Defense

Iit had been initially reported that all six crewmembers onboard the helicopter had been rescued following the Feb. 28 accident.

India named four air force officers to become the founding members of the country’s Gaganyaan astronaut corps.

A NASA safety panel on Feb. 28 identified two issues that it is watching especially closely as the agency prepares for the Artemis II mission.

Northrop Grumman plans to lay off up to 1,000 employees at its Space Park facilities in Redondo Beach, California.

Howmet Aerospace Chairman and CEO John Plant said his company will not invest in significantly expanding titanium supply capacity.

A Raytheon/Kongsberg team has tested an upgraded Amraam-ER surface-to-air missile featuring a new version of the seeker and booster rocket motor.

Singapore will buy eight Lockheed Martin F-35A, making the RSAF one of only a handful of air arms to operate a mixed fleet of F-35A and F-35B.

Schweizer RSG is close to finally being able to sell aircraft in the U.S. with the development of a crash-resistant fuel system.

David Smith, incoming president and CEO of Robinson Helicopter, says it is on the verge of growth plans that potentially include developing new, larger models.

Saudi Arabia has long had a requirement for another batch of Eurofighter Typhoons to augment the 72 aircraft delivered from June 2009 to June 2017.

Virgin Galactic is reporting a net loss of $502.34 million in 2023, including a loss of $102.3 million in the fourth quarter.

The co-founders of Astra Space have offered a new, lower buyout bid for the embattled space startup.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is gearing up to begin a $7.2 billion upgrade program for the Indian Air Force’s Su-30MKI fighter fleet.

The Army National Guard on Feb. 27 announced a stand-down of all helicopter units following two crashes of Boeing AH-64D Apaches.

The UK defense ministry has opened negotiations to find a new fleet of medium helicopters for the country’s armed services.

“America’s first space station,” Skylab, was launched in 1973 on the last Saturn V rocket flown. The mission, coming on the heels of the final Apollo Moon landing, concluded nine months later in February 1974 with the successful return of a third astronaut crew that spent a then-record 84 days in space.

Leonardo is performing a study with Italy’s armed forces on potential missions for the AW609 as the company works to certify the tiltrotor.

Three months after SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy’s second flight test ended in a mid-air explosion, the FAA closed its accident investigation.

President Erdogan says he has discussed the next steps on finalizing Turkey's procurement of additional Lockheed Martin F-16s with U.S. lawmakers.

The use of uncrewed systems by Ukraine is inspiring nations including the UK to make major investments in drone capabilities.

Japan’s Smart Lander For Investigating Moon (SLIM) survived a two-week lunar night and powered up over the weekend.

Hungarian lawmakers have voted in favor of Sweden’s entry into NATO.

SpaceX plans to place its first direct-to-cellular phone Starlink constellation in orbit by the end of August.

Intuitive Machines expects to lose communications with its Nova-C lunar lander Odysseus early on Feb. 27 after 4 1/2 days on the Moon’s surface.

Dana Weigel, NASA’s International Space Station deputy program manager since 2021, is taking over as the 15-nation orbital lab’s program manager.