Defense and Space

A Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat has arrived in the U.S. for testing.

Boeing will build a new manufacturing facility to focus on advanced coatings as part of a large push for upcoming secretive military programs.

Part of NASA’s Artemis strategy includes a lunar south pole Artemis Base Camp, a concept that may end up consisting of more than one camp, experts say.

ULA canceled the planned May 25 static hot fire of its first Vulcan-Centaur rocket to review an issue with the booster engine ignition system.

After a nearly two-year hiatus, Virgin Galactic returned its SpaceShipTwo passenger vehicle into suborbital space on May 25.

Dassault Aviation has resumed Rafale deliveries to France and is currently negotiating a contract for a fifth batch of aircraft.

The Royal Thai Air Force has provided an explanation for a recent report that the U.S. had rejected Thailand’s proposal to acquire Lockheed Martin F-35As.

The Netherlands has begun buying weapons to support the arming of its newly acquired MQ-9 Reaper uncrewed air systems.

Iran unveiled a new version of the 2,000-km-range Khorramshahr liquid-fueled ballistic missile on May 24.

The U.S. Army has moved into the second phase of a competition to build the next tactical-sized uncrewed aircraft system with four competitors.

Poland's Brig. Gen. Ireneusz Nowak has unveiled plans for the acquisition of 22 Leonardo AW101 transport helicopters and eight naval helicopters.

The Malaysian military has signed contracts for the procurement of aircraft including UAS, MPA, radar and helicopters.

Five years after Jeff Bezos began wooing NASA to buy Blue Origin lunar landing services, the U.S. space agency said “yes.”

Electric aircraft fire; Tiltrotor eVTOL prototypes; Autonomous deck landing; Weather-forecasting drone.

High-performing companies, like great sports teams, create visions and execute winning strategies.

Tokyo-based Gitai, a startup developing several space robots, has raised about ¥4 billion ($29 million) in funding as part of a Series B extension round.

A promised supply of Western fighter jets has prompted a comprehensive review within Ukraine’s air force of its structure, training and logistics needs.

Russia’s MS-23 Progress resupply mission spacecraft autonomously docked to the Russian segment of the International Space Station at midday May 24.

Leonardo and Airbus are positioning themselves to fulfill the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) requirement for naval helicopters.

A U.S. Air Force official has approved the start of a sprawling, multistate construction project to support the U.S. Air Force’s future ICBM program.

BAE Systems will continue developing a ramjet-powered, 155-mm artillery shell for the U.S. Army.

The Czech Republic has canceled plans to acquire Heron UAS from Israel, prioritizing instead the purchase of tactical UAS for the army.

The first image of a Ukrainian Air Force combat aircraft carrying a UK-supplied MBDA Storm Shadow air-launched cruise missile has emerged.

Steven Spielberg's 2015 hit movie "Bridge Of Spies" portrays how a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance aircraft piloted by Francis Gary Powers was shot down.

A yearslong campaign to define a new U.S. air superiority fighter will reach a climax when a development contact is awarded in 2024.