Defense

Airbus has completed the long-awaited sale of its Vector Aerospace business to StandardAero.

The Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) has ordered Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the programme.

Lockheed Martin has received a direct commercial sale contract from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to provide Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP) for its F-16 fleet, becoming the 25th international customer for the programme.

Trump’s executive order to shore up the defense industrial base and supply chain is a good start but needs to encompass outlets and allies beyond U.S. borders.

A large portion of the amended request, $2.1 billion, would support missile defense efforts, including building a new ground-based interceptor field at Fort Greely, Alaska.

The U.S. Missile Defense Agency and Raytheon will greatly improve detection range and sensitivity of the X-band TPY-2 missile defense radar through the introduction of gallium nitride semiconductor components.

Danish auditors have expressed concern about the assessments used by the country’s government in selecting the F-35 as the country’s next fighter jet.

India has tested the Smart Anti Airfield Weapon, clearing the way for its induction into the country’s military.

Norway’s first three F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have arrived in-country and are ready for a formal ceremony on Nov. 10.

Australia has given its clearest indication so far of the timing of a submarine program that will dominate its defense budget until the middle of the century.

Astronomers in 10 nations tracked object that passed 27,200 mi. from the Earth's surface and measured 15 m by 8 m.

A possible visit to Jakarta by Russian President Vladimir Putin is raising the possibility that Indonesia will sign a contract for 11 Sukhoi Su-35 Flankers this month.

Astrotech, a longtime space provider, said Nov. 3 it is considering a sale of part or all of the Austin, Texas, company.

Accumulated technological preparation, a record of cost control and a need to transfer experience argue for getting on with the next Japanese fighter, says local industry.

Bolt-on helo autonomy; Boeing invests in materials; Israeli cargo UAV uprated; fly/drive truck turns air taxi; looking deep inside engines.

CAE Defense and Security is working with the Canadian government to test its new sensor on the Royal Canadian Air Force’s submarine-hunting Lockheed CP-140 Aurora.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is proposing a wirelessly linked, manned-unmanned aircraft team for Gulf nations.

Development of a system designed to convert any helicopter to autonomous operation for unmanned resupply or medevac missions is entering the final stages of demonstration.

Arianespace has announced the signing of two launch contracts and unveiled the name of the customer for next week’s Vega launch.

Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee that oversees NASA, will not seek re-election next year.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: The nuclear posture review will have to consider whether the Pentagon can afford the current plan to deter adversaries.

U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson says the incidents were the culmination of declining standards in seamanship and watch-standing skills among crews over a “sustained period of time.”

The delivery of the control system, called GPS OCX, keeps the 2018 launch of Lockheed Martin’s first GPS III satellite on track.

U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS and F-16 aircraft will be some of the armed service’s first to undergo a predictive maintenance trial fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) and so-called Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity, the winning contractor for the service said Nov. 1.

The Federal Claims Court in Washington on Oct. 31 sided with the State Department in awarding a contract to AAR for the Worldwide Aviation Support Services program.