Defense and Space

The integration of new radars into the Eurofighter Typhoon looks set to bring a step change in the platform’s capability.

BAE Systems is to flight-test a Eurofighter Typhoon equipped with multi-core computer processors as part of ongoing efforts to redesign the fighter.

Australia has awarded HawkEye 360 a contract to use its satellites to detect and geolocate boats whose crews are fishing illegally in the Pacific.

Jana Partners is stepping up its daily operational control and strategic restructuring of embattled defense electronics specialist Mercury Systems.

The future transfers will give Ukraine’s military an area-attack munition that had been previously denied due to humanitarian concerns.

The U.S. Space Force will require two missions prior to using the booster for national security space missions for the ULA Vulcan Centaur launcher.

Norway is planning to extend the life of nine of its 18 aging Bell 412 utility helicopters ahead of plans to acquire new rotorcraft.

With soaring demand for semiconductors, aerospace and defense companies need a sound strategy for securing components.

The Defense Innovation Unit wants ideas on how to transport military cargo around the Earth via rockets, as well as ways to store military payloads in orbit.

BOEING secured order to produce 19 CH-47F Block I Chinooks for SOUTH KOREA (18) and SPAIN (1), its the final Block I order and valued at $793m.

AIRBUS renewed agreement to provide in-service support for Luftwaffe's A400M fleet (53 ordered; 40 delivered) for another 7.5 years; it is also building A400M m

Germany looks set to purchase a new fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks after the long-awaited acquisition was approved by the country’s Parliament.

In Ukraine, the world is seeing a “navigation war,” in which Russia and Ukraine consistently aim to jam satellites providing positioning, navigation and timing.

France’s Defense Innovation Laboratory has awarded two study contracts for development of loitering munitions capable of neutralizing armored targets.

Lockheed Martin has declared a second successful burst test of technologies it is developing for inflatable space habitats.

The announcement did not identify the development projects, but still showed an image of a known SAM concept in development by Ukraine's Luch Design Bureau.

The $94.2 million deal for the LongShot program allows GA-ASI to move beyond the critical design review phase.

Arianespace’s workhorse Ariane 5 rocket closed out 27 years of operations on July 5 with its 117th mission.

The Pentagon is again accusing Russia of unsafe operations in the Middle East releasing a video taken July 5 that shows a Russian Su-35 harassing a U.S. MQ-9.

Startup HyperKelp says it is demonstrating air-droppable buoys for the U.S. Navy that could detect the acoustic signature of boost-glide hypersonic vehicles.

The export restrictions placed by China on gallium and germanium are unlikely to cause additional defense supply bottlenecks.

The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited Dhruv helicopter has become the first Indian-designed and developed rotorcraft to secure certification from the EASA.

The final Block 1 production contracts totaled $793 million for 18 Chinooks for the South Korean army and a top-up order of one aircraft for the Spanish army.

The UK Royal Air Force has demonstrated a nonstop long-range flight of its Airbus A400M airlifter, from the UK to Guam.

Austria and Switzerland are planning to join the German-led European Sky Shield Initiative.