Defense

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.

The UK Royal Air Force is closing in on a first early iteration of an autonomous collaborative platform capability.

Lockheed Martin suggests Black Hawk assembly in Gosport, England, to meet UK’s New Medium Helicopter need.

An industry that has fielded a fighter, advanced jet trainer and several munitions awaits the government’s decision on the next big projects.

The roughly 28-hr. search for the Lockheed Martin-made stealth fighter included an unusual request to the public for any tips.

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

The University of Texas at Dallas will lead a consortium of universities, national laboratories and energy storage companies.

Experienced Ukrainian pilots could learn to fly the F-16 in as little as three months, U.S. Air Force leaders say.

The U.S. Defense Department has added a fluorine-free firefighting foam to its Qualified Products List .

The company is providing development work for F/A-XX.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall tells Aerospace DAILY that he has expanded the service’s effort to improve its electronic warfare capabilities.

The teaming arrangement was agreed to during the Defense Security Equipment International exhibition.

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and Walther Pelzer, the director general of the German Space Agency, participated in a signing ceremony.

MD Helicopters has more than 70 years in the helicopter business where it's been known as Hughes helicopters; McDonnell Douglas helicopters and Boeing before transforming to its current name.

World Defense Show has said its exhibitor floorspace has completely sold out with five months to go before the opening of the second edition.

London has introduced new laws after former UK military pilots were found to have been providing training to China’s People’s Liberation Army Air Force.

General Atomics has acquired EO Vista, a company that develops electro-optical sensors for satellites and aircraft.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-24 crew capsule autonomously docked to the International Space Station on Sept. 15.

NASA has reversed course and decided to release the name of the person assigned to oversee research into unidentified anomalous phenomena.

The rocket lifted off at 10:28 p.m. EDT/7:28 p.m. local time on Sept. 14.

BAE Systems and platform integrator MSI Defense Solutions are pitching a palletized guided rocket system.

Speaking on Poland’s Radio dla Ciebie Sept. 14, Mariusz Błaszczak says the country still has a shortfall in combat aircraft.

The collaboration with Hybrid Air Vehicles will explore the use of the Airlander aircraft in defense and security missions.

Four Lockheed Martin F-35s landed at Denmark's Skrydstrup air base shortly after 2 p.m. on Sept. 14.

The Democratic Republic of Congo has announced orders of Paramount Industries’ Mwari advanced reconnaissance, surveillance, and precision strike aircraft along with the integration of a weapon management systems and command and control base.