Defense

NASA and the Energy Department selected three reactor design concepts for space nuclear propulsion systems.

INDIAN NAVY took delivery of its 10th P-8I Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) from Boeing; it has two more remaining on order.

Germany has established a military space command in response to the growing militarization of the domain.

After nearly 50 years of service, the UK Ministry of Defense plans to retire its BAE Systems Hawk T1 fleet.

Hard on the heels of being appointed chief executive of delivery-drone developer Volansi, former assistant U.S. Air Force Secretary Will Roper has been named to the board of electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft developer Beta Technologies.

NASA has added aircraft autonomy developer Reliable Robotics and 13 other entities to the list of partners that will participate in the agency’s first Advanced Air Mobility National Campaign in 2022.

U.S. lawmakers plan to consider whether to block funding for development of a missile defense system for Guam, they say in a report on a fiscal 2022 defense spending bill.

U.S. and Russian diplomats have pledged to open discussions to create “a mechanism that can lead to control of new and dangerous and sophisticated weapons that are coming on the scene now that reduce the times of response, that raise the prospects of accidental war."

Continuing a tradition that dates back to 1957, Aviation Week editors have announced their selection of the 2021 Laureate Award winners.

NASA and SpaceX reported late July 9 a successful splashdown of the company’s 22nd Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station.

A South African-designed competitor for U.S. Special Operations Command’s (SOCOM) Armed Overwatch program was damaged on July 9.

NASA and Northrop Grumman have finalized a $935 million contract for development of the lunar Habitation and Logistics Outpost module, which along with the Power and Propulsion Element (PPE) will comprise the initial components of the agency’s human-tended, lunar-orbiting Gateway.

The U.S. Defense Department will deliver 40 more aircraft to the Afghan Air Force after withdrawing all combat troops from the country, a spokesman

BOEING rolled out Norway's first P-8A Poseidon (named Vingtor) out of the paint shop; first flight is planned by end of July.

Boeing has rolled out Norway’s first P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, ahead of a first flight later this month.

Germany plans to arm its warships with the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) as part of a joint cooperation agreement with Norway that includes submarines and associated mission systems.

Heaviside becomes the fourth electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (evTOL) aircraft to receive military flight release from the U.S. Air Force under its Agility Prime program.

Angeles Equity Partners is adding its own director to Primus' board as part of the deal as the Tier 2 supplier looks to scale up.

Tunisia was watching closely as the United States Air Force (USAF) quietly received the first of two Beechcraft AT-6E (Wolverine) light attack aircraft.

The U.S. Navy plans to modernize the most critical standoff jamming system in the military’s inventory for the first time since 1971.

With the successful deployment of seven small satellites into low Earth orbit, Virgin Orbit has begun commercial launch service operations as

European Defense Agency has been conducting market research into the Europe’s adversary air needs.

Admiral reveals new Trident details; MEO satellite test coming in 2022; the Netherlands’ Reaper and NGI approach questioned.

Company is partnering to supply internet-via-satellite services to customers.

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