Defense

Boeing has invested in autonomous navigation specialist Near Earth Autonomy through its venture capital arm HorizonX.

Engineers at French aerospace research center Onera are designing a wind tunnel test model that could pave the way for greater airframe-engine integration in the future.

Hanhwa and South Korea’s defense technology organization are developing an anti-armor missile for the Korea Aerospace Industries LAH light-attack helicopter.

The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office says a mystery payload known as Zuma, which is slated to fly on a SpaceX Falcon 9 next month, does not belong to the NRO.

Bahrain has not yet approved a $3.8 billion deal to purchase new F-16s, despite reports that a contract was signed.

Building on an existing partnership, space habitat developer Bigelow Aerospace and United Launch Alliance will jointly pursue a plan to put a free-flying Bigelow module into a low lunar orbit as early as 2022.

A more than two-decade effort by NASA to improve the oversight of the agency’s wide-ranging and dispersed Information Technology activities remains flawed, according to a new IG's report.

Northrop Grumman buys SpaceX launch for a U.S. government customer, U.S. State Department clears Greece for an FMS of F-16 upgrades, Indonesia receives Panther helicopters, and Embraer sells six Super Tucanos.

As the U.S. Navy’s Super Hornets reach the end of their planned service life, Boeing is eyeing an exhaustive overhaul.

The launch of Europe’s Euclid telescope will be delayed due to a newly found flaw in U.S.-built detectors, the head of NASA’s astrophysics division says.

The Lockheed Martin F-16, Boeing B-52 and Northrop Grumman B-2 are next in line to receive the U.S. Air Force’s newest non-nuclear cruise missile, the Jassm-ER.

Air forces operating the Boeing F-15 Eagle are almost universally interested in the MBDA Meteor becoming available as a weapon for the fighter, Boeing says.

Northrop Grumman has purchased a previously undisclosed Falcon 9 launch from SpaceX to fly a payload known only as “Zuma.”

South Korea’s defense technology organization and Hanwha are working toward completing development of a tactical ballistic missile by the end of 2018.

With clear standards and an emphasis on the basics, the UK Defense Ministry hopes to protect the security of its industrial base.

Global Hawk may be the U.S. Air Force’s fallback option for ground surveillance if the service decides against a replacement for J-Stars.

The U.S. Navy could decide who will develop the world’s first navalized unmanned aerial refueling tanker by next summer, having issued a request for proposals.

The U.S. State Department has OK'd a potential Foreign Military Sale of an estimated $2.4 billion program to upgrade 123 Greek F-16s to the Lockheed Martin Block V configuration.

Mark Cherry, Aurora Flight Sciences' president and COO, is joining Boeing as leader of the Phantom Works advanced technology organization.

The U.S. Air Force is steadily ramping up production of precision-guided weapons.

A local partner is likely to be heavily involved in a proposed upgrade of half of the Lynx helicopters in service with the Republic of Korea Navy.

Spain will bury another combat pilot after Lt. Fernando Pérez Serrano died in a Spanish Air Force EF-18 Hornet crash at Torrejón Air Base.

September was a busy month at several high-profile companies, and it could be a good indication of what is to come for the industry as many of them adjust to market conditions.

Small unmanned aircraft set new standards for flight endurance as developers push the limits of aerodynamics and propulsion.

Despite the urgency of the replacement effort, the T-X contract award is now delayed until after the new year, the U.S. Air Force says.