Defense

By Tony Osborne
Poland has halted arms shipments to Ukraine over an apparent diplomatic spat about grain exports.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Facing tight deadlines and a rapid pace of development, GCAP’s industry partners seek the right ingredients for a joint workflow.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The Singapore Armed Forces is working with swarm UAS and AI-driven command-and-control systems as well as flying its upgraded F-16C/D Block 52 jets in Idaho.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine, Garrett Reim
Top officials argue the service cannot push too far on autonomy, warning of requirements creep dragging down the schedule and increasing costs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on Sept. 20 confirmed U.S. Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. to be the next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s $1.2 billion Psyche mission is being prepared for launch to explore a metal-rich, main belt asteroid.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Space Systems Command has awarded Astroscale U.S. a $25.5 million contract to deliver by 2026 a prototype spacecraft that can refuel other satellites in space.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The series of tests by the 40th Flight Test Squadron is being used to inform how the U.S. Air Force tests and applies the synthetic decision-making technology.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is planning to accelerate the acquisition of new tactical transport aircraft to replace the country’s aging Lockheed C-130 Hercules fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Austria has become the latest European nation to adopt Embraer’s C-390, choosing the airlifter over Lockheed Martin’s C-130J.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
For burst testing, a scaled LIFE inflatable habitat was filled with air until it ruptured as Sierra works to deploy a full-scale version to low Earth Orbit.
Space

By Brian Everstine
Frank Kendall discusses with Aviation Week the need to “reoptimize” the Air Force to acquire, plan and train better for potential near-term conflict.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
This month IronNet announced it had furloughed “almost all” its employees and “substantially curtailed” business operations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Michael Bruno
Terran Orbital surprised investors Sept. 19 with the announcement of a new sale of company stock and warrants.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Rocket Lab is investigating the failure of an Electron rocket during a mission to deliver a radar-imaging satellite into low Earth orbit for Capella Space.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army now hopes to field its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) at the end of the calendar year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Staff
Kazakhstan residents lost satellite TV broadcasting and internet connectivity Sept. 15 after one of the country’s two communication sats went out of service.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The latest U.S. sanctions block direct transactions with individuals and entities based in Iran, China, Russia and Turkey.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio will pass the one-year mark in space on Sept. 21. His return to Earth is set for Sept. 27.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The commitment to buy the fourth aircraft stops short of Australia’s original plan to buy seven MQ-4Cs, with a goal of operating two simultaneous patrols.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Lockheed Martin suggests Black Hawk assembly in Gosport, England, to meet UK’s New Medium Helicopter need.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble, Chen Chuanren
An industry that has fielded a fighter, advanced jet trainer and several munitions awaits the government’s decision on the next big projects.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The roughly 28-hr. search for the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter included an unusual request to the public for any tips.
Defense

By Garrett Reim
The deal is a step toward Skyloom of Broomfield, Colorado, setting up a laser communication network based on SkyCompass-1.
Commercial Space