A growing number of satellite operators are either pursuing a multi-orbit strategy to provide high-capacity, low-latency data services, or are ready to jump on the bandwagon.
To help combat illegal activity at sea, Raytheon Intelligence & Space has developed SeaVue radars that detect small maritime targets from higher altitudes than previously possible. Learn how this increased coverage improves mission endurance.
The Senate on Dec. 15 approved the fiscal 2022 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 89-10, signaling broad bipartisan support for increasing the Pentagon’s budget and adding dozens of aircraft to military service fleets.
General Electric is preparing to begin a second phase of ground tests of the XA100 adaptive cycle combat engine after successfully completing evaluations of the second of two full-scale test units at its Evendale altitude test facility in Ohio.
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has provided some hints on the full capabilities of its new Airbus Helicopter H225M as it moves to bring the medium-lift helicopter into operation.
Nickolas Guertin will be the U.S. Defense Department’s next director of operational test and evaluation, filling a role that has been served in a temporary capacity since the beginning of the Biden administration after his appointment was approved by the Senate.
The military’s budget is in the midst of an unprecedented period of decline and continues to fall as a proportion of overall spending, as Saudi Arabia focuses on economic diversification and bolstering depleted reserve funds.
OneWeb has said there are no plans to close its Merritt Island, Florida, factory, even though the company has disclosed its intention to build its next-generation satellites in the UK.
BAE Systems has received a $493 million contract modification from Lockheed Martin to upgrade the electronic warfare (EW) system for the F-35 Lightning II.
Spain’s Council of Ministers has given the green light for the €2.3 billion ($2.6 billion) purchase of 20 new-build Eurofighter aircraft for the Spanish Air Force.
A new report by the Pentagon’s watchdog office has concluded the Defense Department could ask TransDigm Group for payback of almost $21 million in alleged excess profit, although the company indicated it was less inclined to do so than the last time the issue arose.
The health of astronauts assigned to future long-running, deep-space exploration missions is among the areas of scientific study and technology development slated for launch to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 24th NASA resupply mission.
Defense industry representatives are pressing for more clear guidance on COVID-19 vaccine requirements, as the Pentagon has paused enforcement of the White House’s requirement for industry workers to get the jab after a Georgia court issued a nationwide injunction.
