Defense

The company has partnered with rival Boeing Autonomous Systems to offer its carrier-based aerial refueling UAV.

Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Feb. 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air Force’s Special Operations Command (AFSOC).

The stakes are high for Boeing as the Navy looks to make a series of F/A-18 design changes in response to a surge in hypoxia-like episodes.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency won't fly or buy the new Raytheon Standard Missile-3 Block 2A until it knows what went wrong during the Jan. 31 intercept test.

The Aerospace Industries Association wants the FCC to establish licensing and service rules for the large UAVs within a designated radio frequency band.

Could a defunct NASA satellite be revived and contribute to a better understanding of the ties between the Sun and the Earth’s magnetosphere?

Responding to a need for more survivable space assets, the U.S. plans to shift its strategy for the future of its most advanced nuclear missile warning sats.

SpaceX is preparing to launch two prototype spacecraft to demonstrate technologies for a future broadband constellation consisting of thousands of satellites.

Russia halted an attempt at a fast-track Progress resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS) for a second time early Feb. 11.

After canceling an order for 16 Canadian Bell 412EPIs, the Philippines is in the market for new medium-lift helicopters.

A reduced production rate could help the A400M find export orders.

Gulfstream maker and warship builder General Dynamics is buying federal information technology (IT) and professional services provider CSRA.

Airbus is preparing for the next round of trials for its Eagle imaging sensor, which will pave the way for fully autonomous landings.

The USAF plans to retire its fleet of B-1B and Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bombers in a “Bomber Vector” road map that will be laid out in the coming weeks.

Airbus is to pay €81 million ($99 million) to resolve a German investigation into potential corruption over the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Austria.

The Trump administration on Feb. 12 confirmed a return to Cold War-style defense posturing with a $686 billion budget blueprint for fiscal 2019 and beyond.

Boeing cut its staff employees by at least 6% in 2017, or about 9,700 workers altogether, according to company information.

Airbus begins Skyways flights; Singapore creates urban drone zone; Marine squads get quadcopters; BAE tests weapons bays; V-Bat VTOL UAV shows endurance.

Winners in the boosted Pentagon budget are likely to include space, cyber and nuclear weapons.

The two-year agreement includes overriding budget caps to bring defense and nondefense spending to new highs.

Russia halted an attempt at a fast-track Progress re-supply mission to the International Space Station for a second time early Feb. 11.

As Northrop’s next-generation B-21 “Raider” comes online later this decade, the Air Force wants to phase out the nuclear-capable B-2 and conventional B-1, according to two sources with knowledge of the budget discussions.

Airbus is to pay €81 million ($99 million) to resolve a German investigation into potential corruption over the sale of Eurofighter aircraft to Austria.

It is now 39 years since the revolution that removed the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, from his throne.

The Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) has asked the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish licensing and service rules for the operation of large unmanned aircraft within a designated radio frequency band.