Defense

By Tony Osborne
Poland has taken delivery of its first six Baykar Bayraktar TB2 armed uncrewed air systems and three ground control stations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
New research shows China’s growing capabilities to disrupt military satellite communications.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Garrett Reim
The Air Force Research Laboratory is developing an interface standard it hopes will be adopted by commercial industry, too.
Space

By Garrett Reim
NorthStar Earth & Space’s initial three space situational awareness satellites are scheduled to launch into orbit in mid-2023.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
NASA plans to add a crewed lunar landing on its Artemis IV mission—previously a dedicated assembly flight for the lunar Gateway—and award a contract to SpaceX to ferry astronauts to and from lunar orbit and the Moon’s surface.
Space

By Steve Trimble, Jen DiMascio, Michael Bruno
He stared down Lockheed on the F-35 negotiations, devised a politically-neutral tanker competition and ramped up Pentagon innovation.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
A Boeing KC-46 took off from its home base in Kansas on Oct. 25 and flew west toward military airspace in Utah in a mission to test a new tactic for the refueler, one that has become controversial since the plan first came to light over the summer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin upgraded a Stalker uncrewed aircraft system during a flight demonstration with new software code that enhanced the processing ability of the onboard sensor to identify and track a target, the company said.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Antonio Segovia
The first Lockheed Martin KC-130R Hercules with an NP2000 propeller system was delivered to the Chilean Air Force’s Aviation Group 10 in September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
As F-15C/Ds are withdrawn from retirement over the next two years, the Air Force will rotate “more advanced” aircraft to backfill the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons on Kadena Air Base
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Small-satellite maker Terran Orbital has formally aligned with Lockheed Martin, receiving a $100 million investment boost.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
On Oct. 31 a Long March-5B rocket blasted off at 3:37 p.m. local time from Wenchang Space Launch Site on Hainan Island.
Space

The U.S. intelligence committee has warned that Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to have a military capable of seizing Taiwan by force within five
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is prompting Europe’s armed forces to rapidly relearn skills that have faded since the end of the Cold War.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic development company Stratolaunch says the first separation drop of a Talon test vehicle is now planned for the end of the year following the successful completion of the initial captive carry flight from Mojave Air and Space Port on Oct. 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force next year will start defining what its future airlift capability will be, speeding up the work alongside an accelerated timeline for a next-generation tanker.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Jeremiah Gertler
There’s an old model in marketing–sell the razor handle cheap, so you can keep making money on the blades. Get somebody focused on the boldface price on a sticker rather than what it’s actually going to cost over its lifetime.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA generated a nationwide total economic output that exceeded $71.2 billion in 2021, up 10.7% from 2019, while supporting 339,600 jobs and leading to $7.7 billion in federal, state and local tax revenues, according to the agency’s latest economic impact report.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
KAI will develop three prototypes for Seoul's Marine Attack Helicopter (MAH) program based on its KUH-1 Surion, seeing off competition from Bell's AH-1Z Viper.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Boeing-built core stage for the second Space Launch System (SLS) rocket is nearing completion at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility near New Orleans.
Space

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Michael Bruno
Former Air Force acquisition chief Will Roper shares some of his memories about the former Defense Secretary, who knew science, technology and the politics of the Pentagon to tackle its toughest challenges.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The country's air force is one of the major beneficiaries of Berlin’s defense spending uptick.
Budget, Policy & Operations

EMBRAER signed MOUs with three South Korean companies, ASTG, EMK and KENCOA AEROSPACE, for future supply of parts for C-390 to contribute to offset
Defense

TRIUMPH was selected by Lockheed Martin to manufacture the brake valve assembly for the F-16 at Valencia, CA.
Defense

By Garrett Reim
Anti-satellite threats force military satellites to use more fuel.
Commercial Space