Defense

An ejection seat manufacturer has been fined £1.1 million in connection with the death of a member of the British Red Arrows aerobatic team.

Funding requests on multiple budget lines for fiscal 2019 show how the U.S. Defense Department is moving to boost investment in hypersonic weapons and defenses.

The U.S. Air Force is moving forward with the BLU-136/B, a 2,000-lb. bomb designed to wreak havoc without leaving behind unexploded ordnance.

SpaceX put an advanced radar-imaging spacecraft known as Paz into orbit for Madrid-based Hisdesat and then dispatched two prototype websats.

South Africa’s Paramount Group says a newly announced U.S. version of its Mwari multimission aircraft is aimed at a wide range of potential missions.

Beechcraft King Air 350s modified by Sierra Nevada Corp. (SNC) could form the basis of the Kuwaiti Air Force’s first dedicated airborne surveillance fleet.

Aerojet Rocketdyne's RS-25 rocket engine throttled up to its highest thrust level yet—113% of its original design level—during a 260-sec. test firing.

Astronomers are incensed to learn that the Trump administration is moving to cancel the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST).

The Pentagon’s proposed reintroduction of a nuclear sea-launched cruise missile is not expected to happen for another “seven to 10 years,” the department says.

The U.S. Air Force hopes to get its T-6 Texan II trainers back in the skies by Feb. 26 with some interim measures in place to ensure pilots are not breathing potentially toxic air during flight, as engineers continue investigating what is wrong with the aircraft’s oxygen system.

The Saras light transport aircraft has completed its second test flight in two months, rekindling hopes of a revival of India's civil aircraft program.

Bell Helicopter has dropped the term “Helicopter” from its name in a radical rebranding.

Sikorsky has begun final assembly of the U.S. Air Force’s first future Combat Rescue Helicopter, the HH-60W, in Stratford, Connecticut, the company says.

The newly created company Bronco Combat Systems (BCS) USA, announced today the launch of the Bronco II aircraft, which is based on Paramount Group's AHRLAC aircraft (Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft).

UK researchers prepare to fly an unmanned aircraft that uses pressurized air for flight control, a technology BAE Systems believes could help existing aircraft.

Indonesia finalizes deal for Su-35s; Finland looks to boost ship defenses; India’s indigenous operating system, and a new competition for GPS satellites.

The now-funded requirement for up to 650 engines to reengine the 76-strong B-52 fleet will be one of the largest military engine upgrades since the KC-135R.

In the run-up to the Air Force Association's annual air warfare symposium, Secretary Heather Wilson says the service is looking to pivot from the counterterrorism fight in the Middle East to preparing for a potential clash with China.

The Flight Safety Foundation is calling on the ICAO to expedite the development of global standards for regulating small drones.

As the USAF launches a new program to replace the B-52H's TF33 engines, turbofan manufacturers are getting serious about their propulsion system offerings.

Japan will expand its planned fleet of F-35s by at least 20, possibly forgoing local assembly to economize in buying the next batch, Reuters says.

The British government is drawing up a long-awaited future combat aircraft strategy which could outline how Britain will replace the Eurofighter Typhoon.

The U.S. State Department has given the green light to a Dutch request to upgrade its existing fleet of Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.

Liftoff of a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket carrying GOES-S from Cape Canaveral s scheduled during a two-hour window that opens at 5:02 p.m. EST March 1.

India is planning to launch its second space observatory—Astrosat-2—to conduct further studies in astronomy and astrophysics.