Defense

Andre Borschberg, co-founder of Solar Impulse, has launched a new venture to develop certified electric propulsion systems for air transport.

Orbital ATK’s seventh NASA-contracted International Space Station resupply mission lifted off from Cape Canaveral on April 18.

Qualification testing of the new B61-12 guided thermonuclear bomb has begun, with a Lockheed Martin F-16C dropping an inert flight test vehicle at Nevada’s Tonopah Test Range.

The F-35 Joint Program Office has begun testing the brake parachute system being developed for the air arms of the Netherlands and Norway.

Despite obsolescence issues with its air defense radars, Malaysia has been unable to pay for replacements and is opting for repairs to its current systems.

After 18 years, three companies still have the Indian Army’s $5.8 billion contract for short-range air-defense systems in their sights.

Boeing says an upgraded Lockheed Martin F-16 is no substitute for its Cold War-era air superiority fighter.

President Donald Trump is remaining consistent when it comes to one aspect of who will run the U.S. Export-Import Bank under his administration: it will be a critic.

ULA, NASA, and Orbital ATK have declared themselves prepared for an April 18 liftoff of Orbital’s seventh NASA-contracted resupply mission to the ISS.

Arconic Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld, who led the breakup of Alcoa last year and the formation of his aerospace-focused successor, has left the top positions.

Irish air accident investigators probing the fatal crash of an Irish Coast Guard Sikorsky S-92 last month have confirmed that the helicopter was flown into terrain that did not appear on the aircraft’s Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System.

Germany’s E.ON electricity company is partnering with Dutch renewable energy startup Ampyx Power to demonstrate the potential of airborne wind energy systems.

U.S. Air Force F-35s arrived at RAF Lakenheath, UK, on Saturday, marking the F-35A’s first overseas deployment.

Israel’s Urban Aeronautics is talking to potential partners and investors about developing a four-seat “flying car.”

NASA is seeking input on the technical barriers to greater use of larger vertical-takeoff-and-landing UAVs for civil missions.

Eurofighter continues hunt for orders, as production reaches 500-aircraft milestone.

Ideas fly at Airbus; Bell’s anti-torque fan; Europe researches detect-and-avoid; Canada advances drone deliveries; Verizon tests flying cell site.

The aircraft will conduct training with other Europe-based U.S. and NATO aircraft for the next few weeks as part of the European Reassurance Initiative.

Step by step, Silicon Valley-based Made In Space, Inc., is making good on its name, literally forging an off-the-planet manufacturing capability.

Keeping warships for only 20 years rather than the usual 30 may be an economical policy, Australian researchers have found.

Trump pledges to appoint two reform-minded bank board members.

The Raytheon-made Tomahawk is still the Pentagon’s weapon of choice, but the U.S. Navy has long wanted to stop building new ones in favor of developing a next-generation cruise missile.

Hypersonic developments in China and Russia suggest the U.S. could easily lose its lead.

Timeline shows key dates in Tomahawk cruise missile's history, including program milestones and uses in battle.

The UK defense ministry is challenging industry and academia to develop unmanned systems that can supply troops on the front-line.