Defense

A new sheet of music is coming to the U.S. industrial base and will drive an Era of Reorganization.

The U.S. and Japan have chosen Northrop Grumman to continue development of a new long-range hypersonic defense system known as the glide phase interceptor.

WindBorne started a six-month contract with the Navy in July to provide “subseasonal forecasting” and optimize its model for cyclone prediction.

The demonstration saw Northrop Grumman’s hybrid satcom terminal connect with a ViaSat-3 F1 satellite in Geosynchronous orbit at Ka frequencies.

Flight tests of the aircraft–the third to be built–began on Sept. 25.

The UK has launched an assessment of its military commitments as part of a wider strategic defense review.

The ministry of defense said the Rocket Force launched an ICBM carrying a dummy warhead on Sept. 25 at 8:44 a.m. Beijing time.

The threats to space systems from directed energy weapons is going to grow, the head of U.S. Space Command warns.

Singapore's Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) and U.S.-based Skydio have agreed to collaborate on autonomous uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) R&D.

Radian Aerospace of Seattle has unveiled the first prototype of its single-stage-to-orbit spaceplane.

Chinese and Russia anti-satellite capabilities are driving Western militaries to pursue better situational awareness and countermeasures.

A Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor prototype banks steeply during flight test operations at Bell’s Ft. Worth, Texas, development center.

The Boeing subsidiary’s proposed version of the Liberty Lifter demonstrator features a 213-ft. wingspan and the ability to carry up 50,000 lb. of cargo.

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Sage Geosystems a $1.9 million contract to demonstrate geothermal powerplant technology that could power the service’s airfields.

The Mineral Security Partnership will provide targeted financial and diplomatic support for strategic projects along the value chain, the U.S. State Department said.

The UK’s military space efforts are not matching the change in the threat and more may need to happen, a Royal Air Force official says.

The German Space Command is exploring the possibility of launching an active in-orbit space defense project not unlike what France is pursuing.

Responses to the RFI are expected to feature an eclectic mix of solutions to the problem.

The UK Defense Ministry wants to experiment with deployable Enhanced Long-Range Navigation (eLoran) signals.

UK Defense Secretary John Healey has reiterated the new Labour government’s commitment to increasing defense spending to the equivalent of 2.5% of GDP.

StandardAero announced the launch of its initial public offering (IPO) process on Sept. 23, seeking to raise $1.1 billion at a valuation of up to $7.5 billion.

The Japanese Defense Ministry (MOD) has released details of its fiscal 2025 budget request, which called for a further 9.4% increase to military spending—part of Tokyo’s wider Defense Build-Up Program (DBP).

The Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve is a peacetime effort to develop capacity that the U.S. military can tap during times of conflict or crisis.