Defense

UK leaders need to wake up—fast—and figure out how to keep their enviable aerospace sector from going the way of the British Empire.

The long-wing aircraft is in the same weight class as the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems RQ-1 and Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Wing Loong-I.

Development of Russia’s fifth-generation fighter—the Sukhoi T-50—is nearing the end.

An impact from a Ceres-sized planetary object early in its history may explain some of the more mysterious characteristics of Mars, researchers in the U.S. and Japan say.

Chris Kubasik’s long-expected rise to become the next CEO of L3 Technologies was confirmed late July 19 when the New York company said current Chairman and CEO Michael Strianese will retire Dec. 31.

Singapore has offered to send a detachment of UAVs for surveillance or reconnaissance in operations against militants claiming allegiance to the so-called Islamic State in the southern part of the Philippines.

A team of Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers is parlaying high-resolution imagery of hurricanes and typhoons taken by International Space Station crewmembers into a new business venture to improve storm forecasting worldwide.

NASA has awarded Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies, Inc., of Greenbelt, Maryland, a potential $1.12 billion, long-term contract to provide technical, administrative and managerial services at Johnson Space Center.

The 48th anniversary of the July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 moon landing came and went with relative quiet.

Bad weather has been blamed for the fatal crash of a Myanmar military transport aircraft on June 7.

Iran testing Kosar military trainer; Turkey looks to Russia, Europe for missile defense systems; Honeywell and IAI team to protect aircraft from jamming attacks; Boeing upgrades French AWACS; and Leonardo and Moog partner to make U.S. Army counter-UAS system.

Two experts on combat aircraft with two very different perspectives on the F-35 debate the pros and cons of the Pentagon’s costliest and most controversial fighter.

Two experts on combat aircraft return for additional debate about the quality of testing and ultimate cost of the Joint Strike Fighter.

A look at North Korea’s growing missile arsenal and the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system's first successful intercept of an ICBM.

North Korea’s acceleration of missile testing could see the U.S. expand its antiballistic missile system as the Missile Defense Agency also speeds development of tech to counter-maneuvering hypersonic glide weapons.

“Though the review is still in process, the SM-3 Block 2A interceptor and Aegis Combat System have been eliminated as the potential root cause,” MDA Director Lt. Gen. Sam Greaves tells Aviation Week.

UAC president Yury Slyusar said July 19 that the light transport is now expected to take off in the first half of 2018, almost a year behind the initial schedule.

Supersonic-airliner startup Boom Technologies believes sufficient research has already been conducted for the FAA to set a standard.

Textron Aviation revenue decreased $25 million during the second quarter of 2017, with a decline in demand for Caravan and King Air turboprops and lower volumes on Beechcraft T-6 military trainers.

A South Korean government watchdog has criticized the Korea Aerospace Industries Surion military helicopter project amid an investigation into corruption at the company.

An instructor pilot from the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB noticed he was lightheaded and short of breath during a local training flight on July 10.

India’s space agency and NASA have begun building hardware for the joint Nisar dual-frequency synthetic aperture radar satellite, due for launch in 2021.

Congress is weighing the return on investment from its high-priority but costly Mars 2020 rover and Europa Clipper missions.

Russia’s Mil Mi-38 heavy transport twin engine helicopter finally has a customer.

The reentry vehicle of Hyunmu 2C notably features fins, implying it is maneuverable and terminally guided. In the latest test, it fell within about 5 m of the target.