Slow progress in Australia’s submarine acquisition program will probably force the country to modernize its current six boats, a Canberra think tank says.
India has test-fired an indigenously-developed supersonic interceptor missile as part of its efforts to develop a full-fledged, multi-layer ballistic missile defense system.
A formal protest of the Pentagon’s Long-Range Strike Bomber award to Northrop Grumman has to be based on failure to follow rules, but the challengers’ public case goes far beyond that.
Flutter-suppression X-56 crashes; laser IDs target by vibrations; new venture to commercialize morphing structures; Airbus helo R&D in the U.K.; Iceye’s low-cost radar imaging from space.
The South African Air Force's involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo over recent years has shown up a major weakness in the force's capabilities, but has also potentially given a new lease of life to a home-grown weapon system. Alan Dron reports.
SpaceX has its first order from NASA for a crew launch to the International Space Station under its Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) with the U.S. space agency.
Twenty-two private U.S. companies have joined forces with NASA to advance development of technologies considered at the “tipping point” of readiness for use in space exploration.
The Indian army will not order any more indigenously developed Nishant UAVs because all four aircraft supplied by the Defense Research and Development Organization have crashed.
Russia is continuing to use its combat operations in Syria to test and prove new capabilities, employing air-launched cruise missiles to strike targets this week.
China is becoming a regional aerial powerhouse, growing its fleets of aircraft, including unmanned vehicles, and arsenal of missiles, a National Bureau of Asian Research report says.
Lockheed Martin’s X-56A unmanned aircraft was severely damaged in a crash shortly after takeoff from the dry lakebed at Edwards AFB, California, on Nov. 19.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency needs to be more consistent in transitioning new technology from research to operational use, a recent U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says.
French President Francois Hollande and the National Assembly had set very different defense ministry spending plans before the Nov. 13 Islamic State group attacks in Paris. A robust response is forcing a change in those priorities.
Bomber lobby lays the groundwork for the kind of attack on its budget now threatening the F-35; new space bill allows citizens to mine the Moon for its water ice.
Engineers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory plan to chamber-test a 1-kg UAV early next year that could wind up flying as a scout for the rover in development for the 2020 planetary launch opportunity.
Robotic devices developed by NASA to assist astronauts aboard the International Space Station or to transport future explorers over planetary surfaces are fanning out into new realms.
The U.S. Air Force may solicit bids for 72 new Boeing F-15s, Lockheed Martin F-16s or even Boeing F/A-18E/Fs as budget issues put planned production rates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter out of reach.
India has announced a plan to increase its annual satellite launches to 12 next year, up from four-five now, to ramp up its tally in the global launch market.
