Defense and Space

The FOO Fighter system is to demonstrate defense against advanced missiles.

The letter urges the Pentagon to weigh in on the merger, citing its considerable influence with the antitrust agencies on military-related deals.

The V-MAX - eXperimental Maneuvering Vehicle hypersonic glider (V-MAX) is led by ArianeGroup.

Ukrainian pilots will begin training to fly F-16 combat aircraft this summer in a school to be set up in Romania.

France will provide Ukraine with MBDA-made Scalp missiles, which are essentially the same as the Storm Shadow missiles already transferred by the UK.

India is France's leading defense export customer, receiving 30% of French armament exports over the 2018-22 period.

Initial success in protecting airborne defense platforms can be leveraged to improve maintenance and readiness.

Concerns about China are driving a projected surge in U.S. defense spending over the next four years.

Voyager and IN-SPACe will also “seek additional collaboration opportunities with various stakeholders within the Indian space ecosystem.

The White House on July 10 announced strong opposition to several aspects of the House Armed Services Committee’s version of the 2024 defense policy bill.

Russia's single-engine, 12-passenger An-2 biplane may not outlast the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia.

Sidus Space and Lulav Space plan to launch an event-based star tracker in June 2024.

The Slovakia defense ministry wants to buy AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters from the U.S. and has made a formal request to do so.

The Boeing 737-based aircraft will be deployed to Germany for six months starting in October.

The first two—part of an order of 12—of the Korea Aerospace Industries FA-50 light attack aircraft arrived on July 8 after being airlifted into Poland.

China will open the auction for Long March 6 rocket launch slots on July 13, for launch in late 2023.

Israeli company Elbit Systems says the contract—with an unnamed Asia-Pacific customer for modification of two ATR 72s—spans a five-year period.

SpaceX's Falcon 9 launch lifted off at 11:58 p.m. EDT on July 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

The Philippine Air Force and the U.S. military are planning increased operations together as new operating locations open up under a novel defense agreement.

The U.S. Air Force and some allies are undertaking a massive test that kicked off last week in the Pacific in an exercise called Mobility Guardian 2023.

Embraer is looking to grab a slice of Europe’s defense modernization pie with sales of the C-390 airlifter and A-29 Super Tucano.

BAE Systems has established a new division to lead the company’s rapid and agile technology developments in the air domain.

Goldilock makes a technology that essentially disconnects customer from networks to maintain security.

The Russian aircraft company reveals a new design configuration developed using digital design.

The agency has not had administrator for more than 450 days, and the effects are rippling through aviation and other industries.