Defense

The status of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea flagship is unclear after Ukrainian forces claimed to have severely damaged the warship with shore-based anti-ship missiles.

Speaking alongside Sweden’s Prime Minister, Magdalena Andersson, in Stockholm on April 13, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told journalists that “everything had changed after Russia’s invasion [of Ukraine].”

Indonesian defense prime PT Pindad and Safran are discussing potential local assembly of the AASM air-to-ground modular weapon that will equip the Southeast Asian country’s future Dassault Rafale fleet.

Spirit’s reengining work; South Korea earmarks transport aircraft, missile funds; F-35A flying hours drop; and Draken gets RAF contract.

Launch contracts are game changers for ULA, Arianespace and Blue Origin.

First U.S.-backed private mission to the ISS is a turning point in the ongoing commercial development of space.

The ulterior aim of critics’ inflation focus is not economics but the strategic choices the Pentagon’s budget request implements.

The Air Force Research Laboratory has successfully completed testing of a prototype 1-newton thruster using its Advanced Spacecraft Energetic Non-toxic propellant in a vacuum chamber.

The U.S. Air Force faces a fight on Capitol Hill as it looks to get rid of dozens more of its aircraft while readily acknowledging that comes with instant risk.

The U.S. military is sending 11 more Mi-17 helicopters to Ukraine as part of a dramatic increase in military equipment for the country as it prepares for another phase of its fight against Russia.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Space Agency’s governing council announced April 13 that it is ending cooperation with Russian space agency Roscosmos on three future Moon missions—Luna 25, 26 and 27.

NASA’s SpaceX Crew 4 Dragon mission to the International Space Station holds promise for the agency’s goals of extending the life and utility of the ISS as well as transitioning its human spaceflight focus to the Moon and Mars.

Flight controls and mission systems for the next U.S. Air Force fighter will be designed to use separate software instructions, according to the service's chief of staff.

A 1-5 megawatt-class mobile nuclear reactor funded by the Strategic Capabilities Office will be tested at the Idaho National Laboratory, the Pentagon announced April 13.

The first NATO Boeing E-3 Sentry has been flown to Italy to be inducted into the Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP).

With its improved and enlarged 3D printer enabling Starship engines, Velo3D talks about riding along with SpaceX, but not joining it.

New logistics program feeds basing, force protection data into maintenance analysis.

AUKUS hypersonic decision comes as Russia uses Kinzhal in Ukraine and the U.S. successfully trials HAWC weapon.

Chinese and Russian capabilities in space grew 70% between 2019 and 2021, as both countries are seeking to establish superiority on orbit and beyond, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency warns in a new report.

The U.S. Air Force has confirmed the fiscal 2023 budget request includes funding for multiple Northrop Grumman B-21 bombers in the first annual lot of low-rate initial production.

Spirit AeroSystems will supply pylons and nacelles for the initial phase of a program to re-engine the Boeing B-52H fleet, the Wichita-based aerostructures company said on April 12.

The U.S. Army may seek to revive a program canceled two years ago and produce a stealthy aerial target to be used for testing and training.

Avoiding the F-35’s long, costly testing cycle is the goal of reorganization and modernization efforts by the 53rd Wing.

Rapid release of imagery from space has helped Ukraine make strategy decisions and document destruction and Russian attacks on civilians.