Defense and Space

After bringing together seven small companies in three years, Aresia is gearing up to follow Airbus and Dassault in their planned ramp-up.

The first prototype of Turkey’s indigenous combat aircraft, TF-X, has begun engine runs, but a rollout planned for March 18 has been postponed.

The 500th aircraft–a Tactical Transport Helicopter (TTH) version of the aircraft for the French Army–was formally handed over during an event.

The U.S. Air Force plans to increase spending on its future Survivable Airborne Operations Center to replace the aging E-4B Nightwatch.

The scramjet-powered Dart AE by Hypersonix and the towed-launch platform by Fenix Space are the first participants in the HyCAT project.

KHI began research and development of its high energy laser in 2018 at the request of the Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency.

Portugal is to acquire close air support aircraft as part of an uptick in the country’s defense spending.

Slovakia will send 13 Mikoyan MiG-29s to refresh a combat-scarred Ukrainian air force fleet, adding to up to 24 Fulcrum fighters committed by Poland.

Japan is fitting the SPY-7 Aegis Ashore radar on to two destroyers after public concerns of SM-3 missile boosters falling over populated areas.

The Tomahawk acquisition comes under Australia’s trilateral AUKUS pact with the U.S. and UK.

Rafael said it is in discussions with Japan to supply Stunner interceptor missiles for the country’s Patriot air defense batteries.

IHI Corporation of Japan and Northrop Grumman have signed a memorandum of understanding to develop “highly maneuverable” small satellites.

Expectations remain high that L3Harris Technologies will buy Aerojet Rocketdyne, despite a prolonged antitrust review.

Former top Boeing lobbyist Tim Keating has been named head of a new Sierra Space business unit.

The contract is focused on metal tooling for fast-cure, out-of-autoclave composites processing.

The announcement by Warsaw breaks a year-long impasse over whether Western governments would heed Ukrainian demands for fighters.

The Air Force is planning to buy 10 Wedgetails over the next five years to recapitalize its air-moving target indicator mission.

The U.S. Air Force and Navy are using new congressional authorities to buy Raytheon AIM-120 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).

This year’s AsterX—a name evocative of both space and a popular cartoon character—was part of a joint exercise inspired by the war in Ukraine.

The UK Royal Navy will experiment with a parafoil uncrewed aircraft system.

SpaceX’s 27th NASA-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station autonomously docked to the ISS early March 16.

Japan’s Mitsubishi Electric, Leonardo UK and both Leonardo and Elettronica from Italy are collaborating on the Global Combat Air Program’s (GCAP) electronics.

Austria's Schiebel is eying an anti-submarine warfare role for the S-300, its up-scaled S-100 Camcopter uncrewed air system (UAS).

For now simply known by its project name “New SSM,” the cruise missile was shown publicly for the first time at the DSEI Japan exhibition.

Elbit Systems and IAI both have significant presences at the DSEI Japan exhibition as they work to position themselves to meet Japan’s ambitions.