Defense and Space

Sweden will transfer a pair of airborne early warning aircraft to Ukraine in a bid to bolster the country’s air defense and support its future F-16s.

The EarthCARE satellite is designed to determine what role clouds and aerosols play in heating and cooling the atmosphere to better understand climate change.

Blasting space junk with beams of light could be one of the most cost-effective methods of cleaning up space.

Sierra Nevada is starting work on the Air Force’s E-4B replacement and outlining teammates.

The development element of focus is the Vasimr’s Generation 4 (Gen-4), or Rhino Horn, radio frequency power source.

BELL TEXTRON was down-selected for Phase 1B of DARPA's Speed and Runway Independent Technologies (SPRINT) program to fly an X-Plane to demonstrate technologies and concepts needed for speed and runway independence.

An aircraft resembling a Lockheed Martin F-35 crashed on May 28 at 2 p.m. local time in New Mexico.

Bell has been named as the second performer under Phase 1B of a DARPA program to build a high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) X-plane.

The edge computing capability is intended to shorten the time it takes maritime security and defense users to receive SAR observation data.

TransDigm Group announced on May 28 that it would acquire Raptor Scientific from L Squared Capital Partners for $655 million in an all-cash deal.

Titans Space is a privately funded California startup.

Even though Mexico does not operate the largest navy in the Latin American region, it is a well-rounded fleet serving several key naval missions.

RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace has initiated a $200 million investment to expand manufacturing at a carbon brake production site in Spokane, Washington.

Poland has signed a $735 million contract to acquire hundreds of air-launched standoff cruise missiles from Lockheed Martin.

Elbit Systems is on a hiring spree to deal with surging demand from the Israeli government because of the war in Gaza.

A presolicitation notice on May 23 by the Army’s contracting agency calls for industry to submit ideas for a 1-ton-capable, cargo uncrewed aircraft system.

Oslo plans to spend an extra $56 billion on defense over the next 12 years, with surveillance of the High North and Arctic seen as a priority.

Iran has purchased 15 helicopters from Russia, Tehran’s IRNA news agency reported May 26.

The agreement was signed May 17 at the Swedish embassy in Manila.

A May 28 solicitation by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center does not cite the Feb. 4, 2023, shoot-down but suggests balloons still pose a threat.

The title of Bill Sweetman’s self-published report is not subtle: “Trillion Dollar Trainwreck: How the F-35 Hollowed Out the United States Air Force.”

Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo has confirmed the country will supply 30 F-16 combat aircraft to Ukraine, but they may not arrive this year.

The Dutch government says it is in talks with other European Patriot air and missile defense system users to collectively build up a system for Ukraine.

The sensor upgrade will be installed on the CH-149s as part of the C$1 billion ($734 million) Cormorant Mid-Life Update program.

North Korea’s ambition to put a second satellite into orbit ended in flames when its launch vehicle exploded shortly after liftoff on the night of May 27.