Defense and Space

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

The U.S., Japan and South Korean militaries have activated a missile data sharing system to track and disseminate North Korean missile information in real time.

AVIC is in the process of certifying the firefighting variant of the MA60 turboprop.

Turkish uncrewed air system developer Baykar says its new Bayraktar TB3 uncrewed air system has demonstrated flight endurance of 32 hr.

Airbus is getting ready to offer outsized cargo services to external customers in 2024 with the BelugaST after obtaining an air operator certificate.

As the year draws to a close, listen in as editors from across the Aviation Week Network reflect on 2023 and share what they think lies ahead in 2024.

In 2024, India and Boeing aim for low Earth orbit, while NASA eyes an excursion around the Moon.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

SPAIN ordered 16 C295s in Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA)/Maritime Surveillance Aircraft (MSA) configurations in €1.7b deal.

Juan de Bedout to Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of RTX, Arlington, VA.

NATO has renamed its Alliance Ground Surveillance Force flying the RQ-4D Global Hawk to the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force.

Spain has formally placed orders for a new fleet of maritime patrol aircraft based on Airbus’ C295 twin-turboprop airlifter.

The U.S. Space Force says its personnel track more than 6,500 potential missile events each month.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) lifted the last of his remaining holds on Pentagon military nominees on Dec. 19.

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Bad weather has delayed Intuitive Machines, Inc.’s planned launch of its first Nova-C lunar lander to no earlier than mid-February, the company said.

Forecasts, snapshots and military aircraft to watch.

If 2023 is any indication, 2024 could be a yearlong Festivus in the supply chain.

The head of the service says analysis is focusing on physical coverage gaps, along with ways to quickly analyze data.

CIVIL AIR PATROL took delivery of four Cessna Skyhawks, one Skylane and one Turbo Stationair HD from Textron Aviation for operation out of Independence, KS; aircraft will join a CAP fleet of nearly 550 Cessna aircraft.

The U.S. Navy has reassigned Grumman C-2 Greyhounds from USS Ronald Reagan to USS Carl Vinson in the wake of the grounding of the Vinson's CMV-22 Ospreys.

After a 15-month hiatus to address a booster nozzle issue that caused its last launch to fail, Blue Origin’s New Shepard vehicle returned to suborbital space.

Amprius Technologies has formally opened its “megawatt hour” lithium-ion battery manufacturing line expansion in Fremont, California.

General Electric has released new details of a plan to achieve reusable, air-breathing propulsion at hypersonic speeds by 2025.

The new Contested Logistics System-300 Nautical Miles (CLS-300) will enter propulsion tests before June and flight tests by the end of 2024, the company said.