Lockheed Martin now expects to deliver 18-24 fewer F-35s in 2020 than the program’s 141-aircraft goal due to supply chain disruptions caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic, the company said May 19.
Two days before he was to chair the Flight Readiness Review for the SpaceX Demo-2 mission, marking the return of U.S. human orbital flight capability, NASA Associate Administrator Douglas Loverro is leaving the agency.
The head of U.S. Army Futures Command said on May 19 that he expects a sharp decline in future defense spending and warned that several acquisition programs could face cancellation.
Raytheon is close to delivering the first mission system pods of the ALQ-249 Next Generation Jammer Mid-Band (NGJ-MB) to launch the flight testing phase, the U.S. Navy program manager said on May 19.
The British Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows aerobatic team is moving from its current base to operate alongside the UK’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleets.
As the U.S. Defense Department prioritizes great power competition, demand for the Raptor fleet as the Air Force’s “silver bullet” air dominance force has never been greater.
Avic Guizhou has flown the first aircraft of an improved version of the JL-9G trainer that it appears to be pitching at a Chinese naval training requirement.
The first Eurofighter outfitted with the Long-Term Evolution package of upgrades could start rolling off the production line in 2027, Airbus officials say.
Saab has signed a 1.553 billion SEK ($160 million) contract for its Erieye airborne early warning radar-equipped Saab 2000 for an undisclosed customer.
NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility began a reopening May 18 for some mission-critical activities due to a decrease in COVID-19 illness reported in the New Orleans area.
Citing concerns about Tropical Storm Arthur, which was passing off the coast of North Carolina on May 18, SpaceX is standing down from its planned May 19 launch of a Falcon 9 rocket to build out its Starlink network, putting the long-awaited flight test of a crewed Dragon spacecraft next on the launch schedule.
BEIJING—China is likely to finish its Beidou 3 satellite navigation system six months before the original program target of the end of 2020, with the 30th and final spacecraft due to go into orbit next month.
After a one-day delay due to poor weather, the 197-ft. (60-m) tall Atlas V lifted off from Space Launch Complex 41 at 9:14 a.m. EDT to deliver an Air Force X-37B test vehicle into orbit for a sixth mission.
