Defense and Space

The triple-core booster lifted off with the X-37B from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 8:07 p.m. EST.

The platform, which had been widely expected to fly this past summer, finally got airborne on Dec. 28.

DAPA said the deal was signed in early December, and that the F-35As will have “significantly improved performance” over its current 39 F-35As.

Japan will reportedly transfer an unspecified number of MIM-104 Patriot missiles to the U.S.

The White House on Dec. 27 announced a final package of $250 million in military aid to Ukraine under current authorities.

NASA believes it can leverage commercial service industries for deep-space exploration.

Recovery operations were underway after the successful Dec. 22 splashdown of the 29th NASA-contracted SpaceX Crew Dragon resupply mission.

The Myanmar Air Force has taken delivery of two more Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30SME multirole fighters.

The Tracking Layer satellites are to be part of the first group of operational missile-tracking spacecraft in the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Axiom Space’s upcoming third private astronaut mission promises to offer a preview of the future low-Earth-orbit economy.

As 2024 begins, a looming decision in a Western capital will determine whether the Ukrainian air force will receive a new single-engine fighter. Sound familiar?

The competitors for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft are progressing well.

It is time for the world to invest more spending in space situational awareness, according to the former president of the Portuguese Space Agency.

Space Force installations have Air Force uniformed security forces, logistics personnel and civil engineers who continue to function.

Ukraine’s allies need to make the war-torn nation’s ground-based air defenses sustainable, an Estonian defense report suggests.

By streamlining defense collaboration in key emerging technologies, the AUKUS nations aim to develop “integrated deterrence” in the Indo-Pacific.

As the first U.S. hypersonic weapons enter service, defense officials are searching for new ideas for high-speed propulsion and to dramatically reduce prices.

An orbital propellant depot and fueling service are keys to the Starship lunar lander architecture.

The Defense Department should consider proven, maneuvering reentry vehicle technology.

Major events in aerospace and defense during 2023.

An agency of Italy, Japan and the UK will run the Global Combat Air Program, supported by a yet-to-be formed industrial joint venture.

Fleets are set to grow in all sectors except military and year-over-year growth is projected to be highest for the commercial and business aviation aftermarket.

AAR Corp. announced on Dec. 21 that it would buy Triumph’s (TGI) Product Support Group for $725 million.

SpaceX’s 29th NASA-contracted Cargo Dragon resupply mission capsule departed the ISS on Dec. 21 for a splashdown and recovery off the Florida coast.

German lawmakers have approved €3 billion ($3.3 billion) in spending for the procurement of some 1,900 missiles.