Defense

By Brian Everstine
House and Senate appropriators seek to add dozens of aircraft to the Pentagon’s budget in a last-minute plan that needs to pass ahead of the March 22 deadline.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The launch of Russia's Soyuz MS-25 to the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome was aborted 20 sec. prior to liftoff.
Space

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Facing a reduction to its expected budget next year, the military cuts back on near-term aircraft procurement.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Astra Space and Terran Orbital are the latest public space startups to bow out.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Lawmakers in Germany have approved the purchase of four more Patriot ground-based air defense systems for the country.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
DARPA has selected Northrop Grumman to study a concept to develop a railroad on the Moon that could transport humans, supplies and other resources.
Space

By Tony Osborne
A UK-based startup has begun flight tests of a co-axial, rotary-wing UAS that it hopes to bring to the military market in the next two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A new study of the aftermath of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission shows the Sept. 26, 2022, impact altered the shape and course of its target.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Hellenic Navy has formally inducted the first three of seven Sikorsky MH-60R shipborne naval helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Boeing have resolved an impasse on intellectual property and data rights around the F/A-18 which will extend production for about two years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Indian Air Force investigators are probing the March 12 crash of a Tejas light combat aircraft—the first such accident since the type’s initial test flight.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
A key element for the Chang’e-6 moon landing mission later this year, the Queqiao-2 communication relay satellite has been put on a lunar transfer trajectory.
Space

Nigeria is the only country in sub-Saharan Africa to operate armed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and to have used them in combat.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The fifth test of the AGM-183A all-up round in 15 months yielded a familiarly vague statement from the Air Force about the results.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s top leaders on March 19 pressed international partners to surge more aid to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX plans to sell laser communications systems developed for its Starlink broadband satellites to third-party satellite manufacturers.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The command now plans to buy 62 of the militarized cropdusters by the end of fiscal 2027 instead of all 75 aircraft due to funding constraints.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Joby Aviation has agreed to deliver two aircraft to MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, widening its existing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
European industry is being called upon to develop and prototype a new-generation, medium-altitude/long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The EU could fund the development of an HGV demonstrator to help build a better understanding of how to develop a defense against such systems in the future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
USAF plans to complete certification of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk on its newest tanker, in spite of the fleet having been retired from “official” service.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

MBDA, a global provider in missiles and missile systems, has joined Egypt International Airshow (EIAS) as Platinum Sponsor.
Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
Korea Aerospace Industries’ KF-21 has conducted its first air-to-air refueling test, joining up with an A330 MRTT.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
MDA Space says the Aurora communications satellite product line would support multiple radio frequencies and “dynamic in-orbit reconfiguration.”
Commercial Space