Defense

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau, Steve Trimble
Talks to acquire troubled aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems hold big implications for Boeing—and Airbus. Our editors break it down.
Check 6

By Mark Carreau
The astronauts graduated from a two-year training period in a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center on March 5.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The flight demonstration is one of six with NASA backing.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
L3Harris Technologies has picked Maxar Space Systems to design and build 18 spacecraft for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps will reduce its buy of Lockheed Martin F-35s in the soon-to-be-released fiscal 2025 budget request.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
GE Aerospace will become a standalone company April 2.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
The USAF may have to convert some F-35s with outdated avionics to combat roles due to the ongoing, “deeply concerning” delays with software certification.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is evaluating bids from Airbus and Boeing for a planned replacement of the KC-135 ahead of a future tanker.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden has ended its more than two-century-long policy of nonmilitary alignment by joining NATO.
Budget, Policy & Operations

The U.S. Air Force wants the Raytheon Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) to transition to production ahead of any tests of the missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
A new U.S. Army cross-functional team will be created to usher in a new stratospheric layer of aerial sensing platforms.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Chile's decision to ban Israeli companies from taking part in the FIDAE Airshow will damage bilateral relations, Israel’s ambassador to Chile says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Lockheed Martin has today marked a milestone with the departure of the first ferry cell of three F-16 Block 70 jets from Greenville, South Carolina, to Bahrain.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Baltimore-based Wave Engine Corp. has successfully flown a UAV from a standing start on the runway powered by a valveless pulsejet, also known as a wave engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The project was eclipsed by private spacecraft refueling efforts.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Reengining the C-17 and adding low-cost connectivity upgrades emerge as top priorities for Air Mobility Command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon will lift its more than 90-day grounding of the Bell Boeing V-22 tiltrotor fleet, the head of a House committee investigating the aircraft announced March 6.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The disclosure adds another benefit to Sikorsky after the U.S. Army decided not to proceed with the FARA competition after fiscal 2024.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Engineered parts provider Barnes Group has settled with an activist hedge fund and will change its board of directors.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
Palantir will build 10 prototypes of the U.S. Army’s Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground stations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Irene Klotz
Space Florida, a quasi-public economic development and financing agency, plans to expand the state’s aerospace footprint in south Florida and the Panhandle.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Electro-Optical/Infrared Weather Systems (EWS) cubesat technology demonstrator was successfully launched on March 4.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian forces appear to have used French-supplied Hammer AASM air-launched guided bombs in action, reports from both sides of the frontline have indicated.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Bahrain formally accepted delivery of the first of 16 jets a year ago, but the fighters remained in the U.S. to complete certification testing.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Angus Batey
Presenting the firm’s 2023 results to journalists here March 6, Trappier acknowledged some issues with Rafale supply chain delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion