Defense

The data will assist with understanding how spaceflight affects human physical and mental health.

With China and Russia demonstrating dangerous new technologies, the U.S. must invest only in solutions that can outpace the threat.

The four-nation Eurodrone has been designed to allow capability growth as nations eye new missions for the MALE UAS.

Spacecraft will collide with asteroid in hopes of learning how to deflect threats to Earth.

Vice President Kamala Harris is to kick off the first National Space Council meeting under the Biden administration.

The decision leaves the Lockheed Martin F-35A Block 4 and Saab Gripen E in the competition for the Future Fighter Capability contract.

The new software-based mission system is necessary as the Compass Call fleet transitions to the Baseline 4 capability by 2025.

The new, three-phase process is the first major change to Navy strike pilot training in more than 50 years.

Service leaders said changes to the maintenance community have helped the rates climb.

The Royal Danish Air Force is claiming to be the first air service to operate electric-powered aircraft.

DUBAI AIR WING/ROYAL FLIGHT has acquired ex-SilkAir 737-800 (44231); aircraft is expected to be reconfigured to VIP.

The walk was delayed earlier this week to allow for assessments of a possible orbital debris threat.

Egypt has inaugurated the second edition of the Egypt International Defence and Security Exhibition (EDEX 2021).

Qatar’s joint Hawk Training Squadron with the UK’s RAF has been formally stood up and TATV’s Defence Editor Jon Lake was at RAF Leeming to meet the architects of this new partnership between the Royal Air Force and the Qatari Emiri Air Force.

Chinese show of force near Taiwan; LaPlante to lead Pentagon acquisitions; SOCOM orders 6 Chinooks; and the U.S. finishes posture review.

The F-35 Mission Rehearsal Trainer-Lightning Integrated Training Environment (MRT LITE) is about one-eighth the size of the full-mission simulator.

A recent massive, global exercise by the U.S. Navy is shaping how the service wants to approach future training systems.

Airbus has begun development work on an autonomous automatic air-to-air refueling capability for its Airbus A330 MRTT.

Boeing will build six more MH-47G Block II Chinooks for U.S. Army Special Operations Command.

NASA did not link the debris to a mid-November Russian anti-satellite (ASAT) missile test.

General Atomics targets completion of testing of UK’s new Protector UAS by end of 2022.

Three governments have already approved funding the multibillion-euro development.

A top Global Strike Command official endorsed call for new “midrange” missiles deliverable by stealthy bomber at varying distances.

Airbus Helicopters remains hopeful of securing a contract to upgrade Europe’s Tiger helicopters, despite German interest in the Apache.

The White House has nominated William LaPlante to be the Defense Department’s top weapons buyer, a return to the Pentagon for him.