Defense

The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft ordered by Kuwait last November will be delivered to the latest Block III standards, which transform the already impressive Super Hornet into a fully networked fighter, fit for service into the 2040s. Jon Lake reports.

Britain’s Royal Navy has declared its MBDA Sea Ceptor ship-launched surface-to-air missile system operational.

The U.S. Navy has formally selected the Raytheon/Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) to arm its Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) and FFG(X) Future Frigate.

“This is basically two satellites in one,” said SES Chief Technology Officer Martin Halliwell.

FLIR Systems is to supply the U.S. Army with a batch of Black Hornet nano-UAVs as the initial delivery under the service’s Soldier Borne Sensors (SBS) program.

Airbus Helicopters says it is mulling the future of its assembly line in Romania due to an apparent lack of commitment from the government in Bucharest.

Boeing’s chief executive has laid out three priorities to watch for in how the company spends its gains in the coming years.

GA-ASI is touting its ability to speed testing of the engine it has picked for the UAV it has proposed for the USN's carrier-based refueling program, the MQ-25.

SNC is emphasizing the “pseudo-partnership” with government in its Sierra Force plan to rebuild ex-U.S. Army UH-60s for the USAF UH-1N Replacement competition.

Raytheon is investing $100 million in a new 50,000-sq.-ft. facility in Mississippi that will be a “hub” for test, integration and production of S-band radars.

The top U.S. trade association for the aerospace industry has a few ideas about how to expedite the nation’s notoriously slow system of exporting defense items.

Turkey has reportedly landed its largest-ever defense export contract to sell 30 T129 ATAK attack helicopters to Pakistan.

The U.S. Army acquired most of its large fleet of UAS through non-traditional procurement channels. Now it is facing the consequences.

Eric Fanning, who leads the trade association for the U.S. aerospace industry, is worried about a backlash to the trade tariffs set to be imposed by the U.S.

The FAA will no longer use RTCA as an official federal advisory committee, changing a relationship with the influential standards entity that dates to 1976.

Indonesian Aerospace has begun deliveries of the latest version of the C212 transport, handing over two aircraft to Vietnam.

A new application has emerged for the compact electronically scanned radar startup Echodyne has developed for sense-and-avoid on small UAS.

The Cameroonian Air Force (CAF) transport fleet is one of the most capable and serviceable in the region and provides a capability that has few equivalents throughout central Africa. Erwan de Cherisey looks at its history and current state of readiness.

U.S. lawmaker worries about India’s S-400 deal, Canada’s defense investment plan, General Atomics teams with Canadian companies for RPAS program, and Kazakhstan buys Su-30 fighters.

The criminal investigation is closing in on the people responsible, says the Joint Investigation Team.

Distinguishing the subtle differences in behavior between innocent bystanders and enemy combatants hiding among them is at the core of a new Darpa program.

Italy and Greece will perform air policing for the tiny Balkan nation of Montenegro beginning June 5, the NATO alliance has announced.

Ukraine is to purchase 55 helicopters from France to renew its parapublic rotary-wing fleet.

A pair of private equity investors targeting the federal marketplace have taken over LinQuest, a space systems provider to defense and intelligence agencies.

Despite ongoing reforms, NASA has failed to accurately size up the value and performance of hundreds of reimbursable agreements.