Defense and Space

Starliner was launched June 5 on an anticipated nine-day flight test.

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach added to the uncertainty facing the F-22 replacement, saying there are no plans to retire the fighter.

Swedish defense materiel agency FMV announced July 10 that it has signed a contract to buy 12 additional UH-60Ms.

The deployments will include “developmental hypersonic weapons.”

The Series B will bolster the Albuquerque, New Mexico, startup’s expansion plans for a new solid rocket motor factory in Luling, Texas.

France is closing in on an acquisition of Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, a media report says.

Ukrainian pilots will fly Lockheed Martin F-16s in the country’s skies this summer as the official handover is underway.

Saudi Arabia is set to become the largest operator of Airbus’ A330 MRTT outside Europe after Riyadh signed a top-up order.

Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has established a U.S.-based joint venture focused on satellite bus design, manufacturing and sales.

Austria is seeking a replacement for the Saab 105 jet trainer, with the Boeing-Saab T-7, Leonardo M-346FA and Aero Vodochody L-39N in the running.

Hanwha Systems says it is moving away from working on multi-function radars in favor of developing multi-mission radars that can respond to diversified aerial threats.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has formally launched a strategic defense review to determine the UK’s future military posture.

Norwegian missile maker Kongsberg said the backlog of its defense and aerospace business has almost doubled over the past year, driven by demand for its Nasams air defense system.

NATO allies will send another five air defense systems to Ukraine, with dozens more set to be dispatched in the coming months.

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.

GE Aerospace now boasts a validated propulsion design that will compete for use in a future class of hypersonic missiles and reusable vehicles.

A dramatic Aviation Week cover image in the summer of 1974 showed British Royal Air Force Flt. Lt. Geoff Hulley ejecting from his disabled Hawker Siddeley Harrier during an RAF exercise in Cyprus. A Martin-Baker Mk. 9 rocket-assisted seat was used for the ejection. Hulley broke his ankle on landing. Photo by Robin Adshead.

The first Ariane 6 medium- to heavy-lift launcher placed payloads into orbit in its debut flight July 9.

The precise losses will be released when Boeing reports overall second-quarter results on July 31.

The Armenian Air Force’s fleet is composed almost exclusively of legacy Soviet platforms. However, in recent years Armenia has started shifting its political orientation towards the U.S., European Union and Iran, away from Russia.

The Senate directed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to submit a report on the feasibility and advisability of transferring retiring A-10 aircraft to Jordan.

AFSOC and L3Harris announced the deliveries in social media posts.

The language is in the Senate Armed Services Committee’s markup of the fiscal 2025 defense policy bill.

Allies of NATO will sign a new defense industrial pledge during its annual summit this week in Washington.

The company’s in-house-developed engine has still yet to be fired up and fully tested.