Defense

Saab says the deployable tower is fully developed and ready for potential use by militaries and humanitarian organizations.

The devastating earthquakes that hit Turkey earlier this year, leaving more than 50,000 people dead, had a major impact on planned celebrations commemorating the 100th anniversary of Turkish independence and they also affected a number of aerospace-related launches.

Construction at Dyess Air Force Base is set to begin in fiscal 2025, opening a 10-year, $1 billion facility upgrade at the Texas site.

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

Germany’s labored defense modernization contrasts dramatically with neighboring Poland’s lavish spending, but why are nations struggling to spend the money?

Tomorrow.io, a startup providing satellite-enabled weather data and services, said it closed an $87 million Series E round of venture capital funding.

A company statement said the test helped to “validate the X-Bow concept.”

Ispace of Japan has named Ronald Garan as the CEO of its subsidiary ispace technologies U.S.

Swift Aircraft and GKN announced on June 14 that they will work together to develop design concepts for the integration of the cryogenic system on the platform.

Two NASA astronauts installed a sixth and final planned Roll Out Solar Array (iROSA) on the long solar power truss of the ISS during a June 15 spacewalk.

Virgin Galactic is aiming to begin commercial suborbital spaceflight services between June 27 and 30, the company said on June 15.

Leonardo’s new CEO Roberto Cingolani is undertaking a restructuring of the Italian aerospace and defense company.

The U.S. Space Force has officially begun its search for a company to provide its future space range operations.

Training of Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 combat aircraft could get underway in the coming months.

Airbus Helicopters is set to market its Made in America light attack helicopter.

The investment in Venus Aerospace supports the development of the first rotating detonation rocket engine, with planned tests of a Mach 3 drone.

Arianespace is delaying the launch of its final Ariane 5 rocket due to a possible technical issue with the booster.

The German federal parliament's budget committee approved an initial €560 million of funding for the purchase of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system.

The airborne launch demonstration of the 18-kg, anti-tank loitering munition occurred during the U.S. Army’s Experimental Demonstration Gateway Event.

The Valkyrie, a jet-powered, $4 million class attack uncrewed aircraft system, represents a new product class for the Hivemind autonomy technology.

Aeronautics' enclosed payload bay marks a departure from the exposed payload stations under the nose of previous versions of the Orbiter series.

Despite increased defense spending, parliamentary hearings are hinting at potentially adverse consequences for some of France’s key defense aerospace programs.

The UK is signaling Tempest’s lead over the European FCAS with advances in ground test rigs and engine aerodynamic work.

Ukrainian success in fending off Russia’s invasion is changing Western allies’ policy about supplying fighters.

Rafael announced that it “has developed” the counter-hypersonic interceptor, which may imply that it has already been tested.