Defense

Pyongyang claims to have tested what it describes as a “hypersonic glide vehicle” in a launch witnessed by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

How the U.S. Air Force is evolving; HawkEye 360’s new investor; Space spare parts in short supply; and Fighter jets crash in Asia.

Roscosmos plans to start deployment of a new multi-satellite constellation this year to offer services similar to SpaceX’s Starlink and OneWeb.

NASA’s astronaut corps, currently historically lean, is so structured around International Space Station (ISS) operations that it may not be prepared to deal with attrition and reassignments as it faces numerous challenges, the agency’s inspector general says.

The FAA ordered the ground-stop at around 2:30 p.m. in Los Angeles “as a matter of precaution,” the agency said Jan. 11, adding that it “regularly takes precautionary measures.”

RAF took delivery of its ninth/final P-8A (66109) at RAF Lossiemouth.

COLLINS AEROSPACE was selected by Boeing to supply new electric power generation system (EPGS) for B-52; includes eight generators per aircraft.

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES announced a new alignment and organization of core businesses, moving from four to three focused segments: Integrated Mission

NASA will strive for a closer relationship between its climate science activities and its other research and technology pursuits—whether they be human space exploration or aeronautics—with this week’s appointment of a new combination chief scientist and senior climate advisor, Administrator Bill Nelson told a Jan. 11 news briefing.

A senior Pakistani government official says the country’s air force has become the first export customer for the Chengdu J-10, a single-engine Chinese fighter.

Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, will be the base for several micro-launchers, which will help the European industry progress in reusability, according to Philippe Baptiste, chairman and CEO of French space agency CNES.

The UK Royal Air Force has rounded out its Boeing P-8 Poseidon fleet with the delivery of the ninth and final aircraft.

Germany’s new government is reportedly reconsidering how the country can replace its Panavia Tornado fleet, potentially putting Lockheed Martin’s F-35 back in contention.

Start-up space services provider Astroscale has hired another startup, Orbit Fab, to refuel its planned fleet of orbital space tugs.

Two fighter jets have crashed in East Asia within hours of each other in separate accidents, at least one of which has resulted in a fatality.

New factory to build prototypes for developmental and operational testing through 2025.

HawkEye 360, a commercial provider of space-based radio frequency data and analytics, has added Leidos to its Series D venture capital round.

Aerospace supplier and UAV maker Kaman has restructured into three business segments from one to provide investors and stakeholders more visibility into the company’s operations.

A U.S. Navy officer asked the Skunk Works representative at the Lockheed Martin exhibit booth an impromptu question during the U.S. Air Force’s Weapons and Tactics Conference in the fall of 2020.

Katherine Calvin has been named NASA’s chief scientist and senior climate advisor, Administrator Bill Nelson has announced.

The first UK military air traffic control facility to be modernized under the defense ministry’s £1.5 billion ($2.03 billion) Project Marshall has become operational.

France’s Gendarmerie is set to become the first law enforcement operator of the new Airbus H160 twin-engine medium helicopter.

NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has encountered another “small” obstacle in its campaign to collect and cache samples of rocky materials from the floor of the red planet.

The plan to fix the KC-46’s troubled Remote Vision System (RVS) is delayed as the U.S. Air Force and Boeing try to work through a longstanding issue with the aircraft’s panoramic visual system.