Defense

A Rocket Lab Electron booster lifted off from New Zealand’s Mahia Peninsula on Nov. 11.

A pilot’s mistakes, a maintenance crew’s failures and a “culture and climate of complacency” are cited as factors in a USAF report on a fatal WC-130H crash.

The agency is ordering 22 AW169Ms, Leonardo announced Nov. 12.

Japan is considering acquiring the General Atomics Avenger unmanned combat aircraft for naval surveillance beginning in the late 2020s.

Indonesia is likely to put into service a locally made surface-to-surface missile within two years, the manufacturer says.

India’s HTT 40 basic trainer aircraft has cleared its first spin test, considered one of the most challenging elements of any aircraft development program.

Indonesia is making inroads into the African military transport market. Jon Lake reports.

Boeing and Safran have received regulatory approvals to begin operations of their new auxiliary power units (APUs) joint venture.

Anglo-Swedish fighter technology discussions contrast with Franco-German squabbles over future fighter exports.

The U.S. president's remarks during a Veterans Day celebration tempered a low-grade diplomatic dispute with the host nation.

The military will present multiple options, and Macron plans to make a decision on the fate of military space at the beginning of next year.

While France has proposed creating a European military, the U.S. is pushing back, arguing the construct would threaten its industrial base and NATO.

Jon Lake reveals that it’s good news and bad news for Egypt’s Rafales.

A group of landowners that farm the land on the A’Mhoine Peninsula in Northern Scotland have voted 59% in favor of moving forward with the spaceport project.

Germany has restarted its heavy-lift helicopter (STH) competition after Berlin approved an uptick in funding for a series of procurement programs.

Dassault and the French government have withdrawn the Rafale fighter from the competition to replace Canada’s aging CF-18s.

The Pentagon has confirmed that Defense Chief Management Officer John Gibson turned in his resignation Nov. 5.

Missile manufacturer MBDA has been awarded a long-awaited contract by the French government to develop an enhanced version of the Mica air-to-air missile.

Indonesia has contracted with Korea Aerospace Industries for three KT-1B turboprop trainers and upgrades that will take its TA-50 training jets close to the FA-50 light-attack standard.

French armament procurement agency DGA is targeting early 2019 for the start of joint Franco-German studies on the Future Combat Air System (FCAS).

A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.

What a new crop of all-wing UAS unveiled in Zhuhai reveals about China’s capabilities.

Shenyang Aircraft’s stealth fighter proposal has won official support. The air force, not just the navy, wants it.

Indonesia has not signed a contract for the purchase of Lockheed Martin C-130J transporters, despite claims of a delivery of five aircraft next year.

Leonardo Helicopters has sold 15 of its AW139 twin-engine medium helicopters in China and has signed agreements that could pave the way for sales of another 160 aircraft from its product line.