Defense and Space

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission spacecraft has been outfitted with all nine of the instruments needed to study the potential habitability of Europa.

NASA’s 2024 Spinoff, the latest edition of the agency’s annual summary of its technical achievements, highlights 20 new technologies.

Recenty comments by industry officials will not change the SDA’s strategy to avoid cost-plus development deals for the Tracking and Transport layers.

Lockheed Martin plans to cut around 1,220 workers, or 1% of its workforce, in 2024.

A recent article by Aviation Week editor Garrett Reim traced the origins of the Cubesat Revolution to 1999.

Hanwha Systems has been awarded funds to develop an uncrewed helicopter to support South Korea's naval operations.

Large spans of water and a lack of strategic depth in some countries make airborne early warning assets a valuable commodity for air forces in the region.

Holding 70% of the company’s outstanding shares, they could declare a crisis of confidence, challenge the status quo and demand a change in top management.

Japan reestablished communications with its toppled Moon probe, which successfully touched down—in an unplanned orientation—last week.

U.S. bases in the Middle East are reassessing their air defense systems following a fatal attack on an outpost in Jordan by a one-way UAS.

The missile attack on Tuapse highlights Ukraine’s small but growing arsenal of homegrown, long-range strike capabilities.

Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to start development of a refueling space tanker.

The Czech Republic has formally joined the growing list of European nations to acquire the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Beta Technologies has concluded the first deployment of its Alia electric aircraft to a U.S. military base.

The Russian defense ministry has contracted the development of new Ilyushin Il-100 super-heavy transport.

The uncrewed aerial system attack on a remote U.S. outpost in Jordan on the Syrian border is a significant escalation by Iranian-backed groups in the region.

KEEL HOLDINGS was formed by Arlington Capital Partners by merging Pegasus Steel, Metal Trades and Merrill Technologies Group to manufacture complex structures across nine facilities in Michigan/South Carolina for US DOD.

The congressional notification released on Jan. 26 by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency clears Croatia to move forward with the $500 million purchase.

L3Harris’s revenue jumped 17% annually in the fourth quarter to $5.3 billion, while adjusted earnings per share of $3.35 were about 1% ahead of consensus estimates.

The AESA radar would be able to generate synthetic aperture radar maps and “Cat 1” targeting data.

The latest annual report by NASA’s Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel’s (ASAP) was released Jan. 25.

Assembly of the single-engine light helicopter in India could position the H125 into a relatively untapped market for commercial rotorcraft.

A diminutive helicopter sent to Mars to demonstrate the first powered flight beyond Earth completed an unexpectedly long mission on Jan. 25, with 72 sorties.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The aerospace and defense sector could experience modest mergers and acquisitions activity this year.