Defense

PteroDynamics' X-P4 prototype flew nine autonomous launch and recovery demonstrations from the deck of the expeditionary fast transport ship at a Navy event.

Defense companies in Seoul showcase ability to counter low-altitude and long-range threats from North Korea.

“We arrived at strategic business decisions regarding our spectrum allocation,” Michelle Parker, vice president, Boeing Space Mission Systems, wrote.

A long-belated update of the Pentagon's assessment of China's fighter fleet helps reveal the systematic inaccuracies of the annual China Military Power Report.

Ship remote control service Seafar is integrating neXat, a satellite communications service, into its remote ship navigation technology.

Northrop Grumman and York will build another 100 data transport satellites under new $1.3 billion contracts from the Space Development Agency.

The order is second time lucky for the AW149 in Poland, as Leonardo was previously beat out by Airbus’ H225M—although that order was cancelled in 2016.

A gun camera photo with the F-22 in sight appears in a PAF 5th Fighter Wing publication, with a caption describing the kill as having been made with a “Fox 2.”

The original launch date for IM's Nova-C lunar lander—from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket—was planned for as soon as mid-November.

The Pentagon wants to build a new nuclear gravity bomb, aiming to modernize part of its strategic stockpile by replacing one of the most potent variants of its B61.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 was damaged and one crewmember injured in a hard landing near Nellis AFB, Nevada, on Oct. 24.

It’s been a rough month for small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital.

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the development of Russia’s new orbital station after a special meeting at Energia Corp. on Oct. 26.

The Bayraktar TB3 Siha, featuring foldable wings and twice the 700-kg maximum takeoff weight of the TB2, took off at 8:30 a.m. on Oct. 27.

Defense contractor L3Harris’ sales beat Wall Street’s expectations, as did its earnings per share of $3.19.

The Oct. 26 contract—worth $364.3 million—covers production and delivery of the six MH-60R helicopters for Norway.

While much of the USA’s focus has shifted to Europe – and specifically to Russia’s war in Ukraine and also to long-term competition with China in the Indo-Pacific, the US remains committed to the US Central Command area of responsibility in the Middle East/South West Asia. But while the US is still supporting its allies and partners in the region, there are some signs that it plans to do so with fewer based force elements – and by changing the aircraft types deployed and/or the scale and duration of deployments.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The AFRL is leading its first cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) between the U.S. Space Force and companies outside the U.S.

Zeno Power has built and demonstrated a shielded Strontium 90 heat source.

Northrop Grumman beat Wall Street’s estimates of its revenue and earnings per share (EPS) in the third quarter.

A People’s Liberation Army Air Force J-11 flew within 10 ft. of a U.S. Air Force B-52 in the South China Sea this week.

Drones and rockets from Iranian-backed militias have targeted U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria 16 times in the past 10 days.

NASA is planning a payload resupply mission to the International Space Station.

The site selection for the $33 million facility comes three years after Raytheon and Rafael announced plans to establish a U.S. domestic manufacturing center.