Defense

The Defense Science Board says cyber, ballistic defense and undersea warfare are three areas the DOD needs to bolster itself against strategic surprise.

The burgeoning relationship bonding the U.S., Japan and Australia will be key for the American rebalance in the Asia-Pacific, says, Adm. Harry Harris, commander of the Pacific Command.

The fatal V-22 accident in Hawaii appears to have been caused by a newly identified ingestion issue, but a solution is years away at best.

Industry is spending heavily in demonstrating technology for the U.S. Army’s next rotorcraft, but doesn’t want to wait to the 2030s to see a return on its investment.

DLR tackles electric air taxis; Lockheed/Darpa advance laser turret designs; how alternative fuels affect contrail properties; solutions for countering UAS; perfecting UAVs for building searches; unmanned aircraft briefs

Preliminary findings from the probe into May's fatal Osprey carsh in Hawaii are prompting the U.S. Marine Corps to take more care with maintenance and seemingly simple procedures like foreign object debris protection.

Lockheed Martin says its Icarus counter-UAS system can make a “surgical strike” on a UAV without disrupting the environment.

Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) says the return-to-flight mission of its Falcon 9 rocket will lift 11 second-generation machine-to-machine satellites for Orbcomm, rather than SES-9.

A Thales Watchkeeper UAV has become the first unmanned system to be operated in U.K. nonsegregated, controlled airspace.

With MV-22 Osprey gaining more ground in global missions and operations, the U.S. Marine Corps is working on developing a more robust logistics and supply chain.

This Lockheed Martin video depicts how the U.S. Air Force Space-Based Infrared System and the decades-old Defense Support Program predecessor scan every point on Earth at least once every 10 sec.

As Sikorsky looks forward to the pending merger with Lockheed Martin, two advanced rotorcraft programs are progressing at pace.

House to vote on Ex-Im Bank at last. Army studies Russian UAV ops in Ukraine. NASA plans for a return to the Moon in the long run. And the State Department prepares to sell Black Hawks to Saudi Arabia.

Gloria Flach is named new Northrop Grumman COO, and company reorganization will create three sectors from four. The moves could be a precursor to a CEO succession plan.

Hawaii V-22 accident appears to have been caused by a newly identified ingestion issue, but a solution is years away at best.

Lockheed Martin has teamed with Israel’s StemRad Ltd. to develop a vest astronauts could wear during solar storms and other dangerous radiation events.

Foreign air forces using the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter are being compelled to build and fund U.S.-based software laboratories that generate data crucial to the fighter’s ability to identify threats.

With its new Bloostar concept,Spain-based Zero2infinty hopes to meet growing demand from the burgeoning nanosat community for an affordable, dedicated ride to space.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, current commander of the International Space Station, sailed to a new U.S. record for time accumulated in space on Oct. 15.

Gloria Flach will become COO of Northrop Grumman in January, a move that could set in motion a succession plan for the Pentagon prime contractor’s CEO position.

F-35C passes crucial carrier tests - the ones "that create the most pucker factor" according to a Navy commander. And Aviation Week's Michael Fabey captured it on video.

The first hints have emerged that the U.K. Royal Air Force may be planning to keep some of its early-model Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoons in service for longer.

Bell Helicopter has named Mitch Snyder president and CEO, replacing John Garrison, who is joining Terex Corp. as president and CEO.

India has signed a contract with Slovenia-based Pipistrel Aircraft to buy 194 Virus SW80s and is likely to buy an additional 100 aircraft after three years.

A Cobra upgrade could refresh the AH-1 at a fraction of the cost of buying new attack helicopters.