Defense

By Irene Klotz
The probe will conduct a six-year survey to answer questions about dark matter, dark energy and what the universe is made of.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon is in the middle of reviewing its assumptions of how many munitions it would need in a war and how industry can meet its requirements.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
That is far above the $49 and $51 that were both agreed to until third-parties bidders forced further plus-ups.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
The splashdown occurred as planned at 10:30 a.m. EDT off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida.
Space

The Royal Bahraini Air Force (RBAF) has become the first air arm in the world to receive a Block 70 production model of the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
Imagery circulating on Chinese social media appears to show the Chengdu J-20 equipped with WS-15 engines in flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aerospace

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible $5.62 billion deal for the Czech Republic to buy 24 F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
House appropriators are not impressed with how major Pentagon hypersonic programs have performed in recent tests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The Navy announced in February that it was negotiating a sole-source contract with Bell-Boeing to shut down V-22 production.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Staff
The orbit of 40 satellites simultaneously set a record for Russia, the company said.
Space

Apurva Mahajan
Two U.S. senators are pushing for the transfer of two U.S. Iron Dome defense system batteries to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s 28th SpaceX-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission spacecraft departed the International Space Station June 29.
Space

By Irene Klotz
The Virgin Galactic space company conducted its inaugural commercial flight on June 29.
Commercial Space

Airbus Helicopters has selected Thales to provide third-generation IESI for its new civil and military helicopters: the H135, H145, H160 dual and H175.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
The French Air and Space Force has kicked off Pégase 2023, an annual military exercise, to demonstrate its capabilities in the Indo-Pacific region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

U.S. Air Force F-35 pilot Captain Heath ‘Shady’ Williams talk through the F-35’s unique capabilities.
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force confirms that it has integrated the Rafael Python-5 short-range air-to-air missiles as part of its F-16 mid-life upgrade.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Lockheed Martin’s Tony Frese outlines why the LMXT programme using A330 MRTT aircraft could meet the US Air Force’s future strategic tanker requirements.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The service is investing in new ISR, UAS and combat air capabilities as it prepares for a new era of data-driven defense.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
New initiative announced at Paris Air Show coincides with apparent decreased American presence in Le Bourget.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jen DiMascio, Irene Klotz
George Nield, who led the FAA's Office of Commercial Space Transportation, talks about managing the risks of private space travel without harming innovation.
Check 6

By Brian Everstine, Irene Klotz
Building a space taxi for NASA turned out to be a whole lot harder than Boeing imagined.
Space

By Michael Bruno
The Midland, Texas, company said it will use net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan will deliver a record high of more than 1,000 indigenous missiles next year amid rising tensions with China.
Missile Defense & Weapons