU, signed July 9, is a new milestone for the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space initiative.

SAUDI ARABIA ordered four more A330MRTTs for entry into service from 2027.

Germany, Italy and the Netherlands are buying 940 Stinger Block 1 missiles from Raytheon.

The mission, designated Artemis IV, is to be the first aboard the more powerful SLS Block 1 rocket.

Starliner was launched June 5 on an anticipated nine-day flight test.