Defense

In unveiling theTrump administration’s latest Nuclear Posture Review, officials stressed that the roadmap serves to raise the threshold for nuclear attacks, and not lower it, as some critics maintain.

Narrowing the cost disparity between missiles and their targets is essential if the threat to ground forces from inexpensive drones and rockets is to be countered.

The U.S. Air Force is taking a step forward in potentially buying a light attack fleet to fighter terrorists in the Middle East.

South African defense firm Paramount is developing a kit that will turn commercial light helicopters into armed gunships.

The U.S. State Department is sending its senior diplomat in charge of foreign military sales to the Singapore Airshow to promote U.S. arms sales.

Two companies are developing prototypes of an airborne terminal to send launch commands to USAF intercontinental ballistic missiles in the event of nuclear war.

Rotorcraft will become a focus of Thailand’s military imports in the coming years.

Persistent internal challenges to Philippine national security are distracting the country from an effort to switch defense spending to face external threats.

Labor-saving automation is becoming a clear trend in Singaporean defense acquisition, as the wealthy city-state struggles with a low birth rate.

When planning its military future, the U.S. should exploit global technology rather than optimize budgets, says the writer.

More divestments could emerge at Leonardo as new CEO targets double-digit profitability.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has confirmed that a Standard Missile-3 Block 2A intercept test has taken place, but won’t say it if succeeded or failed.

India’s Light Combat Helicopter made its first flight with an indigenously designed and developed Automatic Flight Control System on Jan. 31.

Two Aerospatiale SA 341/342 Gazelle light helicopters crashed Feb. 2 near Carces lake in Southeast France, killing five occupants.

Kopter is the new name for the fledgling Swiss helicopter manufacturer Marenco Swisshelicopter.

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) plans to deploy the Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopter operationally this summer.

The French Army expects the Airbus H160M helicopter to take on the missions currently performed by the Aerospatiale Gazelle when the H160M enters service.

U.S. rocket companies have until April 6 to bid on the next batch of U.S. Air Force and National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) space launch missions.

Flight testing of the Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System in the F-35 will begin in September after the decision to speed up implementation.

Three small U.S. aerospace companies are forging ties to foster a commercial global optical communications network.

Ahead of the Pentagon’s fiscal 2019 budget release, six senators have thrown their support behind a re-engining of the Boeing B-52H.

One of the U.S. Air Force’s few female F-16 pilots says women still face frustrating barriers to flying fighters.

Russia EW work bears fruit, Germany sets up heavy-lift helo competition, SSL wins USAF space study work, Canada buys naval self-defense system support package.

With both a new aircraft and factory, South Africa’s Paramount Group is breaking new ground with its Ahrlac/Mwari light surveillance/attack aircraft. Photo: Paramount Group

The U.S. Air Force has suspended indefinitely all solo flights in the T-6A Texan II training aircraft due to Unexplained Physiological Events.