Defense

Northrop Grumman CEO Kathy Warden explains the company's European strategy.

The MBDA-led team has undertaken the first firings of the directed-energy weapon.

Ascent is looking to to shorten the training pipeline.

SpaceX CRS-25 autonomously docked to the International Space Station’s U.S. segment Harmony module on July 16, delivering more than 5,800 lbs. of crew supplies, science investigations, technology development projects and station hardware.

Australia plans to announce which nuclear-powered submarine it will choose in the first quarter of 2023, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles says.

Senior Royal Air Force officers say the air arm is now moving forward with procurement of the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft after a series of “distractions” in the program.

Dmitry Rogozin, CEO of Russia’s Roscosmos State Space Corp., was replaced on July 15 by President Vladimir Putin.

Airbus Helicopters has established teaming arrangements with industry partners as it prepares to offer a militarized version of its H175 twin-engine super-medium rotorcraft for the UK’s £1.2 billion ($1.42 billion) New Medium Helicopter requirement.

The House of Representatives passed a defense authorization bill worth $850 billion on July 14 that adds dozens of aircraft to the Defense Department’s requested procurement budget.

The U.S. Navy and Boeing recently demonstrated the manned-unmanned teaming capabilities of the Block III F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, with the fighter controlling up to three unmanned aerial vehicles in “combat representative” scenarios.

The contract for the next lot of Boeing F-15EXs for the U.S. Air Force will come in at less than $80 million, despite ongoing supply chain issues and inflation that is bogging down deliberations on future contracts for other fighters such as the F-35.

The UK Royal Air Force is embedding as many U.S. Air Force personnel as it can to accelerate the American adoption of the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail as the RAF is in the beginning stages of its own program.

The UK’s plan to achieve full operational capability with the Boeing P-8 Poseidon rests on its ability to train crews in-country, with the Royal Air Force currently fielding three more aircraft than total aircrews.

South Korea’s defense procurement agency DAPA has approved a KRW3.94 trillion ($2.97 billion) budget to procure 20 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters under the F-X Phase 2 project.

The European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk. 2 active electronically scanned array radar.

Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston said trials had demonstrated “enormous operational potential to confuse and overwhelm and adversary air defenses.”

The company is developing plans for aircraft that could support crewed combat aircraft in battle by the end of the decade.

The launch marks the start of SpaceX's 25th cargo run for NASA.

Production and testing infrastructure will expand dramatically with a $2 billion investment in the latest Defense Department budget proposal.

AEI HorizonX, the investment group comprising Boeing and a private equity firm, has invested in Arlington, Virginia-based Shift5, an operational technology cybersecurity and fleet analytics company, representatives told Aviation Week.

Canada has ordered two 7-year-old Airbus A330-200 aircraft worth $102 million from a lessor to convert into a new tanker-transport fleet, making them the first two aircraft purchased to replace five A310-derived CC-150 Polaris jets.

A fleet of 22 former Swiss Air Force Northrop F-5E/F fighters acquired by the U.S. Navy will enter a modification phase to serve as adversary aircraft to train naval and Marine Corps pilots, Naval Air Systems Command said on July 14.

With new leadership and an eager private equity sponsor, Tucson, Arizona-based Geost, a provider of small-satellite electro-optical and infrared sensors to the U.S. military, is eyeing acquisitions and investment stakes in other companies.

For the 10th year in a row, NASA has been ranked as the best of the large U.S. federal agencies for which to work.

Aviation Week Network hosted PwC leaders to discuss the changes occurring in the Defense Merger and Acquisition Landscape. Read their take on how the radically altered geopolitical environment has put unprecedented pressure on this market.