Defense

By Steve Trimble
The test model was found on a known Chinese site for testing the stealth characteristics of military aircraft, such as the Chengdu J-20 and GJ-11 Sharp Sword.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Japan Coast Guard has acquired a pair of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9B Sea Guardians.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Royal Thai Air Force's decision on its next fighter aircraft could be forced into a holding pattern after lawmakers appointed a new prime minister.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
India has wrapped up the development phase for its Small Satellite Launch Vehicle with the successful third launch of the rocket on Aug. 16.
Space

By Vivienne Machi
The service is contemplating nonkinetic space fires and new roles for its soldiers in a changing era of space-based warfare.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Indonesia, Poland and Saudi Arabia are the F-15EX’s next targets for exports contracts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The UK and Australia will no longer need to apply for licenses to obtain U.S. technology for about 80% of their defense trade with Washington.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A notification sent to Congress estimates the total cost of the proposed export package at $5 billion.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Jezero Crater is a 28-mi.-wide depression that was caused by an asteroid impact more than 4 billion years ago.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The installation of the unmanned air warfare center (UAWC) features the MD-5E ground control station.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
Apex, a satellite bus manufacturer, has unveiled a new platform designed to operate in geostationary Earth orbit (GEO).
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Sweden’s Defense Material Administration, known as FMV, could have personnel in Ukraine this fall.
Supply Chain

Aviation Week Staff
The twin-engine Yak-130 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 2010 as a trainer for the Su-30 family of fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Lockheed is both a key investor in Terran, with a 28.3% stake in the company, and its largest customer.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Russia's MS-28 Progress resupply mission is on course for an automated docking with the ISS early Aug. 17 following an Aug. 15 launch atop a Soyuz 2.1a rocket.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
As European nations grow increasingly worried about security in the Indo-Pacific region, their air forces explore scenarios for operating there.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The timing for a final decision awaits a NASA Program Control Board session planned for the middle or end of next week.
Space

By Guy Norris
The flight, which Stratolaunch has scheduled toward the end of the third quarter, is expected to round out a two-year test campaign.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The company recently completed environmental testing for its Tactical Satellite (TacSat) spacecraft at its facilities in Littleton, Colorado.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
The removal of that future revenue shrunk the satellite bus manufacturer’s backlog from $2.7 billion to $312.7 million, Terran Orbital says.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
In an upbeat earnings call, Mercury’s management said the company had exited or retired risk on three more challenged programs
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
The two fighters were returning from a refueling training mission in Germany when the accident occurred around 12:30 p.m. local time on Aug. 14.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
“We are planning to continue to invest in this domain,” Chief Executive Bezhalel Machlis said on an Aug, 14 second-quarter earnings call.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Copenhagen's four Canadair-built Challengers are facing availability issues, prompting defense materiel officials to look at alternatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France joins Croatia, Greece, Portugal and Spain in acquiring the firefighting aircraft, which the European Commission is partly funding through its RescEU program.
Aircraft & Propulsion