Defense

The top commercial aerostructures provider in the world plans to make its respective defense and fabrication initiatives $1 billion lines of business within three to five years.

The leader of a probe into unexplained physiological events in the Navy's fighters and trainers says her team is closer to finding a solution in F/A-18s.

The French government this week presented its military spending plan for 2019-25, confirming a will to increase defense expenditures after decades of cuts.

UTC Aerospace Systems has completed the eight sled tests required to qualify the Advanced Concept Ejection Seat-5 for installation on the B-2 stealth bomber,

UTC Aerospace Systems is taking tactical recon multispectral, claiming development of an “MS-110” variant of its DB-110 electro-optical/infrared sensor.

Boeing remains committed to expanding the signals intelligence capabilities of its P-8A Poseidon multimission maritime platform.

Despite an embarrassing trade rift with Bombardier in Canada, Boeing’s military aircraft unit is not giving up on other potential business opportunities.

Boeing declined to comment on news reports that it was in talks to acquire aerospace and industrial control system and parts provider Woodward.

Commercial space operators still face significant airspace access and regulatory hurdles to grow the industry, proponents were reminded at a conference.

BAE Systems has revealed it is working on designs for future aircraft weapon and equipment bays using a specially designed rig connected to a wind tunnel.

Within five years “everything” will change about how Lockheed Martin does business, the CFO of the Pentagon’s leading contractor by sales predicted.

NASA has OK'd Sierra Nevada to proceed with preparations for the launch of its first reusable Dream Chaser resupply mission to the International Space Station.

North Korea has revealed a new short-range ballistic missile that is similar to the Russian 9K720 Iskander.

Russia's defense ministry plans to order 114 more Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters.

Boeing foresees Super Hornet sale to India; Switzerland grounds F/A-18s; U.S. green-lights naval weapons sale to Finland, and Turkey’s new Anka-S UAS.

With tax cuts and market growth fattening balance sheets, industry is busy trying to right the wrongs of its past.

The nation should prepare for an unlikely but not unthinkable possibility—a surprise attack by a modernized Chinese military.

Russian Helicopters will deliver seven multi-role Ka-32A11BC helicopters to foreign customers in 2018.

Singapore has taken delivery of two new Lockheed Martin S-70B Seahawks, from an unannounced order in 2013.

A major change recently implemented is the formation of a separate corporate group dedicated to commercial aviation activities.

Airbus revealed the concept of an armed maritime patrol version of the A320neo at the Singapore Airshow.

Airbus says it has secured an accord with A400M partner nations to slow aircraft deliveries and readjust the road map for its military capabilities.

Embattled aerospace and defense supplier Arconic is initiating a “comprehensive strategy and portfolio review” to be completed by the end of the year.

An influential lawmaker took the U.S. Air Force to task over its response to a spike in dangerous hypoxia-like cockpit events.

Academia has improved the quality of new hires entering the aerospace and defense industry out of school, a senior captain of industry said Feb. 7.