Defense

By Tony Osborne
Portuguese industry will support Embraer’s efforts to develop a new NATO variant of the company’s Super Tucano light attack aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Global military expenditures in 2022 rose 3.7% to a record $2.24 trillion, driven by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and related spending by Moscow and Kyiv.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
A consortium led by ArianeGroup has been awarded a space situational awareness contract by France’s National Center for Space Studies.
Space

By Brian Everstine
President Joe Biden has chosen a new uniformed leader for the U.S. Army.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled two new U.S.-made military variants of its H125 single-engine helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Czech aircraft manufacturer Aero Vodochody has flown the first production example of its L-39NG jet trainer ahead of delivery later this year.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
Despite its global sales success, the F-35 entered service five years late and cost billions more than expected to develop and acquire.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Australia's Defense Strategic Review prioritizes Joint Strike Missile (JSM) certification for its Lockheed Martin F-35A and Boeing F/A-18F fleets.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Boeing’s global search for engineering talent has spawned a lawsuit in Brazil over alleged damage to national security.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
NASA has devised a 10-year strategy for advancing efforts to protect the Earth from a devastating encounter with a Near Earth asteroid or comet.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The HASTE uses the same Rutherford engines as Rocket Lab's Electron, but modifies the third stage to carry larger payloads and for suborbital deployment.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s 18th NASA contracted resupply mission capsule departed the ISS, filled with trash.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Israeli defense officials have confirmed they and German counterparts have begun discussing acquisition of the Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems will fit Radar 2 into a development aircraft ready for initial flight tests planned for next year.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
The GAO denial of Sikorsky’s FLRAA protest shows the Army prioritized Bell’s submission detail and open systems architecture over Sikorsky’s much lower cost.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris, Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force future tanker interest and commercial midmarket demand combine to provide a long-awaited potential launch window for a blended wing body concept.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Royal Air Force’s Project Monet could open the door to Swift’s success as a military training aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
HawkEye recently launched its seventh cluster of three satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Space Development Agency is negotiating with the FAA for temporary approval to test broadcasting Link 16 datalink from its recently launched satellites.
Space

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. Space Force is launching five Strategic Technology Institutes to advance R&D for space technology that it believes will be critical.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The launch of dozens of satellites for a proliferated LEO constellation focused on missile warning and tracking could require more operational units.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon has tasked the U.S. Space Force to develop on-orbit refueling quickly.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Ispace is making the final preparations for its Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar landing attempt on April 25.
Space

Takeshi Hakamada, founder & CEO of ispace, details his company's plans to land on the Moon on April 25.
Defense