Defense

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force has pressed to accelerate its E-7A Wedgetail program to replace the aging E-3 AWACS and has received increased funding to do so.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force expects to move its next-generation air-to-air missile into production next year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The multiyear MSR mission is being jointly led by NASA and the European Space Agency.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
Woodward’s sales rose 22% annually to $718 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2023, driven by robust demand in the aerospace and industrial markets.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. Pacific Fleet has “recently” tracked balloons across the Pacific and can down them if required, U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander Adm. Samuel Paparo says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Joe Anselmo, Guy Norris, Steve Trimble, Richard Aboulafia
Dual-use aircraft could serve as a military tanker while ushering Northrop Grumman into the airliner business.
Check 6

By Tony Osborne
British Army Apache attack helicopters look set to add the Advanced Precision Kill Weapons System (APKWS) guided-rocket system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
Tools created to save ailing suppliers, such as a dedicated investment fund, are becoming permanent.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Byron Callan
Competition from lower-tier suppliers and other countries is picking up.
Supply Chain

Matthew Fulco
The first visit in four years by U.S. defense contractors to the island democracy will focus on joint production of drones and ammunition.
Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Scramjet testing has scored several breakthroughs, but the path forward for the Pentagon’s portfolio of hypersonic glide vehicle projects is unclear.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Twenty-seven seconds into the flight an “energetic event” caused a communications breakdown with another engine, No. 19.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The effort is using the National Science Foundation’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), located about 50 mi. west of Socorro, New Mexico.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan formally named the country’s new TF-X indigenous fighter on May 1.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Metrea’s business case rests on the uncomfortable fact that hundreds of Air Force-owned air refueling aircraft cover only a fraction of the potential demand.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Mars Ingenuity helicopter will be repositioned for a new campaign following completion of its 50th sortie.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army wants its Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk fleet flying for the next 40 to 60 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
ViaSat-3 Americas, the first terabit-class communications satellite, reached orbit on May 1.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Bristow’s S-100 Camcopters are being used to monitor small boats used for migrant trafficking in the English Channel.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Tom Gentile
Industry needs a reversal of R&D tax amortization and passage of FAA and defense authorization bills.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace is expected to formally roll out at least three new products and reveal details on enhancements to existing types.
Defense

By Garrett Reim
A team of scientists at NASA’s Johnson Space Center (JSC) in Houston have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil in a test.
Space

By Irene Klotz
A 52.5-ft.-long antenna for the ice-penetrating radar instrument aboard the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) spacecraft has failed to fully deploy.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army will stand down flying operations on a rolling basis next week to focus on safety and training after a series of fatal helicopter crashes.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army is setting the requirements and looking to release a request soon for the second phase of the high-altitude ISR prototype program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare