Defense

The Houston-based company is poised to become the fourth private entity to attempt a lunar landing.

Aviation Week projects that regional defense investment will to climb to $270 billion by 2032 from $197 billion in 2023.

A targeted U.S. drone strike on a vehicle in Baghdad killed a reported commander of the Iranian-backed militia tied to attacks on American forces in the region.

The potential export comes less than a year after Poland acquired two Saab 340 airborne early warning and control aircraft from Sweden.

Rescue crews were searching for five missing U.S. Marines after locating the wreckage of a downed Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter on Feb. 7.

MRCY’s revenue fell to $197.5 million from $229.6 million a year earlier, while earnings per share were -$0.42, well below a consensus estimate of $0.07.

Ax-3's splashdown and the start of SpaceX-led recovery operations are planned for Feb. 9 at 8:30 a.m. EST off the coast of Daytona Beach, Florida.

The ADF will be leasing five H135 T3s from its U.K. counterpart for a period of five years to expedite the training of UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter pilots.

A long-standing Royal Saudi Air Force fighter requirement is now being contested by the Dassault Rafale, the Boeing F-15EX, and the Eurofighter Typhoon.

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The head of Airbus Helicopters reaffirmed at WDS that Saudi Arabia remains a key market for the European OEM, with a strong military presence and a growing civil market.

Combat air is increasingly provided by a mix of traditional manned fast jets and uncrewed platforms, and Middle Eastern air forces are starting to acquire more versatile and capable UAVs and UCAVs.

Japanese space startup Pale Blue has been awarded up to $27 million from Tokyo to develop miniature water-based ion and Hall-effect thrusters.

With USAF and NATO orders on the books, Boeing and Northrop Grumman seek additional customers.

The company hopes to unleash untapped benefits of the aircraft for commercial and military use.

A gift model offers a sneak peek at Russia’s latest air-to-air weapon.

F-35 engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney still sees no risk to completing the critical design review on time by the middle of 2025.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory plans to cut about 530 staff positions, or about 8% of its workforce, as well as about 40 contractor jobs.

NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX plan an undocking of the Crew Dragon Freedom capsule from the International Space Station no earlier than 9:05 a.m. EST on Feb. 7.

The move elevates a diverse grouping of drone units into the eight branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Saudi Arabia’s defense industry appears to be attempting to create conditions for the local assembly of rotorcraft.

Palantir Technologies recorded 20% annual sales growth in the fourth quarter that beat Wall Street’s expectations.

The requirements for the Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) missile call for a small, cheap alternative to an advanced cruise missile.

Lockheed Martin has partnered with Swedish firm MilDef to strengthen the U.S. OEM’s bid to sell the C-130J Hercules into Sweden.

Saudi Arabia will acquire 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry told media.