Defense

Sierra Space has laid off 165 full-time employees in addition to contractors after it shipped the company’s first Dream Chaser spaceplane for prelaunch tests.

Ispace of Tokyo plans to make a second attempt to land an uncrewed spacecraft on the Moon as soon as the fourth quarter of 2024.

Launch of the second integrated flight test of SpaceX’s Starship/Super Heavy vehicle was rescheduled for Nov. 18.

The resumption of military-to-military talks between the U.S. and China will start with theater commanders.

The company said its digitally designed engine has completed a digital preliminary design review.

Nevertheless, the British manufacturer is raising its financial expectations for both 2023 and 2024.

Carol Craig, founder and CEO of Sidus, announced the move while reporting third-quarter 2023 financial results on Nov. 14.

Oslo says it wants to increase its number of Nasams batteries and improve versatility by adding new weapons options to the system.

Catherine Koerner will succeed Jim Free as associate administrator of the Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, it has been announced.

The UAE military will purchase 100 Reach-S tactical UAS from the country's main defense contractor Edge Group.

Dubai Airshow exceeded all expectations when it came to Advanced Aerial Mobility. And, the Gulf region demonstrated a clear commitment to embracing the development of the sector from eVTOLs to vertiports.

The Raytheon SM-6s will be fitted onto the new South Korean Navy KDX Batch II destroyers, the first of which—christened Jeongjo the Great—has begun sea trials.

Raytheon and Kongsberg had to “beg, borrow and steal” to get Nasams to Ukrainian forces in a matter of weeks.

How much has GPS boosted U.S. businesses? The answer is astronomical.

Over 50 years, GPS has evolved and inspired the development of similar systems by other nations.

The two companies have signed a “10-plus-year agreement” for use of the software on the 198-satelite constellation.

The Midland, Texas-based startup still needs to raise more money to build out its constellation beyond the initial five satellites.

The U.S. Air Force wants its early Collaborative Combat Aircraft to have range equal to or beyond that of fighter aircraft.

PRATT & WHITNEY has $870m sustainment contract from US DOD to support TF33 engines for B-52s and E-3s.

NATO announced plan to acquire six BOEING-built E-7A AEW&C Wedgetail aircraft (737) for operation in 2031.

The global space tourism market is forecast to grow briskly from $851.7 million in 2024 to $5.19 billion by 2034, a new report says.

Boeing plans to release a strategy soon for adapting the T-7A for new missions after the trainer jet enters full-rate production.

Installation on the external experiment platform completes NASA's first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system.

A White House official says U.S. space regulations—developed decades ago—were crafted when commercial space capabilities were limited.

Colonel Saeed Al-Ghawi tells ShowNews that 12 L-15s have been purchased as a replacement for the UAE's Leonardo/Aermacchi MB-339s.