Defense and Space

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

Austria has become the latest European nation to adopt Embraer’s C-390, choosing the airlifter over Lockheed Martin’s C-130J.

For burst testing, a scaled LIFE inflatable habitat was filled with air until it ruptured as Sierra works to deploy a full-scale version to low Earth Orbit.

Frank Kendall discusses with Aviation Week the need to “reoptimize” the Air Force to acquire, plan and train better for potential near-term conflict.

This month IronNet announced it had furloughed “almost all” its employees and “substantially curtailed” business operations.

Terran Orbital surprised investors Sept. 19 with the announcement of a new sale of company stock and warrants.

Rocket Lab is investigating the failure of an Electron rocket during a mission to deliver a radar-imaging satellite into low Earth orbit for Capella Space.

The U.S. Army now hopes to field its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) at the end of the calendar year.

Kazakhstan residents lost satellite TV broadcasting and internet connectivity Sept. 15 after one of the country’s two communication sats went out of service.

The latest U.S. sanctions block direct transactions with individuals and entities based in Iran, China, Russia and Turkey.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will pass the one-year mark in space on Sept. 21. His return to Earth is set for Sept. 27.

The commitment to buy the fourth aircraft stops short of Australia’s original plan to buy seven MQ-4Cs, with a goal of operating two simultaneous patrols.

The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.

Lockheed Martin suggests Black Hawk assembly in Gosport, England, to meet UK’s New Medium Helicopter need.

An industry that has fielded a fighter, advanced jet trainer and several munitions awaits the government’s decision on the next big projects.

The roughly 28-hr. search for the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter included an unusual request to the public for any tips.

The deal is a step toward Skyloom of Broomfield, Colorado, setting up a laser communication network based on SkyCompass-1.

The University of Texas at Dallas will lead a consortium of universities, national laboratories and energy storage companies.

Experienced Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16 in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders say.

The U.S. Defense Department has added a fluorine-free firefighting foam to its Qualified Products List .

The company is providing development work for F/A-XX.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall tells Aerospace DAILY that he has expanded the service’s effort to improve its electronic warfare capabilities.

The teaming arrangement was agreed to during the Defense Security Equipment International exhibition.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Walther Pelzer, the director general of the German Space Agency, participated in a signing ceremony.

London has introduced new laws after former UK military pilots were found to have been providing training to China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force.