Defense

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

By Tony Osborne
Rising demand for weapons stocks is driving a review of European missile manufacturing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
The agency is asking for the same amount of money it received in 2023.
Space

By Mark Carreau
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. (ret.) Thomas Stafford, who commanded NASA’s May 1969 Apollo 10 mission to the Moon and led the Apollo crew that participated in a historic linkup with Soviet cosmonauts, has died.
Space

By Thierry Dubois
The launch will be part of Ariane 6’s development and remain under the ESA’s responsibility.
Space

By Tony Osborne
European Union and national government investments in Norway’s missile and ammunition industries are being focused on building increased production capacity.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is surveying industry for multiple categories of propulsion to power future tankers.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
Tournear says while the test did successfully transmit data, transmissions were only successful about half of the time.
Space

By Bill Carey
Spanish companies will use a microsatellite built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics to test their planned space-based air traffic management (ATM) system.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Johnson Space Center is positioned to receive the largest share of NASA’s $25.384 billion funding request for 2025.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A new kind of hypersonic vehicle could infiltrate an enemy’s most defended area, strike a target and then return to base to fight another day.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The announcement means Lockheed Martin or Northrop Grumman will be selected two years early for the next intercontinental ballistic missile-class interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
European industry could fly a rotorcraft technology demonstrator for a future military helicopter in the next phase of a European Union (EU)-funded research activity.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
The Pentagon appears to have reached peak spending and will have to determine how to meet its strategic objectives through redistribution and reprioritization
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s Strike Eagles use new tech and training to focus on the Indo-Pacific after decades in the desert.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
While the U.S. remains the world’s paramount military power, its defense industrial base has significant shortcomings compared to China’s.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Spirit AeroSystems will build and test a large, experimental wing to support high-speed aircraft applications under a new DARPA program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA must establish a more integrated, top-down management approach to its supercomputing assets, an agency IG report says.
Space

By Steve Trimble
A company-led test at Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah in September demonstrated the armed, propeller-driven Altius-700M striking a tracked armored vehicle.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
China’s usually reliable Long March fleet suffered a launch hiccup when a Long March 2C failed to put two lunar navigation test satellites into orbit.
Space