Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The Philippines has ordered four Mitsubishi Electric ground-based radars, boosting its air surveillance capability while handing Japan its first export order for complete military systems since a ban on sales abroad was lifted.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Mark Carreau
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine and others are attempting to make it clear that the International Space Station has the potential to light up a high-tech low Earth orbit economy and support humanity’s reach into deep space.
Space

By Steve Trimble
Ask the Editors: Minimizing an aircraft’s cross-section is not necessary for all missions, and many weapons can be carried internally.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sweden’s Saab has lifted the lid on an internally developed air-launched decoy which will also form part of its Gripen offer for Finland’s HX future fighter replacement requirement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK Parliamentary Defense Committee has written to the government over concerns that the UK may not buy its full complement of Lockheed Martin F-35 combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Competing for the U.S. Army’s FARA and FLRAA programs, Bell emphasizes the pedigrees of its designs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Calendar of upcoming events of interest to the aerospace & defense industry.
Defense

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Defense

Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The service's acquisition executive says it is still too early to divulge what specific pieces of Next-Generation Air Dominance the Navy and Air Force will work on together, but they have started the dialogue.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia’s Defense Ministry awarded Russian Helicopters a contract for the development of a new ship-based rotorcraft at the Army2020 forum near Moscow this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The first launch of Russia’s Angara A5 heavy rocket with a new booster is planned for 2021.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA is making progress with potential partner nations on a set of principles known as the Artemis Accords for governing future efforts to establish a sustained human presence on the Moon and then Mars, a NASA official says.
Space

Following the announcement on Aug. 14 that Taiwan’s order for 66 Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 70 fighter had been finalized by the U.S. Department of
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Brief news items of interest to aerospace & defense professionals.
Defense

The U.S. Air Force has completed first flight of a new and improved range instrumentation system, the service announced on Aug. 24. A Lockheed Martin
Defense

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
South Korea has reportedly expanded its requirement for additional Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightnings to 40 aircraft from 20, as the defense ministry refines plans for a ship to carry some of them.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Artificial-intelligence agent sweeps the board in simulated dogfights with human F-16 pilot.
Emerging Technologies

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Space Force has completed a milestone test for the mitigation and anti-jam enhancement capability part of the Wideband Global SATCOM program.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The UK has launched a draft United Nations (U.N.) resolution on the responsible use of space, as concern grows about the potential impacts to national economies if space-based infrastructure is damaged through accidents or misunderstandings between nations.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The second flight test of the Kratos-built X-61 in July at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, came eight months after the debut flight of the first Gremlin UAS, which validated the operating system but ended in a crash when the recovery parachute failed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
For the first time in 19 years, Cape Canaveral plans to launch three rockets in one week.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Navy has awarded a $220 million, five-year base contract to FlightSafety Services for aircrew training services (ATS) to support the TH-73A helicopter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bradley Perrett
Japan must move toward buying cheap and numerous equipment, Defense Minister Kono Taro said, even as the country took the next step toward developing an unusually large fighter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Russian Helicopters has been contracted by Moscow to develop a new-generation naval helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion