Chinese and Russian capabilities in space grew 70% between 2019 and 2021, as both countries are seeking to establish superiority on orbit and beyond, the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency warns in a new report.
The U.S. Air Force has confirmed the fiscal 2023 budget request includes funding for multiple Northrop Grumman B-21 bombers in the first annual lot of low-rate initial production.
Spirit AeroSystems will supply pylons and nacelles for the initial phase of a program to re-engine the Boeing B-52H fleet, the Wichita-based aerostructures company said on April 12.
The Defense Innovation Unit has released a request for information seeking commercial on-orbit satellite refueling and bulk fuel depot ideas as part of its “RAPIDS Refueling and Fuel Depot” project.
For lawmakers, journalists and others expecting a price tag in the $500-600 million range, a $1.6 billion price tag for the first B-21, if confirmed, may come as a shock.
Russia’s first Moon mission in 46 years has been retargeted to launch on Aug. 22, about a month later than previously planned, Alexander Mitkin, deputy chief designer at spacecraft manufacturer NPO Lavochkin, told Russian media during an April 8 press conference.
South Korea will be setting aside KRW2.3 trillion ($1.9 billion) for a series of procurement and missile programs, including a requirement for large transport aircraft for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF).
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has said he wants to boost the country’s armed uncrewed aircraft system capability by adding Turkish platforms to the Chinese UAS already in service.
Two prototype vehicles powered by aerospike rocket engines are on track to flight test the propulsion technology for the first time in 2023 under a U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) project targeting rapid launch capability using modular engine architectures.
SAMI group has announced a preliminary agreement with Boeing. Under the terms of the agreement, both companies will enter into a Kingdom-focused joint venture.
Problems with a helium isolation check valve on the upper stage of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket prompted NASA on April 9 to revise plans for a full tanking test and to delay a modified wet dress rehearsal to April 14.
Axiom Mission-1's (Ax-1) four private astronauts successfully docked to the International Space Station (ISS) April 9, to begin an eight-day visit filled with medical and scientific research and technology development activities.
Annual flying hours per aircraft dropped for the U.S. Air Force’s F-35A fleet in 2021, erasing five years of steady progress, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
The Axiom-1 mission kicks off a series of private astronaut flights to the International Space Station as part of an ongoing effort to expand commercial use and development of low Earth orbit
The Japanese startup said April 6 that it had resolved or mitigated most of the spacecraft anomalies experienced in January that caused it to halt an autonomous capture demonstration in low Earth orbit.
The Ax-1 astronauts will kick off more than two dozen wide-ranging scientific research and technology development activities with value to life on Earth as well as nurturing the space economy.
