Defense

The Royal Jordanian Air Force spent the latter half of the 2010s working to divest itself of aircraft programs in an effort to slow an oncoming budgetary crisis in the country. But notwithstanding constrained funding, the need for a strong regional bloc to counterbalance growing instability in the region remains strong.

DE HAVILLAND CANADA booked orders for 11 DHC-515 firefighting aircraft from GREECE, CROATIA and PORTUGAL.

The Crew Flight Test of the Boeing-built CST-100 Starliner spacecraft has marked its eighth week docked at the International Space Station.

Senate appropriators are seeking to reverse some of the Pentagon’s proposed development cutbacks as part of an $852.2 billion fiscal 2025 defense spending bill.

The dual-thrust solid rocket motor for BlueHalo’s Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1) completed several rounds of testing since being selected by the Army,

The U.S. Air Force is placing more precautions on its CV-22 Osprey tiltrotor fleet after investigators found a catastrophic failure of the aircraft’s gearbox.

The F-16 training school set up in Romania has graduated its first students but has yet to train Ukrainian pilots.

NASA must document efforts to address the greater-than-planned mass of the first two modules for its lunar-orbiting human-tended Gateway, says GAO auditors.

BAE Systems will keep an eye on possible defense consolidation in Europe, company CEO Charles Woodburn says.

MTU Aero Engines reports that the time in shop to overhaul some PW1000G geared-turbofan engines has fallen below 100 days.

Korea Aerospace Industries has shrunk its loyal wingman concept to quell concerns about how much it might cost.

The Pentagon is exploring using commercial launch vehicles for point-to-point delivery by the 2030s.

With CCA projects emerging across the world, engine manufacturers are mobilizing to secure a piece of the burgeoning market.

A new U.S. defense project is devoted to converting two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-20s into air-to-air adversaries for training fighter pilots.

Boeing CFO Brian West indicated that the troubled airframer and large defense prime will see another year full of red ink when 2024 results are reported.

A “Next Generation Airlift — Last Tactical Leg” (NGAL-LTL) program appeared on a list of upcoming contract opportunities on a recorded briefing on July 29.

Northrop Grumman’s 21st NASA contracted International Space Station (ISS) Cygnus resupply mission is planned for an Aug. 3 launch.

A strategy used from 2011 to 2018 to win five fixed-price development programs with low-priced bids continues to haunt Boeing’s defense and space business.

Northrop has completed the preliminary design review for over 70 data-transport spacecraft built for Tranche 2 of the SDA proliferated satellite constellation.

The Parsons Corp. has acquired BlackSignal Technologies for $200 million a deal expected to enhance its technological capabilities and expand its customer base.

Boeing has named Kelly Ortberg to be its new CEO from Aug. 8, taking on the massive challenge of reviving the aerospace giant.

Arianespace aims to launch the Sentinel-2C Copernicus satellite on Sept. 3 in what would be the final mission for a Vega rocket before the shift to the Vega C.

Europe is pressing ahead with the second Ariane 6 launch, even as program officials continue to assess an upper-stage glitch during the rocket’s first flight.

To avoid missing out in the race to deploy large LEO constellations, Russia plans to enhance its Gonets system with Fifth Generation Design Bureau.

Northrop Grumman’s Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker (GAS-T) spacecraft has passed the system requirements review, but the contract with SSC has ended.