Defense

SpaceX says the demonstration flight to the International Space Station with two crewmembers has been delayed to give engineers more time to complete their investigation into a Sept. 1 pad explosion.

The Mississippi congressional delegation supporting Raytheon’s T-100 bid for the U.S. Air Force T-X next-generation trainer program has been bolstered by President-elect Donald Trump’s victory in November.

Space company Rocket Lab is targeting the start of test flights for its Electron launch vehicle from its New Zealand facility early in the new year.

Three major F-35 players saw their stocks drop sharply Dec. 12 after President-elect Donald Trump slammed Lockheed Martin’s Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) for “out of control” costs on Twitter.

A Japanese utility helicopter program may be close to revival following an inquiry into the navy’s handling of the process.

NASA’s New Frontiers planetary science program has settled on six possible mission themes as it seeks principal investigator-led mission proposals.

Mars One, the first publicly traded venture to propose the colonization of another planet, has its first major investor, the Hong Kong-based investment firm World Stock & Bond Trade Limited.

Airbus’s C295W triumphs in Canada over Leonardo C-27J and Embraer KC-390 in the fixed-wing SAR competition.

Extra sets electrifying record; transforming UAV launched; DARPA wants swarm tactics; NASA steers sonic booms; hydrogen filling stations for UAVs.

The U.S. Air Force has picked Orbital ATK's Minotaur I to launch a lightweight National Reconnaissance Office satellite.

President-elect Donald Trump has added six more members to his NASA transition team, including the former manager of the agency’s Ares launcher development program that was scuttled by the Obama administration.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Ageny's sixth resupply mission to the International Space Station, HTV-6, lifted off from the Tanegashima Space Center on Dec. 9.

The Philippines has commissioned two more Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 light attack aircraft into service, increasing the fleet to four.

Darpa wants to give small combat units the means to manage swarms of robots.

Former Indian air force chief S.P. Tyagi has been arrested on charges of alleged corruption in the AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters deal.

Drawing up a concept that emphasizes weapon load and endurance over maneuverability, designers at the Japanese defense ministry have come up with an aircraft that is longer than the F-22 and has a considerably greater wingspan.

USAF is “aggressively” pursuing a long-range, stealthy unmanned surveillance aircraft to go places its high-altitude Lockheed Martin U-2S and Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk cannot.

After Donald Trump’s surprise election as president, the top aerospace trade group has a lot to do.

America’s aerospace trade association said it is preparing for a “challenging” policy arena in both Washington and around the world.

In an environment where a Tweet can move markets, the head of the Aerospace Industries Association is urging companies to stick to the facts.

Airbus’ C295W offering has triumphed in Canada over the Leonardo C-27J and Embraer KC-390.

Airbus Helicopters has begun flight testing the first of 18 naval NH90 Sealion helicopters planned for Germany’s air arm.

Mars One, which proposes to become the first publicly traded venture to colonize the Red Planet, has delayed its proposed human settlement timetable.

Japan’s proposed indigenous fighter would be larger than the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor and is designed around the carriage of missiles the size of the MBDA Meteor.

The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale of AH-64E Apaches to the United Arab Emirates and CH-47F Chinooks to Saudi Arabia.