Defense

Space situational awareness startup LeoLabs is expected to accelerate the expansion of its ground-based radar sites and subscription services after securing $65 million in Series B funding.

General Atomics plans to provide a midlife upgrade for Italy’s MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft.

Israel Aerospace Industries and the Australia Missile Corp. are discussing collaboration with the aim of meeting Canberra’s requirement for “sovereign” Australian guided weapons.

Aksungur Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) System, developed by Turkish Aerospace, took off from Tusas facilities in Ankara this week.

A line-by-line breakdown of the Department of the Army's procurement and R&D spending in a single, coherent document organized by program and spending

The need to boost U.S. cyberdefenses amid the complexity of today’s digitized world could lead to the “civilianization” of defense through technology.

The Rafale ousted Israeli Boeing F-16 and Saab Gripen offers in Croatia’s fighter contest.

NASA has selected two missions to Venus for its next Discovery-class planetary science expeditions: Davinci+, which will send a probe into the planet’s thick atmosphere, and Veritas, which will map the planet’s surface.

Houston-based Axiom Space has signed an agreement with SpaceX for three more private astronaut missions to the International Space Station—pending NASA approval—aboard Crew Dragon spacecraft.

The U.S. Air Force is seeking $4.2 billion to pay for unfunded requirements in the fiscal 2022 budget request, including aircraft procurement dollars for 12 F-15EX jets, according to a document obtained by Aerospace DAILY.

Spacewalking cosmonauts Oleg Novitskiy and Pyotr Dubrov continued preparations outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) early June 2 for the anticipated arrival of the Nauka Multi-Purpose Laboratory.

The U.S. 2022 proposed Defense Department budget is broken down by service. Separate breakdowns are shown for personnel, operations and maintenance

The Brazilian Air Force says it may reduce the number of KC-390 airlifters it plans to purchase because of the affect of the coronavirus pandemic on the country’s defense budget.

South Korea has unveiled and erected its first indigenously assembled Nuri space launch vehicle in preparation for an October liftoff.

The U.S. Air Force on June 1 ordered the first of six Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to convert into E-11A aircraft to serve as communication relays.

Saudi Arabia’s World Defense Show has said 70% of exhibition space has already been allocated to leading global manufacturers, multinationals and SMEs across the defence industry.

A funny thing is happening on the way to the commercial space race: many legacy government space providers are waiting it out.

The request includes dollars for two additional KC-130Js and two MQ-9s, according to a document obtained by Aerospace DAILY.

The U.S. Air Force on June 1 ordered the first of six Bombardier Global 6000 business jets to convert into E-11A aircraft to serve as communication

The U.S. Army is seeking $5.5 billion to pay for unfunded requirements in the fiscal 2022 budget request, including advance procurement dollars for five CH-47F Block II aircraft, according to a document obtained by Aerospace DAILY.

In preparation for a launch this month, General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems has conducted a free space interconnect demonstration ground test of its Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System spacecraft.

Aircraft top the U.S. Navy’s fiscal 2022 $6.3 billion unfunded requirements list as the service looks to position itself to compete with China.

Outsourced air combat training and augmented reality startup Red 6 announced June 1 that it landed $30 million in new venture capital, almost all of it from existing investor Snowpoint Ventures.