Defense

The CODA system automatically translates and standardizes commercially derived data points to support space domain awareness missions.

Seoul is preparing its future fighter for near-term service and a long-term evolution.

The spacecraft’s propulsion system issues are driving plans to end Boeing’s Crew Flight Test.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The engineering and manufacturing development phase is scheduled to be completed by 2027.

The value of FMS export contracts signed this year already set a new annual record at more than $80 billion.

New fleets of AH-1Zs in Bahrain, Nigeria, and soon Slovakia need only endure for about 40 years to carry the program over the 100-year mark.

Founded in 2020, Denver-based H3X closed the oversubscribed Series A round on Aug. 6.

Meisei of Japan flight tested its HoverLoon high-altitude platform system in the stratosphere in July.

The MDA has already fielded what it calls the second increment of the SM-6 Sea Based Terminal.

Revenue increased 11% year-on-year in the June quarter to $785 million.

The data is driving quick-turn software improvements to ships at sea and will also help inform the Aegis-based defense of Guam, officials say.

The RCCTO and the U.S. Army’s Development Command Ground Vehicle Systems Center have been developing autonomous ground systems.

In the past, Kratos publicized plans to develop a second hypersonic vehicle named Dark Fury, but offered few details.

The company will test its second Solid Motor Annual Rocket Technology Demonstrator (SMART Demo) in December.

Analysis for the Royal United Services Institute ahead of the UK’s ongoing Strategic Defense Review suggests investment in Typhoon and F-35 combat power is the quickest way to enhance deterrence.

MD Helicopters (MDH) has signed a five-year, $19M support contract with the Saudi Arabian National Guard (SANG).

Triumph says it is contending with issues across commercial and defense programs as it grapples with supply chain challenges that are denting its cash position.

Data from 363 prior missions was key for the speedy return to flight.

But how to return the Perseverance collection to Earth remains to be determined.

Anduril’s plan centers around Arsenal-1, a massive manufacturing facility designed to produce tens of thousands of autonomous military systems annually.

Suborbital space tourism company Virgin Galactic has revealed new details of its long-term business model.

If Starliner’s return is uncrewed, Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams would remain aboard the International Space Station (ISS) until February.

The SDA’s Warfighter Integration Cell conducted a series of Link-16 tests over a two-day period.

MDA’s push to speed up the program, spurred by congressional influence, includes a fielding date of 2028.