Defense

By Michael Bruno
After the LRS-B award, many industry observers are waiting for another shoe to drop when it comes to M&A or divestitures. They could be waiting in vain.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Boehner departure allows budget deal, new Speaker Ryan brings hope of end to fiscal cliffhangers; Ex-Im Bank reauthorization awaits Senate action.
Air Transport

By Bradley Perrett
South Korea’s KF-X fighter program survived encounters with the national executive and legislature this week, but remains more politically controversial than ever.
Defense

By Maksim Pyadushkin
Russia’s government arms trade agency Rosoboronexport is restoring ties with Iran, continuing deliveries to Syria and otherwise planning to boost sales to the Middle East.
Defense

The U.S. Navy failed to realistically calculate General Dynamics overtime hours in awarding an early block surface electronic warfare improvement program contract to Lockheed Martin, GAO says.
Defense

The Maritime Theater Missile Defense (MTMD) Forum wrapped up its At Sea Demonstration (ASD) 2015 earlier this month, proving sea operations in the North Atlantic during a variety of missile tests.
Defense

Set for launch at the end of this year, the ruggedized 3D printer will allow astronauts and cosmonauts on the ISS to manufacture plastic tools, containers and other small items.
Defense

By Antoine Gelain
The best performers in aerospace are midsize companies organized as horizontal portfolios of multiple operational entities that extol the virtues of small size, loose integration and lean management.
Defense

Before there was an LRS-B, there was a high-risk plan for a much more costly bomber.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Sikorsky’s CH-53K begins three-year, 2,000-hr. flight test program for U.S. Marine Corps all-new heavy-lift helicopter.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Airbus forecasts LCH-LAH production extending until 2050 and amounting to 214 LAHs for the South Korean army and 300-400 for export customers, while about 100 LCHs will be sold domestically and 200-300 abroad.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Lockheed’s long-range radar win; Northrop to demo naval laser weapon; Latvia stocks up on short-range air defense systems.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Struggle that started as a consequence of the Arab Spring may be dragging the world’s superpowers into a proxy war with at least a dozen air forces in the mix.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
Despite U.S. efforts to integrate missile defenses, Gulf countries buy their own point-defense systems.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The military building boom may be over—or at least downsized—for regional big spenders whose revenues rely on high oil prices.
Defense

The recent Malabar naval drills in the Indian Ocean underscore the importance of developing and maintaining better strategic naval partnerships in the region, according to one analyst.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
LRS-B was once deemed a tipping point for Northrop Grumman Aerospace’s future, but the shape of the industrial base is not likely to change soon after the award announcement.
Defense

By Jefferson Morris
The U.S. Government Accountability Office is urging Congress to keep a close watch on several major defense acquisition programs, including the Long-Range Strike Bomber.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Two spacewalking NASA astronauts resumed efforts to prepare the International Space Station for future dockings by U.S. commercial crew transport vehicles on Oct. 28.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio, Michael Bruno
With all the secrecy surrounding the Pentagon’s Long-Range Strike Bomber competition, the winner was hard to predict. But our editors discuss some of Northrop’s strengths that are not readily apparent.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Croatia is once again looking at the possible procurement of Saab’s Gripen fighter jet.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Overcoming planetary protection concerns presents just one of many significant challenges involved in putting humans onto the Martian terrain.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
South Korea’s defense ministry is due to decide soon between Korea Aerospace Industries' Surion helicopter and a competition for imports for the country's navy.
Defense

Paris-based fleet operator Eutelsat has ordered an all-electric communications satellite in development at spacecraft manufacturer Thales Alenia Space.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
U.K. aerostructures manufacturer GKN has completed the acquisition of Fokker Technologies.
Defense