Defense and Space

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall announced this plan during a speech earlier this month at the Air and Space Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.

Paramount is seeking additional production capacity for its Mwari multimission aircraft.

The U.S. Air Force is planning to stagger replacements of a troublesome part of the V-22 Osprey’s clutch to limit impacts to the fleet.

The U.s. Air Force Special Operations Command plan is called the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise.

The German defense ministry has completed trials of a laser weapon demonstrator that could equip warships for anti-drone defense.

The current MSR mission cost estimate of $5.9 billion with a 2027 launch of the initial multiple mission elements will likely rise to $8-$11 billion.

The unsealed indictment accuses Menendez of secretly helping to release hundreds of millions of dollars of arms deals to the Egyptian government.

Lockheed Martin says the OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample return spacecraft is healthy and on track for a pinpoint atmospheric Earth reentry over Utah on Sept. 24.

Singapore Armed Forces' new Digital and Intelligence Service, which is participating for the first time in Exercise Forging Saber, has helped advance the CCIS.

The agency plans to make a single award for a U.S. Deorbit Vehicle on April 18, 2024, a solicitation posted on NASA's procurement website shows.

A $19 million contract launches the Flyer One program, with the goal of dramatically accelerating the airworthiness approval process for new aircraft designs.

The U.S. Senate on Sept. 21 confirmed the appointments of two more senior military leaders with individual votes.

The UK’s Empire Test Pilots school has launched an uncrewed air systems (UAS) test pilot course, reflecting growing market needs.

A sources sought notice published on Sept. 19 calls for responses for a Long Range Attack Munition that can be purchased in fiscal 2025 and fielded in 2027.

The Spaceflight Framework Agreement was signed by Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s foreign affairs and trade minister, and Mike Suffredini, Axiom Space’s CEO.

British Eurofighter Typhoons and Norwegian Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have performed their first landings and takeoffs from road runways.

Poland has halted arms shipments to Ukraine over an apparent diplomatic spat about grain exports.

Facing tight deadlines and a rapid pace of development, GCAP’s industry partners seek the right ingredients for a joint workflow.

The Singapore Armed Forces is working with swarm UAS and AI-driven command-and-control systems as well as flying its upgraded F-16C/D Block 52 jets in Idaho.

Top officials argue the service cannot push too far on autonomy, warning of requirements creep dragging down the schedule and increasing costs.

The Senate on Sept. 20 confirmed U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

NASA’s $1.2 billion Psyche mission is being prepared for launch to explore a metal-rich, main belt asteroid.

Space Systems Command has awarded Astroscale U.S. a $25.5 million contract to deliver by 2026 a prototype spacecraft that can refuel other satellites in space.

The series of tests by the 40th Flight Test Squadron is being used to inform how the U.S. Air Force tests and applies the synthetic decision-making technology.

Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.