Defense

The threat of intense air attacks from UAVs, missiles and rockets are increasing and many defence contractors will be at next week’s Dubai International Air Show ready to counter these threats.

CVN 73 aims to shake off its reputation from prolonged maintenance and bring new capabilities to the Pacific.

U.S. Air Force welcomes eCTOL; simulating hydrogen turnaround; China’s TCab flies eVTOL; and flying quantum sensor.

Alternative asset management provider Apollo on Nov. 2 acquired a majority stake in fixed base operator platform Modern Aviation.

SpaceX’s internet-beaming Starlink satellite division has reached cash flow breakeven, CEO Elon Musk says.

Moog, which designs and manufactures advanced motion control products for aerospace and defense, posted record sales in the September quarter of $872 million.

The Pentagon on Nov. 3 confirmed that unarmed MQ-9s have been operating above Gaza for weeks to help with hostage recovery efforts.

NASA has rescheduled the planned launch of an International Space Station resupply mission from Nov. 7 to Nov. 9 because of a nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer leak.

The Pentagon on Nov. 3 announced another $425 million in aid.

The six Survice-Malloy TRV-150C octorotors are now operational in the Third Littoral Logistics Battalion at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Retired U. S. Navy Rear Admiral Thomas K. Mattingly II, who served as NASA’s Apollo 16 mission command pilot and went on to lead two space shuttle missions, passed away on Oct. 31

Embraer will present its capabilities in defence and security, commercial and business aviation, technology and innovation at the Dubai Airshow.

A new rocket engine for military uses could be repurposed for Mach 9 air travel—listen in as editors talk with the founders of far-out startup Venus Aerospace.

The fighter needs more cooling system capacity to keep electronics from overheating, but long-term requirements may entail major changes.

Venture capital firms invested $135.3 billion in 4,744 defense technology deals from 2016-2022 amid rising geopolitical tensions.

Kratos briefings since 2018 have included references to a secret internal program named Thanatos, but the company had never before shown the concept.

The SwRI's Alan Stern and two other paying passengers joined a Virgin Galactic crew for a short suborbital hop on Nov. 2.

The Israeli air force detected the missile coming from the southeast, and scrambled F-35Is, which Israel nicknames the “Adir,” to intercept the weapon.

The Advanced Electronic Warfare program seeks to replace the original L3Harris ALQ-214 self-defense jammer and the Raytheon ALR-67(V)3 radar warning receiver.

The Senate on Nov. 2 confirmed new uniformed leaders for the U.S. Air Force and Navy and the No. 2 officer in the U.S. Marine Corps by individual votes.

Highly anticipated data from the Nov. 1, 12:54 p.m. EDT flyby will take up to a week to reach the Earth over NASA's Deep Space Network.

An internal investigation team will be formed to analyze the cause of the anomaly during a test launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.

Leonardo Helicopters is planning to further grow the capacity of the skidded-landing gear variant of its AW169 twin-engine intermediate-medium rotorcraft .

This year’s Dubai Airshow is set to be the biggest on record, with 1,400+ exhibitors from 95 countries and visitor numbers expected to grow from last year’s edition.

An investigation by RAF chiefs conducted in 2022 and finally made public states that the squadron itself was not a safe environment for female personnel.