Defense

Helsinki has yet to eliminate any of the five fighter manufacturers who responded to the request for information sent out by the Finnish Defense Forces’ Logistics Command back in April 2016.

The government has approved the latest iteration of the F-35’s troubled fleet management system, which fully integrates data from the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, for installation on U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force sites.

Boeing managed to make a positive start to 2017 with strong earnings, despite marginal revenue declines across its businesses.

The ship, expected to be named after the province Shandong, is a near-sibling of the first Chinese carrier, Liaoning, which itself follows much the same design as the Russian ship Kuznetsov.

A spokeswoman for the F-35's Joint Program Office says the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps have made no plans to send the fifth-generation fighter to this summer's major European air shows.

With President Donald Trump’s “Buy American” coming at the same time as the U.S. defense industry is expanding overseas, what does it mean?

Arianespace has rescheduled its next Ariane 5 launch for May 4 local time at the company’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, following the strikes and social unrest that forced the European launch provider to suspend operations for a month.

The second Boeing/Saab T-X aircraft has taken flight in St. Louis, Missouri, less than five months after the first.

Lockheed Martin surprised Wall Street and others April 25, announcing a couple of relatively small hits to first-quarter 2017 earnings.

The U.S. Air Force wants to competitively buy up to three new EELV secondary payload adapters with “power, attitude control, and propulsive capabilities,” allowing the adapter ring to continue supporting non-separating satellites throughout their mission.

An online survey by University of Michigan researchers suggests most people in the U.S. would use them if they become operational.

The two F-35As and about 20 supporting airmen will remain in Estonia for a brief period before returning to RAF Lakenheath, UK.

A new, state-of-the-art air traffic control tower for the city of Houston’s Ellington Airport and Spaceport is expected to be operational by the end of next year.

Lockheed says after 18 months of system-level design and development, the Long-Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) is now moving into the detailed design phase.

Increasing terrorist threats have led to a massive increase in special mission aircraft in Africa. Alan Warnes looks at the latest situation.

Marine Corps ‘MUX’ gives rotorcraft industry another large-scale VTOL drone opportunity.

The service wants its legacy airlifters to have laser-based missile defense, modern communications and an engine upgrade.

The F-35’s development program will wrap up one year late in May 2018 and require $1.7 billion more than planned, a new report from the GAO says.

The U.S. Army has awarded Lockheed Martin a multiyear contract worth up to $1.6 billion for full-rate production of the truck-mounted TPQ-53 counterfire radar.

During a call to NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson aboard the International Space Station April 24, President Trump hinted he might accelerate efforts to reach Mars with astronauts.

Arianespace restarted launch operations April 24 at its spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, where work had been at a standstill during strikes and demonstrations.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station successfully grappled Orbital ATK’s seventh NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission spacecraft early April 22.

The satellite features 12 Ku-band transponders to provide assistance in telemedicine, tele-education, crop productivity and disaster management to the South Asia region.

After modifications to heat critical systems and improve control sticks, the Airbus-sponsored Perlan 2 stratospheric glider has reached 30,615 ft.

Indonesia has ordered Lockheed Martin Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods for its Lockheed Martin F-16s, boosting their interception and ground attack capabilities.