Defense

The U.S continues to structure its Navy around the need to ensure security abroad.

Congress is moving toward final passage of a wide-ranging compromise commercial-space bill.

A small range of medications maintained their effectiveness after months on the International Space Station and sometimes well beyond their expiration dates.

ViaSat Inc. is inaugurating a next-generation satellite system comprising vastly more powerful spacecraft with a global system of super-high-throughput satellites.

Australia needs to put great effort into restoring the anti-submarine capability of its air force, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute says.

The U.S. Army and Air Force deployed Stryker vehicles earlier this month to the north of the Arctic Circle for the first time, the Army says.

Boeing Co. and Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. have decided to jointly make aircraft parts and collaborate on integrated systems development opportunities in India.

The U.S. Navy tested two Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missiles to qualify the new flight control and interlocks electronics packages for deployment in 2017, Lockheed Martin says.

Global governments have OK'd radio spectrum allocation that would extend current flight-tracking technology to worldwide coverage using satellites.

The U.S. Air Force is set to announce moves to reduce strain on its unmanned air vehicle crews, according to Air Combat Command chief Gen. Herbert Carlisle.

A possible contract from Indonesia may extend F-16 manufacturing into 2018, Lockheed Martin says.

South Korea has revealed developmental equipment that could lead to replacements for systems that the U.S. is withholding from the KF-X indigenous fighter program.

Saudi Aerospace Engineering Industries (SAEI) says its new $1 billion maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility will be open for business by the end of 2016.

Military operations in Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East are prompting a demand for precision-guided munitions and supporting equipment.

The UAE and AgustaWestland are in the final stages of negotiating a MoU to develop and purchase the AW609 commercial tiltrotor for search-and-rescue missions.

A number of African countries have turned their attention to the Embraer EMB-314 A29 SuperTucano aircraft. Jon Lake looks at the reasons why.

A duplicate of the service module that the European Space Agency will provide as its contribution to NASA’s Orion crew capsule has been shipped to the U.S. for structural testing.

Officials of the Lone Star Flight Museum anticipate a February 2017 opening for their new $35 million, 130,000-sq.-ft. home.

The U.S. Air Force has issued a stop-work order on the Long-Range Strike Bomber to Northrop Grumman in accordance with standard procedures for contracts that undergo a protest.

Israel’s new Terra missile warning and space control radar system will have detection ranges of “thousands of kilometers” against missile-sized targets, Israel Aerospace Industries Elta division says.

The Chinese air force has declared operational the Avic JL-9 Mountain Eagle, a supersonic trainer matched to the performance of the country’s latest fighters.

In the wake of a meeting between the leaders of Taiwan and China, there is pressure for the U.S. to show more support for the smaller Asia country.

The U.S. and Republic of Korea (ROK) navies are participating in Exercise Clear Horizon this month in waters south of the Korean peninsula.

A multidisciplined U.S. Navy audit team conducted a Cybersafe initial pilot audit earlier this month at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (Spawar).

The last Dubai Airshow saw record-breaking orders for commercial airliners. Not so this year, but our onsite editors say that’s not necessarily something to worry about. They explain why in this report from the show.