Defense

New Zealand-based utility aircraft manufacturer Pacific Aerospace has pleaded guilty to indirectly exporting aircraft parts to North Korea.

A Spanish Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon pilot was killed when his aircraft crashed while returning from a flyby over Madrid.

In being acquired by Boeing, Aurora Flight Sciences sees a path to turn its research into products, which had eluded the innovative but small company.

The MBDA Meteor and Diehl IRIS-T missiles will equip the KAI KF-X, which is also getting a two-seat version. Aircraft dimensions have expanded.

The service will double down on the development of next-generation missiles, combat vehicles and rotorcraft to regain warfighting advantage.

In this week's Washington Outlook: The Eastern European nation is rebuilding its industrial base, Pentagon acquisition chief will cede power to services, another spat about how open the skies should be, and a way to form national regulations for UAS.

The MV-22 Osprey recently completed its first roundtrip Pacific crossing.

The planned Oct. 12 launch of the latest Progress cargo capsule to the International Station was halted moments before liftoff at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Airbus Helicopters wants the U.S. military services to consider adopting the latest military variant of the civil EC145, the H145M.

Space market research specialist Euroconsult is forecasting 300 satellites weighing more than 50 kg (110 lb.) will be launched every year until 2026.

The Pentagon's new top weapons buyer hopes to offload day-to-day oversight of most major acquisition programs from the department--with a few exceptions.

The Bangladesh Navy has decided to buy two more new Ruag Aviation Dornier 228 aircraft.

Boeing, Lockheed and Raytheon are rallying to develop U.S.’s next-generation Multi-Object Kill Vehicle.

Training machines to look for missile-launch sites; Greece considers options for F-16 upgrades; the first GPS III satellite is ready for launch, and Russia’s next airborne early warning aircraft

The Ground-Based Interceptor is the central flight component of the Boeing Ground-based Midcourse Defense system and is topped by the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle.

Eutelsat 172B, the first European-built all-electric satellite, has reached geostationary orbit in just more than fourth months, allowing manufacturer Airbus and operator Eutelsat to claim a new record.

Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites has flown its latest experimental aircraft, the Model 401, built for an unspecified “proprietary customer” to demonstrate low-cost manufacturing techniques.

HOUSTON—The U.S. Joint Polar Satellite System is poised to reach full strength for improved weather forecasting, environmental assessments and climate modeling on global scales with the scheduled Nov.

Counter-UAV gun developer DroneShield is actively seeking a larger buyer or other investor.

Moon Express and NanoRacks have formed an alliance to nurture deep space science and private enterprise.

HOUSTON—Four British academic and industrial research institutions have been selected by the UK Space Agency to develop advanced microgravity research experiments for flight aboard the International Space Station (ISS) under a £230,000 ($304,000) U.S.

“The next few months may be rather stressful for most deal-makers in the A&D sector,” say some who should know.

A new regulation addresses cybersecurity at defense primes and their suppliers, or better yet, the lack thereof, which has led to problems in the past.

Raytheon’s Space Factory is winding down production of the EKV as engineers begin developing the next kill vehicle.

The Hellenic Defense Ministry is expected to sign a letter of agreement by the end of this month to modernize its F-16 fleet—a deal that could be worth more than $1.5 billion, according to Greek aerospace officials.