Defense and Space

Northrop Grumman's high-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) has arrived at the Northern Territory’s RAAF Base Tindal in Australia.

Launching a war on drug cartels, ending the Russia-Ukraine war and expanding missile defense all have potential consequences.

Senators want a U.S. Space Force program executive office to manage the acquisition of satellites that can track both air and ground moving targets from orbit.

RTX is no longer building satellites in the first phase of the U.S. Space Force’s missile-tracking satellite constellation.

The Missile Defense Agency reports it has launched a Hypersonic Testbed to demonstrate a new experimental testing platform.

The Defense Innovation Unit launched a competition on June 14 on the Navy’s behalf, calling for written responses to an urgent request in two weeks.

NASA and Boeing plan to add at least four days to the ongoing CST-100 Starliner Crew Flight Test.

The NASA spacewalk outside the International Space Station that was postponed on June 13 has been rescheduled for June 24.

Taiwan’s Air Force is still evaluating aerial tanker options after 2023 visits from U.S. and French military delegations.

Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway have been approved to acquire hundreds of Raytheon Amraam missiles to equip combat aircraft and ground-based air defenses.

Intensifying budget pressures are forcing USAF to “take another look” at spending plans for its prized Next Generation Air Dominance fighter, says Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall.

It will take some luck for Boeing to be ready to fly its first ISS crew rotation mission as early as February.

Anders’ photograph of “Earthrise” and his words remind us even now how small the planet is and how beautiful it is in depthless space.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The U.S. Space Force has selected Blue Origin, United Launch Alliance (ULA), and SpaceX as the three service providers for Phase 3 of the NSSL program.

The private-equity owners of Belcan, an engineering services provider to several marquee aerospace and defense companies, have sold the company to Cognizant.

Autonomous pilot developer Merlin has acquired EpiSys Science, a multidomain autonomy developer, and plans to unite the software solutions of each company.

Ed Stone was 36-year-old space scientist when NASA tapped him to lead the quest to visit Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune with two Voyager spacecraft.

Amazon plans to sell its Project Kuiper satellite internet service in seven South American countries via a distribution agreement.

NASA called off an International Space Station spacewalk just before the two astronauts were to depart their airlock, due to a spacesuit discomfort issue.

Armenia has become the 43rd nation to sign the Artemis Accords developed by NASA and the U.S. State Department.

Four NH90 customer nations have partnered to launch an upgrade program for the twin-engine European utility helicopter.

Thales and Spire Global are pursuing a satellite constellation aimed at delivering air traffic management services and technology to make them more resilient.

After two difficult years of fundraising for commercial satellite startups, the financial environment may be improving, according to bankers in the sector.

With just three weeks left before the UK’s general election, Britain’s two main political parties have laid out their vision for defense in their manifestos.