Defense and Space

The Midnight has six of Archer’s proprietary battery packs, each of which contains more than 1,000 cylindrical lithium-ion cells developed by Molicel.

LOCKHEED MARTIN delivered the first of eight C-130J-30s to the Savannah-based GEORGIA AIR NATIONAL GUARD.

The Pentagon's top weapons buyer has given Northrop Grumman the go-ahead for low-rate production of the B-21 Raider.

The U.S. and UK on Jan. 22 conducted another round of air strikes on Houthi militia targets inside Yemen.

An unusual level of suspense comes with Lockheed Martin’s first quarterly status update on the F-35 program.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced sanctions against the Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad for providing materiel support to Iranian-backed militias.

Viasat demonstrated its system using Cranfield University’s National Flying Laboratory Center’s Saab 340B twin-turboprop in January.

JAXA has temporarily powered down its ailing lunar lander so that it has sufficient power to restart the craft once the Sun shines on it at the right angle.

The UK is set to upgrade the Sea Viper air defense system that equips its Type 45 destroyers to enable improved capabilities against ballistic missiles.

German lawmakers have approved €1.23 billion ($1.34 billion) in funding for the development of a new mobile short-range air defense system.

Sierra Space has successfully completed an ultimate burst pressure test of a full-size inflatable space station module, rupturing the structure at 77 psi.

Ahead of an expected major award for a new fleet, delays hit prototypes that had been expected to be fielded in January 2024.

The Dragon Freedom capsule made contact with the orbital lab's U.S. segment Harmony module at 5:42 a.m. EST, initiating a 15-min. docking sequence.

During a test run on the ground, the Pratt & Whitney F135 engine ingested a flashlight left inside an inlet during a maintenance inspection.

Japan has become the fifth country to soft-land a spacecraft on the surface of the Moon, but engineers are assessing an issue with its power system.

Kaman, a storied pioneer of helicopters and UAVs and scion of New England aerospace, will be acquired by private-equity firm Arcline Investment Management.

Congressional leaders are planning to increase oversight of the U.S. Air Force’s massive intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) modernization program.

China’s new generation of transport and manned rockets could be ready for launch in 2025-26, according to the Long March 7 chief designer, Xu Lijie.

UK Defense Ministry analysis says Russia has moved its Beriev A-50 operations further from Ukrainian territory after one of the airborne early warning aircraft was shot down on Jan. 14.

The UK’s DragonFire laser directed energy demonstration weapon has been tested against aerial targets for the first time.

Danish lawmakers have agreed on a plan to purchase long-range UAS to patrol the Arctic and North Atlantic.

Government-backed export campaigns, weapon packages and a clear development road map are steering Rafale to export success.

Active flow control promises to be lighter, less complex and higher-performing than movable flight controls.

The Japan Defense Ministry (JMOD) has signed on to acquire Raytheon RGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles through the Foreign Military Sales process.

Astrobotic wrapped up its first space mission with the destructive reentry of its Peregrine lunar lander in Earth’s atmosphere on Jan. 18.