Defense

By Tony Osborne
No formal requirements for the satellites, their numbers or timelines for their service entry have been released.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects to resume accepting deliveries of KC-46s next month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Stratonautica has become the first Russian company to test a system for delivery of picosatellites, tiny spacecraft with a wet mass between 0.1-1 kg.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force will complete repairs on all of the aircraft in its C-130H fleet by the end of September.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Apurva Mahajan
Debate started July 12 on the fiscal 2024 defense authorization bill after scores of controversial amendments were rejected.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Beleaguered rocket startup Astra Space will raise as much as $65 million gross through a new stock sale effort while also carrying out a stock consolidation effort.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has been exploring Jezero Crater, a 3.5-billion-year-old, 28-mi.-wide meteor impact site.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The initiative now requires specific technology that excludes certain hardware that is important to some NATO members that have not signed up for it yet.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Iraq is said to have concluded a deal to purchase 12 JF-17 combat aircraft from Pakistan.
Defense

By Thierry Dubois
Thales' acquisition of cockpit communication systems company Cobham Aerospace Communications could create flight deck system integration possibilities.
Connected Aerospace

By Chen Chuanren
The Australian Defense Department and quantum technologies company Q-CTRL have agreed to develop quantum sensors for air and maritime applications.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s return to the Moon—and future human exploration initiatives—rely on private sector partnerships.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Europe’s workhorse Ariane 5 ends operations after 117 flights.
Space

By Brian Everstine
There has been an ongoing debate between the services and commands on the Air Force’s plan, Brown said during his July 11 nomination hearing.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
About 650 U.S. military officers are caught up in a blanket hold on nominations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
NASA has awarded Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace new task orders under existing contracts to provide spacesuits for use in low Earth orbit and the Moon’s surface.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
Russia is approaching the launch of its Luna-25 mission to the Moon—the country’s first lunar exploration effort in almost 50 years.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The FOO Fighter system is to demonstrate defense against advanced missiles.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
The letter urges the Pentagon to weigh in on the merger, citing its considerable influence with the antitrust agencies on military-related deals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The V-MAX - eXperimental Maneuvering Vehicle hypersonic glider (V-MAX) is led by ArianeGroup.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian pilots will begin training to fly F-16 combat aircraft this summer in a school to be set up in Romania.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
France will provide Ukraine with MBDA-made Scalp missiles, which are essentially the same as the Storm Shadow missiles already transferred by the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Chachaty
India is France's leading defense export customer, receiving 30% of French armament exports over the 2018-22 period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Initial success in protecting airborne defense platforms can be leveraged to improve maintenance and readiness.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Concerns about China are driving a projected surge in U.S. defense spending over the next four years.
Budget, Policy & Operations