Defense

The U.S. Marine Corps wants to add new tricks to the 135-lb. Blackjack UAS.
Defense

The U.S. Army plans to jump-start the acquisition for its “runway-independent” Future Tactical UAS in the “late fiscal 2020” time frame.
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By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
Like the rest of South Korea’s efforts at developing and building bombardment missiles, the underwater element is wrapped in secrecy that has been broken by only a few local news reports, not all consistent.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force has asked the Silicon Valley-based Defense Innovation Unit-Experimental (DIUx), to look into the art of the possible for controlling mass numbers of tiny UAS.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
In this week’s roundup, the CH-53K is poised for production; an Indian and French company create a joint venture for helicopter maintenance; Embraer pays at least $205 million to settle corruption charges and a U.S. weather satellite breaks up in space.
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Lisbeth Gronlund
The U.S. plans to rebuild its entire nuclear triad over the next 30 years, and a smaller nuclear force would reduce the cost of doing so.
Defense

The improved General Atomics unmanned aerial vehicle incorporates several engineering change proposals into the already-adopted MQ-1C Gray Eagle.
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By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Jupiter-orbiting Juno spacecraft emerged from several days in safe mode earlier this week and executed a maneuver to help set up its next close pass of the gas giant.
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By Mark Carreau
International Space Station crews may have been lucky so far, but the time has come for NASA and its partners to equip the six-person outpost with a specially configured ambulance, according to former U.S. astronaut Steve Robinson.
Defense

The U.S. Army and Marine Corps will lead the introduction of next-generation rotorcraft under the multi-service Future Vertical Lift (FVL) procurement with a placeholder initial operational capability date of 2030-32.
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The U.S. Marine Corps is embarking on a development program for a large, multi-mission UAV to conduct strike and surveillance missions from the decks of its amphibious ships.
Defense

The new U.S. president will likely have to choose between upgrading the nuclear arsenal and funding critical conventional weapons replacement programs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Lockheed Martin says the Pentagon’s $1 billion undefinitized cash injection into the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program in August to support Lot 9 production was not enough to offset expenditures in the third quarter.
Defense

NASA and Boeing kicked off negotiations this week on a contract for the Exploration Upper Stage designed to take the heavy-lift Space Launch System (SLS) from a 70-ton lift capability to 105 tons on its second flight as early as 2021.
Defense

The U.S. Government Accountability Office's redacted ruling shows the U.S. Air Force was willing to accept some program risk in order to get a better upfront price.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Brazilian navy is preparing to take delivery of a fleet of locally produced Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters armed with anti-ship missiles.
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By Bradley Perrett, Kim Minseok
A politically influential conference between the South Korean government and the strongest party in parliament has recommended a number of defense import purchases.
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The U.S. Air Force will kick off its analysis of alternatives for a future air superiority jet in January with an eye toward enemy threats beyond 2030 and beyond the Russian T-50 and Chinese J-20.
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By Michael Bruno
The Brazilian aircraft OEM has agreed to pay more than $205 million total to U.S. and Brazilian authorities over corruption charges connected with the sale of military aircraft.
Defense

U.S. Air Force depots are ramping up capacity to keep the aging A-10 fleet operating well into the future, according to a top general.
Defense

Marine Corps pilots and aircrew put the aircraft through its paces during a two-week exercise that wrapped up on Oct. 19.
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Raytheon will establish a new Final Assembly and Check-Out facility in Meridian, Mississippi, to build the T-100, which is based on Leonardo’s existing M-346 trainer design.
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By Mark Carreau
On Oct. 27 astronauts are scheduled to begin unloading the capsule.
Defense

Costs on the famously troubled F-35 program are now under control and coming down each year, says Frank Kendall, the Pentagon's top weapons buyer.
Defense

By Marhalim Abas
Warm-up drills for Exercise Bersama Lima 16, held in Malaysia Oct. 4-21, provided the first opportunity for Royal Air Force (RAF) Typhoons to be pitched against the Su-30MKMs of the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF).
Defense