Defense and Space

The purchase would allow Ukraine to import services including engineering and integration for communications and interoperable systems.

“The highly swept F-117A wing has an aspect ratio of about 1.9, based on its gross area, which probably penalizes the aircraft’s aerodynamic efficiency,” Dornheim wrote. “But it also may reduce radar cross-section when viewed from some aspects.”

The U.S. military was ULA's primary customer for the booster, purchasing 12 of its 16 flights.

The Russian threat was first hinted at in an intelligence assessment revealed Feb. 14.

In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Romania has significantly increased its defense spending, allocating 2.5% of its GDP and placing it among the highest spenders within NATO. To maintain its role in enhancing alliance security, the Romanian Air Force has embarked on several fleet recapitalization initiatives.

ESA has awarded Thales Alenia Space a contract for the development of the Mars Entry, Descent and Landing Module of the ExoMars 2028 mission.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has said a contract for a purchase of the French Dassault Rafale could be agreed by the summer.

USAF is planning a round of upgrades to the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer starting as early as 2025 to improve pilot safety and the aircraft’s range.

Trudeau's comments emerge after the AUKUS nations revealed they are considering Japan’s accession as a “potential collaborator” in some elements of Pillar Two.

The flight of a Russian Angara A5 heavy-lift rocket from Vostochny Cosmodrome was automatically aborted 2 min. before the planned 5:00 a.m. EDT April 9 liftoff.

Boeing has displayed a model of an armed variant of the MQ-25 Stingray carrier-based tanker featuring two Lockheed Martin AGM-158C LRASMs.

As part of a demonstration, Astrobotic will use an AI-enabled software program to control and monitor its CubeRover lunar rover on its upcoming Moon mission.

CEO Steve Isakowitz speaks about the transformation underway at the only U.S. government-backed R&D center committed exclusively to space enterprise.

Rocket Lab USA will launch a group of experimental payloads to very low earth orbit (VLEO) in April 2026.

The company to show how technology onboard spacecraft could be used for Joint All-Domain Command-and-Control applications.

The Navy’s CCA target amounts to roughly half the Air Force’s target unit cost.

The Navy contract comes as the Defense Department faces a major shortfall in SRM production capacity.

Greek lawmakers approved the purchase on April 3. Four of the 35 helicopters will serve with the country’s special operations forces.

Canada has been one of the NATO alliance members that has been lagging on reaching the alliance defense spending target of 2% of GDP.

The Osprey will take over fleet replenishment duties for Naval Air Force Atlantic beginning in 2025.

It will result in a cost-plus incentive fee and cost-plus award fee contracts after a full and open competition, the announcement states.

The funding will be used to jointly develop technologies with the U.S. for a fission nuclear system for space power applications.

The 236-ft.-wingspan aircraft flew from Stennis International Airport in Mississippi over the Gulf of Mexico.

Wakata has logged 505 days in space over five missions on the NASA space shuttle, Russian Soyuz, SpaceX Crew Dragon and International Space Station.

A Falcon 9 rocket has delivered 11 satellites into mid-inclination, low Earth orbit, marking the inaugural run of a new rideshare service called Bandwagon.