Defense

NASA’s Lockheed Martin X-56A aeroelastic research aircraft is ready to fly once the flooded lakebed at Edwards AFB, California, has dried and can again be used as a runway.

Aurora Flight Sciences soon will begin testing the transition between vertical and horizontal flight for its LightningStrike high-speed, hybrid-electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft under development for Darpa.

Stealth technology and counterstealth techniques are part of an age-old cat-and-mouse game between military adversaries. Our editors discuss the latest developments and what is coming soon.

Eyes may be on the T-X competition, but the international market remains ripe for training aircraft.

A lot in Washington is broken these days, but not everything needs to be fixed.

Rolls’s settlement emerges as fraud investigators begin to examine the aerospace industry as a whole.

A thumbnail outline of most nation’s plans to replace their trainer aircraft in light of many current trainers approaching retirement.

Here are signposts to follow as the new administration’s choices on defense unfold.

In this week’s Washington Outlook: why industry experience in government helps the Pentagon get a better deal; McCain’s plans to spend big on the military; a burgeoning space rivalry; and the ongoing attempt to block the sale of aircraft to Iran Air.

Creation of the world’s third-largest Tier 1 aerospace supplier behind UTC and GE has both positive and negative effects for Boeing, Airbus and other aircraft manufacturers that do business with Safran and Zodiac.

Why was the costly, low-observable aircraft employed for targets lacking sophisticated air defenses?

Spirit AeroSystems is looking to outsource some of its supply chain work here in a move to save $5 million to $7 million.

Made In Space and Axiom Space, two startups with innovative concepts for making money in orbit, have joined forces to collaborate on developing a private space station to manufacture low-noise fiber-optic cable and other products that require the microgravity environment of low Earth orbit.

Dozens of Western aerospace suppliers are on the verge of hiring thousands of workers and even establishing additive manufacturing facilities in Morocco.

Russia’s major aviation event, the MAKS air show, is likely to take place a month earlier than expected this year.

Safran Group and Zodiac Aerospace entered into exclusive negotiations for an acquisition of Zodiac by Safran, the companies said on Jan. 19.

Safran Group and Zodiac Aerospace entered into exclusive negotiations for an acquisition of Zodiac by Safran, the companies said on Jan. 19.

Leonardo’s UK enterprise claims the second largest aerospace and defense company behind BAE Systems.

Replacement for Mangusta to use dynamics and avionics from AW149.

In this week’s roundup: U.S. Marines with F-35Bs arrive in Japan, Israeli air force receives Arrow-3 missile defense, Airbus delivers H225M Caracal helicopters to Thailand, British navy awards radar contract and CAE scores training services contracts

The latest U.S. government data derived from spacecraft and in situ measurement show the Earth warmed again to record levels in 2016.

The U.S. Air Force chief of staff endorses the idea of buying 300 low-cost, light-attack fighters for counterterrorism missions as a “great idea.”

The U.S. Navy’s competition for an over-the-horizon anti-ship missile to arm its Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate warships will soon get underway.

Studies are ongoing to understand what type of spacecraft and rocket will be required.

The Russian military wants its new Ilyushin Il-96-400TZ to be not just an air tanker, but a covetable transport aircraft.