Defense and Space

The space agency is slowing Artemis missions to address crew safety challenges.

The loss of the Peregrine lunar lander mission was unfortunate but irrelevant for Cert-1 objectives.

With its Moon landing no longer a possibility, Peregrine was repurposed for in-space operations.

While the U.S. and UK were the only nations to conduct the strikes, they were supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.

Crewmembers of Axiom Space's third private astronaut mission to the ISS are eagerly awaiting launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Jan. 17.

D-Orbit, a space tug startup, has raised a €100 million ($109.7 million) Series C round.

The curation team was forced to halt the disassembly of the mission’s Touch And Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (Tagsam) in mid-October.

The Pentagon’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy has a three-to-five year goal to create a more resilient supply chain.

Barnes Group said Jan. 11 that it will sell its Associated Spring and Hänggi businesses to One Equity Partners in a deal that will net $150 million.

Advanced manufacturing startup Atomic-6 announced on Jan. 11 that it had raised $9.2 million jointly awarded by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.

Turkey’s domestically developed air-to-air missiles, Bozdoğan and Gökdoğan, are being readied for acceptance testing by the Turkish Air Force.

The European Space Agency is reviewing the so-called geographical return rule.

Astrobotic has repurposed its Peregrine lander for in-space operations and activated all 10 powered experiments aboard, the company said Jan. 11.

Chinese private space company Orienspace has launched its first rocket into orbit, a solid-fueled Gravity-1 carrying three Yunyao-1 satellites, from a barge.

The nimble product of dogfighting theorist John Boyd and aircraft designer Harry Hillaker fights for relevance in future combat.

Could the opening to Saudi Eurofighter sales also pave the way for an A400M deal?

Lockheed Martin on Jan. 10 announced the delivery of the first two F-16 Block 70 jets for Slovakia from its facility in Greenville, South Carolina.

U.S. military space operational commands got new leaders this week, as two recently confirmed generals took over Spacecom and the U.S. Space Force’s SpOC.

The first Angara A5 heavy launch vehicle to operate from Vostochny commercial spaceport in Russia’s Far East has been delivered to the pad.

Qatari Eurofighter Typhoons are operating with Pakistani Chengdu J-10Cs in the first military drills bringing the two canard fighter types together.

Yemen’s Houthi movement could face military action after ignoring warnings from international governments over ongoing drone and missile attacks.

The F-16 has long been a stalwart in global fleets, but key advances over the years have proved its ability to serve in a variety of operational roles.

The aircraft has evolved significantly over the decades, a process that looks set to continue far into the future.

NASA is delaying its initial human lunar Artemis program missions, Artemis II and III, due to technical challenges related to crew safety.

A propulsion system leak aboard the privately operated Peregrine spacecraft will preclude a planned landing on the Moon.