Defense and Space

Romania will end operations with its Mikoyan MiG-21 LanceR fleet on May 15, transitioning its fighter fleet to secondhand Lockheed Martin F-16s.

The UK Royal Air Force is to send trainee pilots to Italy as it attempts to resolve throughput issues with its own training pipeline.

The training program is part of a new round of military aid being provided as Kyiv gears up for its counteroffensive against Russia’s invasion.

Hypersonic test developer Stratolaunch successfully completed a key separation test of its Talon vehicle from the Roc carrier aircraft May 13.

Sergey Prokopyev and Dmetri Petelin deployed and activated a radiator moved from the Rassvet module to Nauka during an April excursion.

The Space Development Agency on May 12 issued a draft solicitation for the first phase of its Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Avio Aero is the Italian propulsion partner on the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP), along with the UK’s Rolls-Royce and Japan’s IHI Corporation.

Market experts will discuss leading trends as non-traditional contractors seek to expand their US and international Public Sector market footprint.

The completion of the studies was announced by NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency on May 12.

Sebright speaks with Aviation Week editors about the countries’ evolving relationship in defense and aerospace.

The National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) released a report May 11 outlining the needs of the industrial base.

Lockheed Martin announced a week after the Kinzhal shoot down that Germany’s PAC-3 MSE/launcher combination remained in operational testing on May 4.

Germany chose the CH-47F Block II over the Sikorsky CH-53K to replace a fleet of CH-53Gs, offering Boeing’s assembly line in Philadelphia a lifeline.

A ULA Vulcan-Centaur rocket was rolled out to its launchpad on May 11 for a final series of tests ahead of its debut launch, targeted for this summer.

DARPA is looking for information from companies that already have radars in orbit or that will be operational by Dec. 31, 2024.

Greek industry is to develop a long-range loitering munition in conjunction with South Africa’s Paramount Industries.

Turkish industry appears to be advancing efforts to integrate indigenously developed weaponry on the Sukhoi Su-25.

The UK has supplied long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine.

Having failed to find a new owner, Italy has restarted the bidding process for aircraft manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace, best known for its P180 Avanti aircraft.

The San Francisco-based company is using a Cessna 208B Caravan for the flight tests.

Raytheon's PhantomStrike was one of several AESA radar sets being considered for Poland’s future FA-50PL fleet being built by KAI.

Joby, Lilium and Archer have secured additional funding from existing investors.

The remarks show that Menendez does not expect the White House to approve the sale of F-16s to Turkey in an exchange for Sweden's NATO membership.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville placed a hold on DOD nominations to protest a policy of the military reimbursing travel for service members who obtain abortions.

The White House’s Office of Management and Budget is modifying its recently submitted fiscal 2024 budget request.