Defense

The fourth and final trajectory-correction maneuver comes as scientists begin making discoveries in the spectroscopic data from the July 14 encounter with Pluto and its moons.

How the U.S. funds its next ballistic missile submarine fleet will set the tone for all other shipbuilding programs in coming years, says Michael Petters, CEO for Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII), the U.S. Navy’s stop shipbuilder.

European forces are increasing capabilities and offsetting the impact of defense cuts by integrating personnel and equipment of their neighbors.

Dassault is having a great 2015 when it comes to exports of its signature Rafale fighter. Next year may be even better, says CEO Eric Trappier.

A scout vehicle that doubles as a forward command post and a heavier MRAP truck highlight new ground vehicles at recent expos.

With the Type 26 frigate, the Royal Navy commits to procuring the best platform for ASW and other multirole operations.

The U.K. seeks technology developments to enhance persistent surveillance in a solar-powered aircraft that operates as a ‘pseudo satellite.’

People’s Liberation Army creates a potent—if untested—tactical and strategic fire attack system.

Increment 1 P-8A Poseidon aircraft impress U.S. Navy brass during their Pacific deployment, but capability questions linger in Defense Department report.

A fiber-optic sensor developed for internal medicine could yield vibration-damping data in submarines.

Portability, ease-of-use and reliable links factor into Marine Corps decision to procure inflatable satcom terminal.

Rheinmetall’s new sight for 40-mm grenade launchers offers a high-tech approach to target acquisition.

NASA delays its CRS-2 contract, again. Italy is in line to become the next nation with armed Reapers. The FAA scrambles to create a UAV registration system. And the Ex-Im bank bill nears final passage.

The 10-year global military aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) market will be worth $716 billion through 2025.

Charged solar wind particles have changed Mars from a planet that was warmer and wetter to the cold desert we see today, data from a new NASA probe show.

NASA has set a new date for selecting one or more private space-launch providers to deliver cargo to the International Space Station in the second round of its Commercial Resupply Services competition.

The first Israeli air force C-130H to be fitted with modernized Elbit Systems avionics has flown for “dozens” of hours in its flight test program.

More complete design work and technology maturity will make the aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy a more stable and affordable program, U.S. Navy officials say.

U.S. warship patrols to prove the Navy’s freedom of navigation in the South China Sea in defiance of Chinese territorial claims could possibly lead to Japan buying new aircraft for such missions, a Japanese scholar says.

The Indian and Russian armies will focus on counterterrorism in this year’s joint “Exercise Indra-2015,” to be held Nov. 7-Nov. 20.

The next version of South Korea’s new surface-to-air missile will complement L-SAM in the anti-ballistic-missile role.

We could tell you all about the LRS-B­—and a related secret prototype—but then we’d have to use a cliched quote from a mediocre 1980s movie.

With a growing list of capabilities, Airbus says it is certain of export success for the A400M, although it needs to iron out details.

France plans to compensate for A400M availability by moving up the acquisition of Airbus MRTT aerial refueling tankers. The air force is also weighing a plan to renovate part of its existing C-130H fleet and to purchase new or used C-130s to meet urgent operational needs for transport and refueling.

Dassault Aviation has asked its supplier base to increase production based on an anticipated tripling of output by late 2018—a response to sudden interest in the Rafale outside of France, somewhat of a gamble for the French manufacturer.