Defense

If the defense budget wins enough support to pass, it would represent an increase of only about 2% over the Obama baseline.

Thirteen improvised systems, each carrying 10 small bombs, were launched against the Khmeimim Air Base. Russian units took control of six and shot down seven.

Virgin Galactic completed a seventh and possibly final glide test flight of the SpaceShipTwo Unity over California’s Mojave Desert on Jan. 11.

Registration to fly drones weighing 0.55–55 lb. (0.25–25 kg) as a hobby was required under a registration rule the FAA issued in December 2015.

Boeing has revealed details of a reusable Mach 5-plus demo vehicle design that could pave the way for a future high-speed strike and reconnaissance aircraft.

Budget paralysis in Washington has claimed perhaps its first victim of 2018, the Wings Over Atlanta Air and Space Exposition.

Russia has called for international cooperation to prevent armed drones from getting into the hands of terrorists, after its bases in Syria were targeted.

Britain’s Empire Test Pilots School is gearing up for the arrival of new aircraft as it prepares to begin offering courses under new EASA regulations in 2019.

Shareholder approval came despite significant concerns voiced over the proposed acquisition by leading aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing, as well as by some investors.

British small-cap defense supplier Ultra Electronics saw its stock price climb almost 22% on Jan. 11.

What does it take in 2018 to make a quadcopter stand out as an aircraft worth writing about?

What does it take in 2018 to make a quadcopter stand out as an aircraft worth writing about?

Japan wants its two planned Aegis Ashore batteries to become operational as quickly as possible, Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera says.

CFOSat, set to lift off from China this year, will provide a deeper understanding of how the ocean works and its role in curbing climate change.

Spatial disorientation has been determined as the cause of the fatal crash of a Royal Thai Air Force Saab JAS 39C Gripen a year ago.

Raytheon is warning of a Tomahawk cruise missile production gap if more orders aren't forthcoming.

Canada charges that Washington’s anti-dumping and countervailing-duties measures are not compliant with international law under the trade group.

Japan moves ahead with potential purchase of SM-3 Block 2A, U.S. Army takes first step to buying new Airbus Lakota helos, new questions about Indonesia’s AW101 purchase and Mexico considers U.S. weapons for its ships.

After doubling production last year, Kratos' target drone business is set for another expansion after capturing the Army’s MQM-107 replacement program.

The JWST’s primary mirror and science instrument package are ready to depart NASA’s JSC for integration with the spacecraft bus and sunshield.

Boeing HorizonX has flown a prototype electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) unmanned cargo aircraft.

NASA needs to reassess certain health risks to astronauts on long-duration space missions, according to a National Academies of Sciences (NAS) panel.

By swapping Bushmasters for e-blasters, BAE Systems wants to bring its high-power microwave (HPM) energy technology to the high seas.

Global aviation aftermarket services provider AAR says Chairman/CEO David Storch will retire as chief executive and President/COO John Holmes will become CEO.

The long-expected Japanese acquisition of the Raytheon SM-3 Block 2A ballistic-missile interceptor has begun.