Defense

Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville is the latest voice in a series of Pentagon officials looking for a critical assessment of industry’s supply chain.

The U.S. Space Force wants to overhaul its approach to acquisition.

Just two launches are scheduled for 2023 at Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.

The European Defense Agency (EDA) has funded Airbus, Spanish company GMV, the German aerospace center DLR and German firm AES Technology.

Tokyo is developing a cruise missile with an interchangeable warhead.

Program officials now say they are waiting for flight test data before Technology Refresh 3 is approved to enter production on Lot 15 aircraft.

Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrsky was among 17 killed after a State Emergency Service of Ukraine Airbus H225 helicopter crashed Jan. 18.

The first planned orbital satellite launch from the facility is planned for early 2024.

The KAI KF-21 prototype reached Mach 1 for the first time since taking to the skies in July 2022.

Forward-deploying E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft closer to Ukraine will make them less reliant on aerial refueling.

Confirmation of the order is the final nail in the coffin for Australia's problematic NHIndustries NH90 helicopter, known locally as the MRH-90 Taipan.

Noting widespread technology progress toward higher-airspace operations, the French Air and Space Force kicks off a doctrine study.

SpaceX officials traveled to Wichita Jan. 17 to meet with current suppliers and develop new supplier connections.

The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a Japanese satellite positioning system made mostly of satellites in quasi-zenith orbits.

Aurora plans to fly an X-plane for DARPA in 2025 that will fly solely by using active flow control instead of mechanical control surfaces.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Jan. 13 published a report taking stock of ABMS.

The request showed the current service leadership’s view of the venerable yet aging Hercules.

A re-winging project completed during the past five years has extended the airworthiness of each of the C-138s by 33,000 flight hours.

NASA has agreed to carry out nine of the recommendations by March 31, 2024.

Last November, Europe’s three leading countries in space launchers issued a joint statement that set the stage for further cooperation.

Germany’s government has named Boris Pistorius as the country’s new defense minister.

Former Boeing defense and space leader Leanne Caret has joined the board of directors of Raytheon Technologies.

The UK’s organic fast jet training capacity is facing severe shortfalls due to engine problems affecting the Royal Air Force’s Hawk T2 fleet.

Threats from North Korean missiles, China and Russia drive new push in uncrewed aircraft and strike capabilities.

A U.S. astronaut’s seat liner will be moved from the damaged Russian MS-22 capsule to the SpaceX Endurance Crew Dragon capsule in case of emergency.