Defense

Matching NASA’s needs with the ideal contracting mechanism is a challenge.

Guillaume Faury is looking to bring more work in-house in order to deal with supplier issues.

A Pentagon review finds an 81% cost increase, although officials determine the program must continue after being restructured.

Launch service provider Arianespace’s order backlog totals 29 missions, with the next being planned for December.

The milestone came technically a year late due to production problems.

The MOU, signed July 9, is a new milestone for the Alliance Persistent Surveillance from Space initiative.

SAUDI ARABIA ordered four more A330MRTTs for entry into service from 2027.

Germany, Italy and the Netherlands are buying 940 Stinger Block 1 missiles from Raytheon.

The mission, designated Artemis IV, is to be the first aboard the more powerful SLS Block 1 rocket.

Starliner was launched June 5 on an anticipated nine-day flight test.

Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach added to the uncertainty facing the F-22 replacement, saying there are no plans to retire the fighter.

Swedish defense materiel agency FMV announced July 10 that it has signed a contract to buy 12 additional UH-60Ms.

The deployments will include “developmental hypersonic weapons.”

The Series B will bolster the Albuquerque, New Mexico, startup’s expansion plans for a new solid rocket motor factory in Luling, Texas.

France is closing in on an acquisition of Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft, a media report says.

Ukrainian pilots will fly Lockheed Martin F-16s in the country’s skies this summer as the official handover is underway.

Saudi Arabia is set to become the largest operator of Airbus’ A330 MRTT outside Europe after Riyadh signed a top-up order.

Italian space logistics company D-Orbit has established a U.S.-based joint venture focused on satellite bus design, manufacturing and sales.

Saudi Arabia has ordered four additional Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft for the Royal Saudi Arabia Air Force (RSAF).

Austria is seeking a replacement for the Saab 105 jet trainer, with the Boeing-Saab T-7, Leonardo M-346FA and Aero Vodochody L-39N in the running.

Hanwha Systems says it is moving away from working on multi-function radars in favor of developing multi-mission radars that can respond to diversified aerial threats.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has formally launched a strategic defense review to determine the UK’s future military posture.

Norwegian missile maker Kongsberg said the backlog of its defense and aerospace business has almost doubled over the past year, driven by demand for its Nasams air defense system.

NATO allies will send another five air defense systems to Ukraine, with dozens more set to be dispatched in the coming months.

After a challenging start, France, Germany and Spain’s Future Combat Air System is progressing toward demonstrator flights.