Defense

The KAI KF-21 prototype reached Mach 1 for the first time since taking to the skies in July 2022.

Forward-deploying E-3 Sentry airborne early warning aircraft closer to Ukraine will make them less reliant on aerial refueling.

Egypt is continuing a major modernisation of its armed forces – and especially the air force. This has, in recent years, discarded its last F-4E Phantoms, Dassault Mirage 5s, and Chinese built F-7 ‘Fishbeds’, and is replacing them with more modern fighter types.

Confirmation of the order is the final nail in the coffin for Australia's problematic NHIndustries NH90 helicopter, known locally as the MRH-90 Taipan.

Noting widespread technology progress toward higher-airspace operations, the French Air and Space Force kicks off a doctrine study.

SpaceX officials traveled to Wichita Jan. 17 to meet with current suppliers and develop new supplier connections.

The Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) is a Japanese satellite positioning system made mostly of satellites in quasi-zenith orbits.

Aurora plans to fly an X-plane for DARPA in 2025 that will fly solely by using active flow control instead of mechanical control surfaces.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office on Jan. 13 published a report taking stock of ABMS.

The request showed the current service leadership’s view of the venerable yet aging Hercules.

A re-winging project completed during the past five years has extended the airworthiness of each of the C-138s by 33,000 flight hours.

NASA has agreed to carry out nine of the recommendations by March 31, 2024.

Last November, Europe’s three leading countries in space launchers issued a joint statement that set the stage for further cooperation.

Germany’s government has named Boris Pistorius as the country’s new defense minister.

Former Boeing defense and space leader Leanne Caret has joined the board of directors of Raytheon Technologies.

The UK’s organic fast jet training capacity is facing severe shortfalls due to engine problems affecting the Royal Air Force’s Hawk T2 fleet.

Threats from North Korean missiles, China and Russia drive new push in uncrewed aircraft and strike capabilities.

A U.S. astronaut’s seat liner will be moved from the damaged Russian MS-22 capsule to the SpaceX Endurance Crew Dragon capsule in case of emergency.

A propulsion issue has inhibited the performance of three of the spacecraft’s four thrusters, which are fueled by a groundbreaking new green monopropellant.

Sustainable aviation fuel was transferred to a C-130 Hercules and a Eurofighter Typhoon during aerial refueling from an RAF Airbus A330 Voyager tanker.

While details of the agreement remain limited, the aircraft is likely to be based on KAI’s MC-X tactical transport aircraft concept.

The deal is worth A$1.6 million ($1.1 million) and will be part of the F-35 Global Sustainment System (GSS).

The pact will see the U.S. and Japan work together on areas such as lunar exploration and transportation that could see a Japanese astronaut walk on the Moon.

The test was the ninth overall flight for Roc.

Stratospheric balloon operator World View will aim to become a publicly listed company via a reverse-merger deal with Leo Holdings Corp. II.