Defense

Scientists have been asked to come up with suggestions on what type of satellite and rocket will be required for a Venus probe.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: Navy’s trainer pilots report symptoms of hypoxia, outlook for defense budget showdown, ways to scuttle aircraft sales to Iran and appointees to the Ex-Im Bank.

F-35 to fly with British Typhoons, Dutch F16s and USAF F-15s during UK deployment.

The U.S. Air Force says it still hopes to kick off a multibillion-dollar Bell UH-1N Huey replacement competition this summer and decide a winner in 2018.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-04 crew transport sprinted to the International Space Station early April 20.

An online survey by University of Michigan researchers suggests most people in the U.S. would use them if they become operational.

A deadly Lockheed Martin TU-2S crash during a pilot evaluation flight last year has been blamed on pilot error.

The USAF wants to turn the KC-135 into an airborne gateway, translating data between different networks so operators on the ground and in the sky can talk to each other.

Textron Aviation plans to fly a third production-conforming Scorpion light attack/reconnaissance aircraft ahead of the U.S. Air Force’s planned flight experiments to assess potential off-the-shelf candidates for the proposed OA-X requirement.

Mississippi State University has been selected to operate a small UAV demonstration range for the U.S. Homeland Security Department’s Science and Technology Directorate.

A phased rollout of services to enable safe, efficient and secure access to European airspace for large numbers of UAVs is articulated in a blueprint drafted by the Sesar joint undertaking.

Chinese engineers declared the launch of their nation’s first space freighter a success on April 20.

The first test firings of MBDA’s Sea Venom are planned for later in 2017.

With a limited budget and a strategic need for airpower, the U.S. Air Force is weighing its future fighter fleet options. Our editors discuss the idea of retiring National Guard F-15s in favor of upgrading F-16s.

India prepares to export its light combat aircraft and an Indian-manufactured Advanced Hawk, U.S. aims to keep airborne brigade in Alaska, BAE and DRS team up on missile warning system, and the Navy provides more money to MQ-25 aspirants ahead of a request for proposals.

Precision-guided smart bombs have irreversibly changed modern warfare. But what weapons will define the future?

The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant will not fly in 2017 as previously planned, with the milestone shifting into “early 2018,” company program officials say.

The F-35 may be designed to be low-observable, but the arrival into the UK of eight aircraft for the type’s first overseas deployment with the U.S. Air Force has been anything but.

The first flight of Russia’s new Ilyushin Il-112V light military transport has been delayed.

Boeing will not participate in Belgium’s effort to replace its aging F-16s, narrowing options for future international sales of the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

Weak economies and a strong U.S. dollar hit global sales of Beechcraft King Air turboprops in the first quarter, resulting in lower revenues at Textron Aviation.

Singapore’s postal service SingPost has joined the Airbus Helicopters-led Skyways UAV package delivery project.

What drives up defense spending may not be as obvious as what seems like a higher level of threat.

The Pentagon has kicked-started the first Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) of the Donald Trump administration amid escalating tensions around the globe.

The U.S. Air Force has not made a final decision on whether to retire the F-15C/D Eagle, but service chief Gen. David Goldfein still is not convinced it’s the right path forward.