Defense and Space

The program, known as Silent Barker, consists of at least two launches, each with multiple payloads.

SpaceX says it has completed 57 corrective actions required by the FAA prior to a second flight test of the Starship Super Heavy launch system.

NASA has declared the Mars Oxygen-Generating Experiment (MOXIE) launched aboard the Mars Perseverance rover mission a success.

DARPA awarded the LongShot program to General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) in February 2021 after a competitive selection process.

The Czech Republic has claimed that acquiring and operating Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be cheaper than operating Saab’s Gripen E.

DARPA's Glide Breaker demonstration is proceeding alongside the Missile Defense Agency’s Glide Phase Interceptor program.

The Satellite Launch and Recovery Package will enable U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) to have a smaller logistics and personnel footprint for MQ-9 operations.

The Boeing E-7 Wedgetail buy is described as “extremely poor value for money,” with the UK paying £1.89 billion for three, rather than £2.15 billion for five.

The first phase of a broad, decade-long research and development period for Taiwan’s Advanced Defense Fighter will expire in 2024.

U.S. and European defense suppliers are supporting the development of Poland’s air defense system and the development of future missiles to support it.

The U.S. Air Force’s AFWERX innovation unit plans to sign a memorandum of understanding in October with the FAA to gather flight-testing data for the regulator.

The U.S. Coast Guard has flown a missionized HC-27J prototype aircraft for the first time.

SpaceX has been ordered to implement 63 corrective actions to resume flight testing of its Starship Super Heavy launch system following a debut liftoff mishap.

The UK plans to contract with Airbus to support its Puma rotorcraft until 2028, as officials continue to delay launching a tender for a fleet successor.

Virgin Galactic’s suborbital spaceship conducted a third commercial mission on Sept. 8, but did not livestream or release the passengers' names before takeoff.

The Danish government has expressed frustration over mounting delays in the arrival of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

A fixed-wing uncrewed air system has completed the first landings and takeoffs from the UK’s Prince of Wales aircraft carriers.

Authors of a new study see increasingly autonomous UAS as helping China limit the number of casualties it might face in a conflict and boost its industrial base.

NASA officials have acknowledged the evolving Space Launch System rocket is unaffordable at current cost levels.

Building on good results of initial 4,000-lb. demonstrator RDRE engines, NASA says larger pressure-gain rockets hold promise for future space missions.

Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket passes key tests, looks toward first launch in 2024.

A major new Pentagon initiative to bring on thousands of cheap autonomous systems will not require new funding or authorities.

The U.S. Army’s near-term plan to field an operational hypersonic missile faced a test setback when another launch was scrubbed.

Insitu has revealed that its Integrator uncrewed aircraft system can deploy multiple small munitions, adding a strike capability to the surveillance aircraft.

SkyDrive and JAXA have signed a joint research agreement devoted to improving noise-estimation technology for electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft