Defense and Space

A new study of the aftermath of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test mission shows the Sept. 26, 2022, impact altered the shape and course of its target.

The Hellenic Navy has formally inducted the first three of seven Sikorsky MH-60R shipborne naval helicopters.

The U.S. Navy and Boeing have resolved an impasse on intellectual property and data rights around the F/A-18 which will extend production for about two years.

Indian Air Force investigators are probing the March 12 crash of a Tejas light combat aircraft—the first such accident since the type’s initial test flight.

A key element for the Chang’e-6 moon landing mission later this year, the Queqiao-2 communication relay satellite has been put on a lunar transfer trajectory.

Digitalization and development of space and cyber are the heart of Leonardo’s restructuring and growth, CEO Roberto Cingolani says.

Improved propellant management is vital to fast-track hypersonic performance as the company readies the TA-2 for key autonomous landing test.

The fifth test of the AGM-183A all-up round in 15 months yielded a familiarly vague statement from the Air Force about the results.

The Pentagon’s top leaders on March 19 pressed international partners to surge more aid to Ukraine.

SpaceX plans to sell laser communications systems developed for its Starlink broadband satellites to third-party satellite manufacturers.

The command now plans to buy 62 of the militarized cropdusters by the end of fiscal 2027 instead of all 75 aircraft due to funding constraints.

Joby Aviation has agreed to deliver two aircraft to MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, widening its existing partnership with the U.S. Air Force.

European industry is being called upon to develop and prototype a new-generation, medium-altitude/long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.

The EU could fund the development of an HGV demonstrator to help build a better understanding of how to develop a defense against such systems in the future.

USAF plans to complete certification of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk on its newest tanker, in spite of the fleet having been retired from “official” service.

Korea Aerospace Industries’ KF-21 has conducted its first air-to-air refueling test, joining up with an A330 MRTT.

MDA Space says the Aurora communications satellite product line would support multiple radio frequencies and “dynamic in-orbit reconfiguration.”

Rising demand for weapons stocks is driving a review of European missile manufacturing.

The agency is asking for the same amount of money it received in 2023.

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. (ret.) Thomas Stafford, who commanded NASA’s May 1969 Apollo 10 mission to the Moon and led the Apollo crew that participated in a historic linkup with Soviet cosmonauts, has died.

The launch will be part of Ariane 6’s development and remain under the ESA’s responsibility.

European Union and national government investments in Norway’s missile and ammunition industries are being focused on building increased production capacity.

The U.S. Air Force is surveying industry for multiple categories of propulsion to power future tankers.

Tournear says while the test did successfully transmit data, transmissions were only successful about half of the time.

Spanish companies will use a microsatellite built by Kongsberg NanoAvionics to test their planned space-based air traffic management (ATM) system.