Defense

Turkey warned the U.S. before its air strikes against positions in Northern Syria occupied by U.S.-backed forces Jan. 20, Defense Secretary James Mattis says.

Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.

Orders and deliveries at Airbus Helicopters took a slight dip in 2017, with the company recording 409 deliveries in 2017 compared with 418 in 2016.

The U.S. State Department has approved a potential but likely sale of Lockheed Martin F-35 to Belgium through the Foreign Military Sales process.

A UK ejection seat maker has pleaded guilty to breaches of health and safety rules over the inadvertent ejection of a member of the Red Arrows aerobatic team.

Warthog pilots,have reported nine hypoxialike events since the beginning of fiscal 2017.

The successful test of Rocket Lab's Electron rocket clears the way for the start of commercial operations later this year.

As the U.S. federal government prepares for another shutdown, the Pentagon says it must now be ready for a military showdown.

Indonesia has taken delivery of the last two of 24 refurbished F-16C/Ds ordered in 2012.

Progress on the Anglo-French development of a joint UCAV demonstrator to meet national future combat air capabilities appears to be stalled.

Britain’s Serious Fraud Office is probing countermeasures and defense electronics firm Chemring over allegations of corruption and the use of intermediaries.

Rookie astronaut Jeanette Epps has been replaced as a flight engineer for the ISS Expedition 56/57 mission by her backup, Serena Auñón-Chancellor.

Substituting procurement spending for personnel, Singapore uses aerostat surveillance and small-crew ships, while preparing to introduce tanker aircraft that need fewer people.

The U.S. Air Force has stood up a team to investigate the unexplained physiological episodes happening across the service’s fighter aircraft.

Britain will send Chinook helicopters to Africa to provide logistic support to French troops tackling Islamic extremism in the Sahel region.

Indonesia will sign a much-delayed contract for 11 Sukhoi Su-35 Flankers before the end of January if the newly appointed air force chief of staff has his way.

India’s navy wants to acquire a third aircraft carrier along with more than 50 foreign aircraft to operate from it.

India has again test-fired its indigenous Agni-V long-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile.

Aurora Flight Sciences demonstrates resupply at the touch of a button by unmanned helicopter under the Office of Naval Research’s Autonomous Aerial Cargo/Utility System program. Photo: John F. Williams/U.S. Navy

In this week’s roundup, India wants a third aircraft carrier, C-130Js arrive in France, the U.S. considers outlawing government purchases of certain Chinese telecom products, and the U.S. prepares to launch a missile-warning satellite

British startup Effective Space Solutions will launch two robotic spacecraft called Space Drones in 2020 to service two comm sats for an undisclosed operator.

British Engineering and aero-engine manufacturer Rolls-Royce is considering spinning off its money losing Commercial Marine business.

The upcoming launch of the USAF's fourth Sbirs missile warning satellite will feature a launch vehicle deorbiting maneuver designed to limit space junk.

Unexpected severe vibrations generated during OEI flight trials of Bell’s 525 helicopter caused the fatal crash of the first prototype, the NTSB has concluded.

The French ministry of interior has ordered six Q400 multirole airtankers from firefighting aircraft specialist Conair.