Defense

Set for launch at the end of this year, the ruggedized 3D printer will allow astronauts and cosmonauts on the ISS to manufacture plastic tools, containers and other small items.

The best performers in aerospace are midsize companies organized as horizontal portfolios of multiple operational entities that extol the virtues of small size, loose integration and lean management.

Before there was an LRS-B, there was a high-risk plan for a much more costly bomber.

Sikorsky’s CH-53K begins three-year, 2,000-hr. flight test program for U.S. Marine Corps all-new heavy-lift helicopter.

Airbus forecasts LCH-LAH production extending until 2050 and amounting to 214 LAHs for the South Korean army and 300-400 for export customers, while about 100 LCHs will be sold domestically and 200-300 abroad.

Lockheed’s long-range radar win; Northrop to demo naval laser weapon; Latvia stocks up on short-range air defense systems.

Struggle that started as a consequence of the Arab Spring may be dragging the world’s superpowers into a proxy war with at least a dozen air forces in the mix.

Despite U.S. efforts to integrate missile defenses, Gulf countries buy their own point-defense systems.

The military building boom may be over—or at least downsized—for regional big spenders whose revenues rely on high oil prices.

The recent Malabar naval drills in the Indian Ocean underscore the importance of developing and maintaining better strategic naval partnerships in the region, according to one analyst.

LRS-B was once deemed a tipping point for Northrop Grumman Aerospace’s future, but the shape of the industrial base is not likely to change soon after the award announcement.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office is urging Congress to keep a close watch on several major defense acquisition programs, including the Long-Range Strike Bomber.

Two spacewalking NASA astronauts resumed efforts to prepare the International Space Station for future dockings by U.S. commercial crew transport vehicles on Oct. 28.

With all the secrecy surrounding the Pentagon’s Long-Range Strike Bomber competition, the winner was hard to predict. But our editors discuss some of Northrop’s strengths that are not readily apparent.

Croatia is once again looking at the possible procurement of Saab’s Gripen fighter jet.

Overcoming planetary protection concerns presents just one of many significant challenges involved in putting humans onto the Martian terrain.

South Korea’s defense ministry is due to decide soon between Korea Aerospace Industries' Surion helicopter and a competition for imports for the country's navy.

Paris-based fleet operator Eutelsat has ordered an all-electric communications satellite in development at spacecraft manufacturer Thales Alenia Space.

U.K. aerostructures manufacturer GKN has completed the acquisition of Fokker Technologies.

The world’s last flying Avro Vulcan has performed its final flight, eight years after the aircraft was returned to the sky by volunteers.

Commercial software and probabilistic algorithms could trim hours from the cruise missile mission planning process.

LRS-B was once deemed a tipping point for Northrop Grumman Aerospace’s future, but the shape of the industrial base is not likely to change soon after the award announcement.

Northrop Grumman is the winner of the Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) contest, beating a rival team with six times its annual sales.

Northrop Grumman was one-sixth the size of its rival team but has the experience that counts.

Northrop Grumman was one-sixth the size of its rival team but has the experience that counts.