Defense

By Joe Anselmo
The aviation industry needs a robust, responsible Boeing.
Aerospace

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. military must confront climate change head-on by adapting to extreme weather and developing resiliency.
Defense

BAE Systems Ship Repair, Norfolk, Virginia, has been awarded a $175,047,658 firm-fixed-price contract for the execution of USS Vicksburg (CG 69) fiscal 2020 modernization period (MODPRD).
Defense

Back from its year-end recess, the U.S. House this week is expected to introduce a War Powers Resolution to limit President Trump’s military options concerning Iran.
Defense

LOCKHEED MARTIN has $1.9b US DOD contract to provide F-35 operations support and sustainment in 2020.
Defense

Piotr Butowski
As new details about a next-generation engine for Russia’s premier Su-57 fighter emerge, new concerns are apparent as well.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Aerospace and defense Tier 1 giant Safran has sold off software and systems engineering unit Base2 Solutions.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 Joint Program Office awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.9 billion contract on Jan. 6 to maintain the global Lightning II fleet, support training and expand capacity for producing spares and repairing components.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
The Alliance Ground System program has faced off political, programmatic, legal and technical hurdles.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
U.S. MDA is focused on intercepting shorter-range threats.
Defense

Industry Events Calendar
Defense

ISRAEL AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES signed agreement with Israeli government to develop/build Dror 1 national communications satellite.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
The USAF and Boeing are working to produce a new variant of the next sat in a constellation that provides high-capacity broadband comms to U.S. forces globally within five years.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NATO has taken the first steps toward replacing its fleet of Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning platforms.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
A study provides new details on a health threat to astronauts: venous thrombosis.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
Efforts to better identify and assess potential impact threats to Earth from asteroids and comets with a compact, space-based IR telescope have received a boost from President Trump.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A new U.S. Army program will demo an intel-collecting system with three powerful sensing capabilities in one year and attempt to field the system on a new airborne surveillance fleet starting in five years.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Japan is allowing three years to tighten the concept design for the NGF. The latest drawing suggests heightened emphasis on range.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
The value of international arms transfers around the globe grew by about 65% from 2007 to 2017.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
U.S. Air Force is seeking information on commercial eVTOL vehicles that could be fielded within three years.
Defense

By Graham Warwick
The U.S. Army has outlined its vision of a mission system architecture for its Future Vertical Lift platforms that will allow upgrades to be fielded rapidly to counter emerging threats and overcome obsolescence over their life cycle.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Contenders for Finland’s fighter competition will be put through their paces in January and February in the Nordic nation’s challenging climate. The
Defense

By Graham Warwick
Digital backbone for FVL; USAF eyes eVTOL; autonomous ag aircraft; drone deliveries in industrial park; better carbon fiber for space.
Aerospace

By Michael Bruno
Aerobond has been acquired by WHI Global.
Defense

LOCKHEED MARTIN delivered 134 F-35s in 2019 (higher than delivery goal of 131) vs 91 in 2018; it plans 141 in 2020.
Defense