Defense

Cobham remains in “sensible discussions” with KC-46 prime contractor Boeing over suspended payments due to past issues with its refueling system for the tanker.

The U.S. government has asked Lockheed Martin and potentially other defense companies to boost their missile-making capacity.

The U.S. will reassess Turkey’s continued F-35 participation as one of eight partner nations should it buy Russia’s S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile system.

The first prototype of the Ilyushin Il-112V light transport was rolled out Nov. 27 at the Voroznezh-based VASO facility, a subsidiary of Russia’s UAC.

Boeing and the U.S. have agreed to back a proposed Japanese upgrade program for F-15s, as Tokyo also reportedly plans to buy 100 more F-35 Lightnings.

Kenyan Treasury Secretary, Henry Rotich, has revealed the previously undisclosed acquisition of two or three Alenia C-27J Spartan tactical transport aircraft and an undisclosed number of Agusta Westland AW139 helicopters (thought to be four). Jon Lake reports.

Newly infused with Rockwell Collins, United Technologies announced late Nov. 26 it will spin off non-aerospace business units Carrier and Otis.

The newly posted Pacific Air Forces chief is getting smart on space systems and says there will be an increase of space planners in two combatant commands.

The U.S. Navy is seeking an autonomous cargo-unmanned aerial system and will host an experiment in March to transport a 50-lb. payload.

India’s space agency plans to launch its HysIS Earth observation spacecraft this week, along with 30 smaller piggyback satellites from eight countries.

Boeing has received a new contract to deliver A/MH-6 primary airframe structures to U.S. Army Special Forces, but a bitter legal dispute with the original supplier is continuing.

A Canadian audit says pilot and engineer retention are limiting the capability of the RCAF’s CF-18 Hornet fleet.

NASA’s InSight lander touched down on the flat, wide expanse of Mars’ Elysium Planitia on Nov. 26, wrapping up a seven-month, 300-million-mile (480-million-km) journey.

The topic of human spaceflight risk arose during a Q-&-A session with the crew of a Soyuz MS-11 slated to launch to the ISS on Dec. 3.

credit rating giant S&P Global Ratings has downgraded its assessments of several traditional fixed satellite services companies and soured on the whole sector.

Malaysia has set up a naval air squadron to operate drones given to the country by the U.S., the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) chief says.

The Philippines Air Force has grounded its Leonardo W3 Sokol medium helicopters following a crash on Nov. 22, the third accident involving the type since 2012.

The kind of AI tech that has made spectacular progress in the consumer world is thus far unsuited to air transport safety standards—and consequently cockpit electronics—French aerospace research center Onera and avionics manufacturer Thales say.

US military pilots in Djibouti have reported being targeted by high-powered lasers – apparently from a nearby Chinese base. Alan Dron reports.

It might provide the leverage to achieve another budget deal.

Mil’s internal rival within Russian Helicopters, the Kamov Design Bureau, will continue working on the conceptual design of a new naval helicopter called “Minoga,” or "Lamprey," in English.

China has approved United Technologies Corp.’s (UTC) acquisition of Rockwell Collins, completing all regulatory reviews necessary to conclude the proposed $30 billion deal.

The company has been struggling for several years after a downturn in the executive aviation market.

The MHI F-2 was a step forward in lightweight structural design. A new Japanese fighter would go further.

French five-star general says a European military will make the NATO alliance stronger.