Defense

Flight control teams continue to address solar power and attitude control issues associated with the NASA-funded Cislunar Autonomous Positioning System Technology Operations and Navigation Experiment.

Mike Leinbach, the final NASA Space Shuttle Launch Director, shares his thoughts about the finicky fuel and how the Artemis team is managing with the Space Laun

Russia has rescheduled its robotic Luna-25 Moon lander mission for 2023, Roscosmos Space Corp. CEO Yury Borisov told journalists on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on Sept. 7.

The U.S. Air Force now offers the mobile ad-hoc networking technology to international partners with light attack aircraft.

Elbit Systems says it has secured a contract for EW training through simulation with an air force in an unspecified Asia-Pacific nation.

General Electric is working with the U.S. Air Force on potential next steps for evaluating the XA100 demonstrator as the engine-maker begins development on its

New satellite technologies are expected to enable more accurate forecasting of severe weather phenomena.

The U.S. Navy's sixth-generation fighter will be the “survivable, lethal” quarterback that will fly with loyal wingmen drones, now known in the Pentagon as collaborative combat aircraft.

The deal marks the first award of a commercially sourced, fourth-generation fighter for aggressor support training by the Air Force.

A Blue Origin New Shepard suborbital booster failed 1 min. 4 sec. after liftoff on Sept. 12, triggering the automated ignition of the capsule’s emergency escape system and a successful parachute touchdown.

The U.S. Air Force proposes to retire 1,463 aircraft and buy 467 between fiscal 2023 to 2027 in the Future Years Defense Program, resulting in a net loss of 997 aircraft.

The NASA-funded Capstone small-satellite mission has entered safe mode as a planned trajectory correction maneuver was concluding, according to a space agency advisory.

As chair of the second meeting of the White House National Space Council, Vice President Kamala Harris has announced efforts to inspire and expand the country’s space workforce through a new STEM educational initiative.

Against a backdrop of tough geopolitical and economic issues, Director General Josef Aschbacher has to convince the agency’s 22 member states that those difficulties are precisely why they need to invest more into space.

A partial grounding of the U.S. V-22 fleet has been lifted after a nagging issue with a slipping sprag clutch caused two more emergency landings.

The FCC has recommended shortening the maximum period for post-mission disposal of low-Earth-orbit satellites to five years or less, down from 25 years, as concerns grow about space junk, traffic and collisions.

The U.S. Defense Department may allow Lockheed Martin F-35 deliveries to resume within weeks, pending the outcome of legal, security and airworthiness

The U.S. Navy says it has seen a dramatic decrease in the number of physiological incidents in its aircraft since a high in 2017.

Every category of incident, from the most expensive Class A through the lowest Class D, has increased for ship-related operations since 2011.

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

On its 75th anniversary, the service looks to a future using increased autonomy and a further migration of key missions to space.

Here is an overview of 10 of the service’s top priorities as it looks to shape its future force.

The service aims to become “ruthless” in selecting development programs under ongoing review.

An intake blank designed to protect the F-35’s engine from foreign objects has been linked to the loss of a Royal Air Force-operated aircraft last November.

Houston-based Axiom Space, one of two companies selected by NASA to develop, manufacture and operate spacesuits for Moon-walking astronauts, has been awarded a $228.5 million task order for the first purchase under NASA’s public-private Exploration Extravehicular Activity Services program.