Defense

Boeing will showcase its portfolio of commercial and defence and services during the Bahrain International Airshow 2022 (BIAS) and Manama Air Power Symposium (MAPS 2022).
Aerospace

Tunisian Air Force has taken delivery of first of eight Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training Systems in support of operations at No. 13 Squadron at Sfax Air Base in Tunisia.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
China’s Pterodactyl; Spirit’s secret production shop to open; U.S. GBSD under pressure; and Pacific military exercises pick up.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Intelsat is turning to Switzerland-based SWISSto12 to provide a small geostationary satellite outfitted with 12 Ku-band transponders for regional communications services.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Shortly after its liftoff early Nov. 7 from NASA’s Wallops Island Flight Facility in Virginia, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus International Space Station resupply capsule experienced a difficulty with the deployment of the second of its two solar arrays.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands Coastguard has introduced a new fleet of fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft to support its environmental security and search-and-rescue missions.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo says Norway’s request to terminate its NH90 helicopter program is “legally groundless” and suggests Oslo’s claim misinterprets the contract and the country’s own law.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Give the Ukrainian military Saab Gripen C/D fighters and Textron Systems CBU-105 Sensor Fused Weapon munitions soon, a UK-based defense think-tank recommends.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The first of the UK Royal Air Force’s new Boeing E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft has had its radar fitted in a milestone of the conversion process.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Mark Carreau
The Antares' cargo delivery of 8,265 lb. represents an increased launch capability of about 154 lb. (70 kg) due to modifications to the rocket’s secondary support structure.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Romania will receive 32 Norwegian F-16A/B Fighting Falcons in a €388 million transfer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
AVIC’s Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group unveiled the Wing Loong III uncrewed combat aerial system at Zhuhai Airshow 2022.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s plans for a rationalization of its helicopter fleet calls for phasing out the NH90 after a troubled career.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
An independent review board has concluded that a number of factors—including communications lapses, a lack of staffing, budget challenges and pandemic-related workplace culture changes—contributed to NASA’s delay in launching the $985 million Psyche mission to a metal-rich asteroid until October 2023.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Kratos has confirmed that the Zeus family of solid rocket motors will support a U.S. Defense Department program to establish a low-cost track for hypersonic flight testing.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Astrobotic says it has validated the Optical Precision Autonomous Landing hardware and flight software for its NASA Commercial Lunar Payload Services Peregrine Mission-1 lunar landing, planned for early 2023.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Spirit AeroSystems has nearly completed construction of a new production facility to support a secret defense program, a company executive says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Merlin is developing the Merlin Pilot autonomous flight system and is working on FAA supplemental type certification of the capability, initially on the Cessna Caravan.
Emerging Technologies

This was with the participation of the Royal Saudi Air Force and forces of the UAE, Greece, Oman, France, Germany, India, the UK, the USA, and Australia.
Defense

By Chen Chuanren
Infoglobal displayed a scaled-down mock-up of its proposed i-22 Sikatan at the Indo Defence Expo & Forum.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Edge Group companies Halcon and Al Tariq are looking to export air-dropped munitions and unmanned systems to Indonesia.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Indonesia plans to purchase the HISAR surface-to-air missile system and Khan tactical ballistic missile system from Turkey's Roketsan.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
Liftoff is targeted for 12:07 a.m. EST on Nov. 14, with backup opportunities on Nov. 16 and Nov. 19.
Space

By Jen DiMascio, Steve Trimble, Carole Rickard Hedden, Byron Callan
The industry is looking to digitalization to offset higher prices and workforce challenges.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
Last month Ed Stone retired as Voyager project scientist. The mission still needed a successor.
Space