Defense

The potential foreign military sales (FMS) of missiles to Japan and munitions kits to NATO are valued at roughly $944 million.

USAFE has begun gearing up for major changes in its UK basing structure in readiness for the arrival of the F-35 and the closure of RAF Mildenhall.

Elbit Systems has formed a JV with Swiss company RUAG to promote the Israeli company’s systems in some European countries and up sales to the Swiss armed forces.

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has opted to purchase 25 Boeing F-15 Israel Advanced (IA) aircraft, though formal implementation may be delayed by unrelated political turmoil.

Tests have verified aerodynamic and mechanical performance of the bay. Supersonic release is confirmed.

A raging debate over how much a new Space Force will cost taxpayers intensified with the release of a new estimate.

NASA has selected Jezero Crater, an ancient dry lake with diverse landscapes, from among 64 candidates on the red planet as the landing site for its Mars 2020 rover.

European missile manufacturer MBDA has carried out the first firing of its new Marte ER anti-ship missile.

Smaller aerospace fasteners, parts and supply chain services provider Wesco Aircraft is racing to restructure but may already be seeing the effects of the giant acquisition.

Industry is being asked to provide ideas for a key part of the USAF's plan to replace its E-8C J-Stars ground-surveillance fleet with a distributed airborne battle-management system.

The International Space Station’s (ISS) small crew successfully finished greeting back-to-back U.S. and Russian cargo missions early Nov. 19.

The future successor to Northrop’s B-2A and Boeing’s B-1B will be maintained and upgraded from the Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base outside of Oklahoma City.

Four years after the F-16 received Auto-GCAS, the U.S. Air Force is flight-testing it on the F-35 as the UK looks into introducing the safety system on the JSF.

Connectivity and data processing challenges are key priorities in Franco-German fighter studies.

The F-35A is expected to join NATO’s extended deterrence mission with the Boeing F-15E. After being modified to receive a B61-12 nuclear bomb, he F-35A will replace the Lockheed Martin F-16 now performing the same mission.

Britain’s decision to pursue a potential sole-source purchase of Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft was based on the risks and incompatibilities associated with the potential competitors.

The operational addition of the Raytheon-built derivative of the 500-lb. Paveway series improves the F-35’s ability to hit moving targets.

Bahrain has become the second export customer for the Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter after firming up a $916 million Foreign Military Sale.

Australia has chosen the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper for an armed drone requirement intended to support expeditionary operations.

Russia’s Progress MS-10 cargo capsule is on course for a Nov. 18 docking with the International Space Station.

NASA’s looming top management and performance challenges are hardly unfamiliar, according to an annual assessment provided by the agency’s inspector general.

India’s national space agency has issued a global call for proposals to perform experiments on its Venus probe scheduled for launch in mid-2023.

NorthStar Earth & Space, which aims to provide satellite-based Earth observation and orbital debris tracking, has raised C$52 million ($39.5 million).

Days after delivering a payload of cubesats into orbit, U.S. smallsat launch firm Rocket Lab has closed on an additional financing round of $140 million.

Airspace Technologies, a startup pitching proprietary software for time-definite logistics in air cargo, has raised $20 million in venture capital funding.