Defense and Space

Woodward’s sales rose 22% annually to $718 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, driven by robust demand in the aerospace and industrial markets.

The U.S. Pacific Fleet has “recently” tracked balloons across the Pacific and can down them if required, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo says.

Dual-use aircraft could serve as a military tanker while ushering Northrop Grumman into the airliner business.

British Army Apache attack helicopters look set to add the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) guided-rocket system.

Tools created to save ailing suppliers, such as a dedicated investment fund, are becoming permanent.

Competition from lower-tier suppliers and other countries is picking up.

The first visit in four years by U.S. defense contractors to the island democracy will focus on joint production of drones and ammunition.

Scramjet testing has scored several breakthroughs, but the path forward for the Pentagon’s portfolio of hypersonic glide vehicle projects is unclear.

Twenty-seven seconds into the flight an “energetic event” caused a communications breakdown with another engine, No. 19.

The effort is using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), located about 50 mi. west of Socorro, New Mexico.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally named the country’s new TF-X indigenous fighter on May 1.

Metrea’s business case rests on the uncomfortable fact that hundreds of Air Force-owned air refueling aircraft cover only a fraction of the potential demand.

NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter will be repositioned for a new campaign following completion of its 50th sortie.

The U.S. Army wants its Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk fleet flying for the next 40 to 60 years.

ViaSat-3 Americas, the first terabit-class communications satellite, reached orbit on May 1.

Industry needs a reversal of R&D tax amortization and passage of FAA and defense authorization bills.

Bristow’s S-100 Camcopters are being used to monitor small boats used for migrant trafficking in the English Channel.

Turkish Aerospace is expected to formally roll out at least three new products and reveal details on enhancements to existing types.

A team of scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a test.

A 52.5-ft.-long antenna for the ice-penetrating radar instrument aboard the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has failed to fully deploy.

The U.S. Army will stand down flying operations on a rolling basis next week to focus on safety and training after a series of fatal helicopter crashes.

The U.S. Army is setting the requirements and looking to release a request soon for the second phase of the high-altitude ISR prototype program.

The three contracts come less than two months after a presidential directive applied Defense Production Act Title III authorities for hypersonic programs.

The Long Range Tactical UAS targets the same size of UAS as the Marines’ existing Close Range UAS, which is the 48.5-lb., rail-launched Insitu Scan Eagle.

The government can now launch a feasibility study to “closely review the necessity and economic feasibility" of the $2.03 billion project before final approval.