Defense

By Brian Everstine
The solicitations are largely controlled unclassified information or secret, so most details are not publicly available.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Terran Orbital has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange that it is no longer at risk of being delisted.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on April 2 revealed its long-awaited strategy for integrating commercial space capabilities into national defense operations.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force recently completed initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) of a major new electronic warfare suite for the F-15E and F-15EX.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The decision means the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) fleet will operate without Fire Scouts that were envisioned to perform several surveillance and attack missions.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine appears to have turned to converted ultralight aircraft to act as long-range one-way attack drones in a bid to extend its reach in Russia.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will soon begin modifying an F-16 to evaluate autonomy software and artificial intelligence.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The end of the F-16’s operational service in the Netherlands has moved a step closer with the type’s withdrawal from domestic air policing operations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
France’s defense materiel agency has begun flight tests of a new optronics sensors system destined for the next upgrade package for the Dassault Rafale.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force F-35As began operations at Lask Air Base, Poland, on April 1 to bolster the air presence on NATO’s eastern front.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Pacific deployment is intended to build interoperability between the three partner nations in the next-generation European Future Combat Air System.
Budget, Policy & Operations

The Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered a number of Paramount Mwari advanced high-performance reconnaissance light aircraft (AHRLAC) – believed to be three, though some reports say four, and others six.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Future battlefields with dispersed units and contested logistics are driving DARPA’s new portfolio of disruptive investments.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris
In a wide-ranging interview, Culp talks about the new company’s future and says he has no interest in taking his turnaround skills to Boeing.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
An impromptu question between a Hong Kong-based reporter and a Chinese general offer a brief update into the development status of China's H-20 stealth bomber.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The financing comes as SpaceX’s Starlink LEO constellation eats Telesat’s lunch.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The five-year Safety and Mission Assurance Engineering Contract III takes effect June 1.
Space

By Mark Carreau
With Crewed Flight Test certification, Starliner will be in line for six missions to launch astronauts and return them from the ISS.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. is marshaling unprecedented resources to shore up its chipmaking capabilities. Results thus far are mixed.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
After years of scattered attempts to keep pilots in service failed to change the trend, the Air Force is renewing outreach to its aircrews.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The ANZAC class frigate HMAS Stuart and a Boeing E-7 Wedgetail supported the successful test of the Dual II Software Upgrade version of the SM-6 interceptor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy has begun modifications to its P-8 sub-hunting fleet with delivery of the first aircraft to Boeing for the Increment 3 Block 2 update.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Thierry Dubois
Hybrid-electric aircraft developer VoltAero is preparing to test a more powerful piston engine from Kawasaki.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Launch of the NROL-70 mission aboard the final United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket remained on hold March 29 to address a problem with ground support equipment.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act directed the secretary of defense to secure critical minerals from “reliable sources.”
Budget, Policy & Operations