Defense

Raytheon Technologies ramping up Performance+ supply chain squeeze as A&D giant looks to fulfill cost-cutting promise to investors.

The test marks the first time the unmanned aircraft has connected with a stealth fighter.

Two U.S. military initiatives to determine the feasibility of moving cargo through space are moving forward.

Private pilot Jared Isaacman and three-member crew train for first all-civilian private space charter, aboard a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

Long-feared problems in the aerospace and defense supplier base stemming from the pandemic are suddenly surging, industry executives say.

The first of new generation of SpaceX Starlink satellites reached near-polar orbit Sept. 14, adding to growing broadband constellation.

The two parties made the announcement on the opening day of the Defense, Security and Equipment International (DSEI) exposition in London.

Indian companies saw gains as the Taliban victory suggests future instability in Pakistan.

Thomas Huber will lead Mercury’s “1MPACT” strategic review announced last month during its fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 earnings release, when it acknowledged a slowdown in organic business growth.

Countries around the world are entering the military space domain triggered by the formation of the U.S. Space Force.

Vertex Aerospace, a legacy L3 Technologies unit providing logistics, MRO and supply chain management, has bought up a number of business lines from Raytheon Technologies as it moves into the latter stages of post-merger divestitures.

A contract award puts the Lockheed Martin F-35A on track to reduce cost per flight hour (CPFH) to $30,000 by 2023, still $5,000 short of the U.S. Air

As the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff nears the end of his term, he sees several areas for improvement at the Pentagon.

The Missile Defense Agency and Boeing successfully launched a Ground Based Interceptor, to evaluate a new selectable-boost vehicle.

NASA is gradually acknowledging that efforts to return human explorers to the surface of the Moon in 2024 through the Artemis initiative are fading.

The UK Royal Air Force is to spend £400 million ($553 million) on upgrades for its Boeing C-17 Globemaster and CH-47 Chinook fleets.

General Atomics has completed a flight of one of its MQ-9 medium-altitude, long endurance uncrewed air systems over Canada’s High North.

ROLLS-ROYCE agreed to sell its 23.1% stake in AIRTANKER HOLDINGS (air-to-air refueling with 14 A330-200s) to Equitix Investment Management for cash

Northrop’s engineers are actively discussing a new version of the unmanned RQ-4 with the Army that would require substantial modifications to the baseline aircraft.

Virgin Galactic ordered additional inspections after an unidentified vendor contacted the company about a potential problem with its components.

D-Orbit UK is to lead development of a spacecraft “deorbit kit” for the European Space Agency.

North Korea has claimed to have successfully fired a new locally developed cruise missile capable of reaching targets across the Korean peninsula and into Japan.

Equitix Investment Management is paying £189 million ($261 million) for the engine-maker’s 23.1% holding in Airtanker Holdings Ltd.

The tracking service will use laser ranging to monitor objects in low Earth orbit, offering satellite operators the ability to identify collision threats and maneuver accordingly.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced the intention to order the six additional aircraft in a speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Sept.11.