Defense

By Irene Klotz
“We want to understand how to predict and monitor solar eruptions that affect us on Earth,” said astronomer Jay Pasachoff with Williams College in Massachusetts.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. is the top-ranked nation for aerospace manufacturing, and Georgia is the top state within it, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers 2017 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings index.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The U.S. is the top-ranked nation for aerospace manufacturing, and Georgia is the top state within it, according to the PricewaterhouseCoopers 2017 Aerospace Manufacturing Attractiveness Rankings index.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is confident based on design analysis and cost modeling that the Kratos-built XQ-58A Valkyrie will meet the objective range of 3,000 mi. and align with cost targets of $2-3 million per unit.
Defense

By Lindsay Bjerregaard
Additive manufacturing provider Sciaky has chosen Siemens’ product life cycle management software to support its Electronic Beam Additive Manufacturing technology.

By Michael Bruno
A Texas jury has awarded Elbit Systems more than $21 million in a patent infringement lawsuit against satellite services provider EchoStar.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
Thailand wants to purchase Boeing RGM-84L Harpoon anti-ship missiles for a frigate nearing completion in South Korea.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
A U.S. company is set to purchase a fleet of former British Royal Air Force (RAF) Lockheed L-1011 Tristar tanker aircraft with the aim of offering civilian refueling services to the U.S. Navy and NATO air arms.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Chinese manufacturer DJI is developing a local data mode that allows users to fly their vehicles without connecting to the internet.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Insitu’s commercial arm Inexa Solutions is offering aerial reconnaissance services for fighting wildfires using its ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS).
Defense

By Angus Batey
Leonardo and other companies are working to integrate their electronic warfare technologies onto a variety of aircraft.
Defense

The U.S. Army’s 110-lb. experimental electro-optical imaging satellite is heading toward the International Space Station after taking off from Cape Canaveral on Aug. 14.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
President Donald Trump on Aug. 14 kicked off a formal inquiry into alleged Chinese intellectual property theft, highlighting major defense prime contractor Raytheon in the process.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has issued a safety bulletin to operators of the Tiger attack helicopter following the crash of a German Army-operated aircraft in Mali in late July.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
As NASA turns its human exploration focus toward deep space, the agency is searching beyond traditional borders for the innovation needed to achieve its challenging aspirations of establishing and sustaining a human presence in the lunar and Martian environs.
Defense

The new director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency has vowed to set realistic expectations for how quickly new counter-missile technologies can be introduced.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Bahrain is to become a C-130J Hercules operator after purchasing two former British Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft through a government-to-government deal.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The Pentagon has announced that Lockheed Martin won the new 10-year, $8 billion U.S. Special Operations Command’s logistics and sustainment support program.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The sudden advances in North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile capability have been made possible by illicit access to the Soviet-era RD-250 liquid-propellant engine, a missile expert has claimed.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force Research Lab prepares for lasers; DARPA wants safe autonomy; Air Force tests diesel aero-engine; Ad Astra advances Vasimr.
Aerospace

By Guy Norris
Northrop Grumman is using an X-47B unmanned air vehicle (UAV) as a flying testbed for air refueling systems in support of its proposal for the U.S. Navy’s upcoming MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial refueling tanker contest.
Defense

President Trump’s military options against North Korea range from offensive cyber to thermonuclear strikes.
Defense

The directive comes after three Marines died in an MV-22 crash off Australia’s east coast Aug. 5. Last month, 15 Marines and one sailor were killed when their KC-130T crashed.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Don't expect Boeing to let up on its Partnering for Success supply chain squeeze or vertical integration efforts.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Astronautics Corp. of America is eyeing new work on aircraft retrofits, helicopters and military transports like C-130s as it looks to double revenue.
Defense