Defense

Army and Air Force leaders are discussing options for protecting dispersed bases from air and missile attacks.

The Kent, Washington-based space company is developing a reusable two-stage launch vehicle called Nova.

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The funding would help develop Outpost Space’s Carryall reentry capsule.

The contract is potentially worth €3 billion ($3.3 billion) for an unspecified version of the Rafale.

Poland’s first aircraft, AZ-01, was rolled out in front of Polish politicians and senior air force figures at the company’s Fort Worth facility on Aug. 28.

Qatar and Turkey appear to have formed a joint air force unit, deepening the military ties between the two countries.

In September 2004, Aviation Week featured DARPA’s Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) on its cover, just a few months before the highly ambitious effort was canceled. UCAR was being designed to operate autonomously and distinguish combatants from non-combatants in hostile environments, reclaiming battlespace in which manned helicopters would not fly (see p. 46).

Thailand’s fighter decision shifts focus to the Philippines and Colombia in Saab’s drive to bolster the Gripen E/F orderbook.

The Uruguayan Air Force is reaping the benefits of a rapid increase in defense spending over the past few years, and has10 planned new aircraft purchases.

The first EA-37B Compass Call for the U.S. Air Force’s operational unit touched down Aug. 23 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.

The Germany-based company has a U.S. subsidiary based in Hawthorne, California.

NASA’s plan to build a second mobile launcher for its upgraded Space Launch System (SLS) rocket will cost the agency $1.8 billion.

The agency wants materials that are also resistant to the corrosive LEO environment.

Details of the Saab studies have emerged from an event held by the Folk och Försvar–Swedish for People and Defense–association.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's announcement offers the first confirmation that a small batch of F-16s delivered to Ukraine in July are flying combat missions.

The service also highlighted the RTAF’s autonomy in employing the Swedish fighter without the country of origin’s permission.

The new domestically developed weapon is called Palyanytsia, the name of a popular Ukrainian loaf of bread,.

A draft budget suggests the Indonesian Defense Ministry is set to benefit from the stance of president-elect Prabowo Subianto who took office earlier this year.

The new configuration increases first-stage peak thrust levels by more than half compared to Trident C4 version, but the thrust upgrade is a secondary goal.

Dufour Aerospace has conducted the first hover flight of the production-ready prototype for its Aero2 tiltwing hybrid eVTOL UAS.

Uruguay has become the latest South American country to sign up to operate the Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft.

The quantum-sensor magnetic navigation system was flight-tested on several Boeing C-17s, performing consistently.

Turkish Aerospace Industries has officially opened an office in Bandung, Indonesia.