Defense

Lockheed Martin has built in extra time to develop, build and test the Long Range Discrimination Radar, a Lockheed official says.
Defense

U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has emphasized the need for the “so-called six-party talks to call for the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula.”
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The head of the company’s military aircraft division, Fernando Alonso, says the aircraft could be used more flexibly while flying racetrack patterns in the sky waiting to provide fighters with fuel.
Defense

By Guy Norris
BAE Systems is partnering with air-breathing rocket developer Reaction Engines as part of an agreement under which BAE will acquire a 20% share of the U.K.-based company for £20.6 million.
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The Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter is set to re-enter service with the Royal Moroccan Air (RMAF). Jon Lake reports.
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By Mark Carreau
Intended to merge the interests of scientists and those responsible for the safety and productivity of the astronauts assigned to the initial year’s long journeys to the red planet, the four-day exercise produced passionate presentations from science teams.
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Lockheed Martin is developing Aegis combat systems improvements needed to field the U.S. Navy’s proposed air and missile defense radar (AMDR).
Defense

As Adm. Harry Harris, U.S. Pacific commander, prepares to make his first trip to Beijing, relations between the U.S. and China are striking discordant notes.
Defense

U.S. Navy sailors are testing a new paint that could reduce potential noise hazards - especially those introduced by the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA has released its first images of the geyser-like spray emerging from the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, two days after the Cassini mission spacecraft dashed through it.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
South Korea’s defense technology agency has unveiled a small demonstrator for a stealthy, tailless unmanned combat aircraft, part of a program that is probably focused initially on overcoming challenges in flight control.
Defense

A NASA review of the 2014 engine failure of the Orbital ATK Antares launch vehicle after liftoff on a cargo-delivery mission to the International Space Station found foreign object debris in the AJ-26 engine.
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By Mark Carreau
NASA is overly optimistic about its ability to address significant risks to astronaut health and performance, a report by NASA's inspector general says.
Defense

The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman a $91.7 million engineering, manufacturing and development (EMD) contract earlier this month to further mature system designs for the AN/SLQ-32(V)7 (Sewip B3) electronic warfare system.
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.
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