Defense

By Graham Warwick
In preparation for a U.S. Army competition for a counter-rocket, artillery and mortar interceptor, Lockheed Martin flight tests its enhanced Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile.
Defense

By Tony Osborne, Graham Warwick
There is long list of technology demonstrations behind the idea of an unmanned combat aircraft, but no requirements for an operational system have emerged. Now Europe has a try.
Defense

Polish and Turkish companies are among those developing and selling loitering munitions, aka lethal small unmanned aircraft.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Fighter aircraft for “Make in India”; North Korea shows long-range air defense system; Pratt & Whitney F135 engines contract; UAE-Stratcom space data accord.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
The Pentagon may have all the power it needs to stop major consolidation of its prime contractors it does not like, after all.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force says it will buy 38 of the systems to provide an “interim solution to counter potential emerging threats to government resources.”
Defense

The Littoral Combat Ship LCS 3 USS Fort Worth will make preparations to get underway from Singapore under its own power and transit to San Diego this summer for an extensive repair period after the ship’s combining gears were significantly damaged in January.
Defense

By Jay Menon
India will launch its new Earth observation satellite, Cartosat-2C, in May, in an effort to boost the country’s military reconnaissance and surveillance capability.
Space

By Jen DiMascio
The U.S. Air Force still needs to change its approach to setting requirements and providing funding for its space battle management and command and control (BMC2) efforts, according to the general who has tactical control of the Defense Department’s space operations.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Lockheed plans to flight test an improved version of its Miniature Hit-To-Kill (MHTK) missile in July as it readies the weapon for an expected U.S. Army competition for a counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM) interceptor.
Defense

A new Orbital ATK venture set up to develop commercial on-orbit satellite-servicing capabilities has signed Intelsat as its first paying customer, with launch of the initial Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV-1) to an out-of-service Intelsat bird as early as 2018.
Space

As U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter and Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar concluded meetings earlier this month during the Pentagon chief’s visit to India, the two countries agreed to strengthen their military and industrial defense bonds.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
A Texas-based company has signed a five-year agreement with Spaceport America in New Mexico to begin commercial flights of its reusable suborbital launch vehicle later this year.
Space

By Molly McMillin
Nearly two years after the last E-4B flew from Boeing’s facility here, a new large aircraft completion center, Emerald Aerospace, has opened inside the former Boeing hangar.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
GPS incumbents Lockheed Martin and Boeing have submitted bids to produce the next installment of GPS III satellites for the U.S. Air Force.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is embarking on some major Pentagon organizational reforms — including clarifying the role of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and potentially creating a full-fledged cyber combatant command.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Netherlands Air Force has cleared its Douglas KDC-10 aerial tanker to refuel the F-35, paving the way for the fighter’s public debut in June.
Defense

U.S. and Indian defense and industry officials are conducting more discussions on fighter production, continuing on their existing aviation deals, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter says.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV), the manufacturer of the Airlander 10 hybrid airship, has been given clearances by European and U.K. aviation regulators to start flight tests.
Defense

Jon Lake takes a look at Roketsan Missiles Industries, one of Turkey's top 500 industrial concerns.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Darpa contract for Northrop Grumman will develop MEMS-based miniature inertial measurement units to a level where they can replace ring-laser and fiber-optic gyros for guidance of precision weapons when GPS is denied.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Darpa spaceplane heads toward flight; Reusable hypersonic testbed needed; Carter touts faster CarterCopter; Battelle’s DroneDefender proves popular; Local Motors to crowdsource UAV for Airbus; Micro-UAS rules recommended to FAA
Defense

Airbus Defence and Space has successfully completed the maiden flight of the first new standard A330 MRTT Multi Role Tanker Transport.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Carter Aviation Technologies has unveiled its concept for a high-speed rotorcraft as it continues efforts to secure partners to begin production of its slowed-rotor/compound CarterCopter.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Phase 2 of the Experimental Spaceplane (XS-1) program aims to fly the vehicle 10 times in 10 days to demonstrate routine, responsive and affordable space operations.
Defense