Defense and Space

Ukraine has depended on Starlink for expansive battlefield communication.

The UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter pilots are set to receive BAE’s Striker 2 helmet-mounted display as part of a national upgrade of the aircraft.

Lockheed says increasing production beyond the 156-a-year level would require a business case based on an influx of new orders from new or existing customers.

In addition to mass producing the new Hyunmoo-5 "bunker buster," South Korea has plans to upgrade the Hyunmoo-2 and Hyunmoo-3 missile variants.

Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng notes that the effectiveness of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System has been demonstrated in Ukraine.

The service seeks shift from one-for-one replacement of KC-135s and C-17s to a series of aircraft, from the basic to the exquisite.

Thailand treads a delicate balance between an old alliance with the U.S. and recent closer ties to China.

SDA in April launched its first Tranche 0 data transport satellites, which will send the datalink to military cockpits and other receivers below.

With a net profit of $1.7 billion, Lockheed posted earnings per share of $6.63, up sharply from $1.16 a share in the second quarter of 2022.

The Northrop Grumman-built resupply vessel is planned for launch on an Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Aug. 1

LOCKHEED MARTIN had $1.7b net income on $16.7b sales in 2Q23 vs $309m on $15.4b in 2Q22; it ended quarter with record $158b backlog. It delivered 60 aircraft/rotorcraft (45 F-35s/four C-130Js/11 helicopters) vs 71 (35/six/30) a year ago.

Neither the contract’s value nor the number of Akinci systems ordered by the Middle Eastern country have been made public.

A pre-solicitation notice is the next step on a path to selecting a design to launch an engineering and manufacturing development program within two years.

The concept of operations may pave the way for future higher-airspace operations, above 60,000 ft.

The defense ministry’s Command Paper Refresh was published July 18.

The UK’s defense procurement process is “broken” and in need of “major, comprehensive reform,” lawmakers say.

The follow-on award comes seven months after the same team completed the last of three successful tests for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the House's addition of $558 million for the force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program is akin to "throwing money away."

NATO’s largest exercise took over European skies ahead of a new funding pledge at the leaders’ summit.

Leonardo UK and its U.S.-based subsidiary, Leonardo Electronics US, signed a memorandum of understanding with SNC.

Singer has held the director’s post since 2018, after serving two years as MSFC’s deputy director.

The Pentagon is sending F-35s to the Middle East to help patrol waterways in the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf of Oman.

The global space industry is worth more than $400 billion, 80% of which comes from commercial activity, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Royal United Services Institute military analyst Justin Bronk gave a blunt warning at the Global Air and Space Chiefs Conference on July 12 in London.

An audit of NASA's Deep Space Network recommends—among other suggestions—transmitter upgrades as part of the Deep Space Network Aperture Enhancement Project.