Defense

If Airbus decides to bid its KC-30 MRTT for the “bridge tanker” competition, it would likely team with Lockheed Martin.

Viper is due to launch in late 2023 on a 100-day mission to gather “hands-on” evidence for water ice.

The Air Force is relying on the aging 707-based E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System, but the fleet's age is making it harder to keep flying.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says he has a lot of convincing to do on Capitol Hill to garner support for the service's fiscal 2023 budget proposal.

Low Earth orbit is new home of several small-comsat constellations of enormous bandwidth—but no ability to exchange data with each other.

Northrop Grumman now has five B-21 Raider test aircraft in final assembly, U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said on Sept. 20

Paris has recalled its ambassadors from Australia and the U.S. and canceled defense talks with the UK following Canberra’s decision to halt a multi-billion euro submarine procurement from France in favor of a nuclear submarine buy with the U.S. and UK.

Egypt successfully hosted 20 other nations from across the Middle East and Africa and beyond in a military training exercise called Bright Star. Throughout the first half of September forces from the 21 countries worked together to enhance security ties with exercised from the Mohamed Naguib base in the northern Matrouh governorate

An estimated $4.5 billion order for a further batch of 30 Dassault Rafale multi-role fighters means the ongoing modernisation and expansion of the Egyptian Air Force is continuing apace. Jon Lake reports.

L3Harris Technologies announced plans to grow a classified campus in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to meet expected business demand from the Pentagon’s “growing and urgent need for advanced, resilient satellites.”

The SpaceX Dragon Resilience splashed down off the coast of Cape Canaveral at 7:06 p.m. EDT, concluding the company’s fourth human spaceflight and first without NASA oversight and NASA astronauts.

U.S. Central Command boss said Sept. 17 that the white Toyota Corolla targeted by the strike belonged to an aid worker who did not pose a threat to the U.S.-led evacuation at nearby Hamid Karzai International Airport.

SpaceX cannot launch the Starship/Super Heavy vehicle until FAA completes its licensing process, which includes the environmental review and other safety and financial responsibility requirements.

The 300,000-sq.-ft. facility, expected to be completed in 2024, initially will employ 150 mechanics and engineers.

Taikonauts from Shenzhou-12 mission to help construct China’s Tiangong-2 space station returned to Earth Sept. 17, ending 90-day stay.

Being developed for the KF-X fighter, the ALCM separated from an F-4E and extended its glide wings before striking a target over an unspecified distance.

Germany’s Diehl Defense is working to adapt its IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missile for use on future low-observable platforms.

U.S. Air Force acknowledged dissimilar air combat training role for retired F-117s, with two deployed to California Air National Guard.

Australia searches for a sovereign military satellite communication system.

Raytheon Technologies, possibly the largest A&D company this decade, eyes $1 billion in supplier savings.

As ESA member states reach agreement on Ariane 6 exploitation and look to microlaunchers, labor unions worry about Eurocentric approach.

Will the LMXT’s 28% fuel volume advantage over the Boeing KC-46 be decisive in the USAF "bridge tanker" competition?

With its exit from Afghanistan, the U.S. is beginning a new phase of drone warfare, conducting strikes there without forces on the ground. But is the current te

BAE Systems and MBDA have been contracted to finalize te development and integration of the Meteor BVOS AAM and Spear 3 onto the JSF.

Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said the two militaries are “significantly enhancing our force posture cooperation,” including with the Pentagon sending “all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia” in rotational deployments.