Defense

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is planning to build and operate a reusable hypersonic testbed vehicle.

NASA’s Kepler space telescope began a special assignment this week to seek out and characterize exo-planets that orbit far from their host stars, along with free-floating worlds.

Answering the call from U.S. Navy surface ship officials, industry leaders are looking at putting combat and missile systems on amphibious ships similar to those aboard cruisers and destroyers.

North Korea has shown the interceptor of its KN-06 long-range air defense system, publishing apparently genuine photographs of test launches conducted in the presence of Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.

The technology is restricted to use by federal authorities under a strict permitting process, but Battelle says sales are taking off.

North Korea’s recent nuclear weapon demonstration and satellite launch could alter the regional international landscape, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) says.

Air-launched weapons and other missiles are becoming a greater threat to U.S. forces, says a new Army manual on gathering and using intelligence on such threats.

Study finds that even in a dangerous situation, many people will trust a ‘guide robot’ despite the mistakes in direction it makes.

High-speed medium-rotorcraft demonstrators are taking shape, but the budget-strapped U.S. Army has yet to make clear its plans for the way ahead.

Given the scale of the challenges for big aerospace companies, one wonders how anyone succeeds.

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The U.S. Navy is testing Lifesaver, a ring-shaped buoy that converts energy generated by passing waves into electrical energy.

The military could be using additive manufacturing to “print” repair parts within a decade, even on carriers at sea.

Inflation-adjusted U.S. defense spending through the end of this decade will fall off after 2016 into a sustained period of roughly level annual budgets at about $600 billion.

Coming into GPS for the first time and facing incumbents Lockheed and Boeing, Northrop has had to invest upfront, the company says.

The approach could enable the life-seeking mission to Europa that has strong backing on Capitol Hill by dispensing tiny ChipSats onto promising spots on the icy moon's surface to detect chemical biomarkers there.

Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and British building firm Balfour Beatty will build the new facilities that will support and house the British F-35 fleet.

France has contracted with Safran to supply Sagem Patroller UAVs for the French army’s Système de Drone Tactique (SDT) tactical UAV program.

The company is working with Germany on the first testing phase of several technologies capable of detecting infantry gunfire from a number of different calibers.

The U.S. reduced spending by 2.4%, yet it still far outpaces the rest of the world.

A U.S. Army plan to modify 155-mm howitzers and shells will more than double the weapon’s range, but without affecting mobility.

Shockwaves from bomb blasts create energy-packed microbubbles on the brain that quickly vanish but may leave lasting injury

South Korean producer is offering commercial supply of a high-performance material that could dramatically improve product performance for A&D applications.

Bulldozer, all-terrain vehicle built by UNAC will continue French innovative tradition.

China’s expansion into the South China Sea can be seen as a form of manifest destiny that will impact relations with the region and the U.S.