Defense and Space

Saudi Arabia will acquire 10 batteries of the KM-SAM Block II medium-range air defense system in a deal worth $3.2 billion, the South Korean Defense Ministry told media.

Unfavorable weather has again stymied Ax-3's departure from the ISS, with NASA, SpaceX and Axiom Space to re-assess the weather outlook as the day progresses.

Day four coverage from World Defense Show in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from our sister publication Show Business, the event’s Official Show Daily Partner.

Day three coverage from World Defense Show in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from our sister publication Show Business, the event’s Official Show Daily Partner.

The U.S. government has given the green light to a potential sale of Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) to the Netherlands.

Virgin Galactic is investigating the loss of a part of the mechanism connecting VSS Unity with the carrier aircraft VMS Eve during a commercial spaceflight.

China cannot match America’s rate of space innovation.

British anti-drone technology development house MARSS is hoping to begin delivering its distinctive Interceptor air vehicle to customers later this year.

Joseph Pelfrey was named director of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center by Administrator Bill Nelson on Feb. 5.

NATO is calling on industry to develop concepts for a new generation medium-lift helicopter that could be used by European allies from around 2040 onward.

The U.S. Army is interested in expanding its ability to provide multiyear contracts to industry.

Leading SSST’s Series A capital raise was a fund established by China’s National Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading Fund (NMTUF).

The only air-launched missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle in the Pentagon’s weapons road map sports a history as up and down as its skip-glide trajectory.

The RSAF is considering acquiring intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and communications satellites as it seeks to expand into space operations.

Geespace, the space arm of Chinese automobile giant Geely, launched 11 Geely-02 satellites into low Earth orbit on Feb. 3.

Day two coverage from World Defense Show in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from our sister publication Show Business, the event’s Official Show Daily Partner.

Saudi officials say localization of its defense industry is closing on 15% as it targets half of all defense equipment to be acquired locally by 2030.

Saudi officials say a Patriot battery shot down six Houthi ballistic missiles in 48 sec. in an illustration of the rapid advancements the country's armed forces have made.

BAE Systems has lifted the lid on a new configuration for its attritable collaborative platform at World Defense Show in Riyadh.

The departure of the Axiom Space four-person mission from the ISS has been delayed to no earlier than Feb. 6 due to unfavorable weather for splashdown.

Manufacturers of radars, missiles and system integrators should see a near-decade of exceptional volume and demand.

The service, blocked from starting new acquisition programs, used a long-standing autonomy demonstration effort to begin CCA work.

F-35s operate in contested environments. Pilots cannot expect the freedom to conduct missions without opposition. Learn how BAE Systems is keeping pilots safe.

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BAE SYSTEMS acquired MALLOY AERONAUTICS, UK for UAS development.