Defense

By Vivienne Machi
“It’s time to be able to move through space at will and to be able to defend ourselves when we are attacked,” ULA CEO Tory Bruno says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Jennifer Tisdale
The aerospace industry must ensure security of its “crown jewels” through collaboration, investment in education and a comprehensive cybersecurity game plan.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The airlifters will ferry more than 5,000 migrants from the San Diego and El Paso, Texas, areas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The delivery was the 64th for the MC-130J fleet and the 134th total number of MC-130Js, AC-130Js and HC-130Js.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
“No, we are not at war—not yet. But we need to prepare ... there is nothing that cannot be weaponized against us today,” High Representative Kaja Kallas says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Hyderabad-based Defense Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) ran an active-cooled scramjet combustor for 120 sec.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 modified with a Eurofighter nose to support active, electronically scanned array (AESA) radar testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
EU Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius says the union should model cooperative approaches to defense based on its success in space collaborations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
South Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration unveiled the development plan and concept design for the Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile-II (SRAAM-II).
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network Staff
On the cover of Aviation Week & Space Technology’s Feb. 18, 1985, issue, Rockwell International technicians at the U.S. Air Force's Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee, adjust control surfaces on a one-quarter scale mockup of the company's AGM-130 guided weapon system.
Defense

By Kim Minseok
South Korea has laid out a roadmap for developing a homegrown engine capable of integration into its KF-21 fighter jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Shortly after the inauguration, the White House released a list of officials who will serve in key roles ahead of Senate confirmations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The acquisition is being driven by the U.S. Defense Department Joint All-Domain Command and Control (known as JADC2) strategy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan’s nascent drone sector has encountered a setback.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Data from payloads fitted to the aircraft, including electro-optical cameras and radar imagery, will be sent from the UAS to a Geo-Information Center.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
India has become an observer on the Eurodrone program, the European Organization for Joint Armament Cooperation, which oversees the effort, said Jan. 21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Thales Alenia Space and Hispasat have linked up to develop a payload that can enable more secure ways to pass data using quantum key distribution.
Satellites

By Craig Caffrey
U.S. President Donald Trump has made no secret of the fact that he views most of America’s NATO allies as delinquent when it comes to spending on defense.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
A UK workers' union is urging the government to acquire more Eurofighter Typhoons to ensure industrial skills around aircraft assembly are maintained.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Warsaw and London are opening a joint program office in support of Polish air defense programs being supplied by the UK.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Boeing and BAE Systems delivered the first F-15E Strike Eagle outfitted with the new Eagle Passive/Active Warning and Survivability System upgrade
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Saab says it plans to offer autonomous vehicles in all domains after its rapid development of drone capability for the Swedish armed forces.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
France has begun taking delivery of Airbus H225M Caracal helicopters ordered as part of a stimulus package to support the country’s aerospace industry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine is flying Windracers Ultra drones on electronic intelligence (elint) missions, the founder of the uncrewed aircraft system manufacturer has revealed.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Israel has signed an agreement with state-owned Rafael for additional Iron Dome interceptors, drawing on $8.7 billion in extra funding from the U.S.
Missile Defense & Weapons