Defense

By Tony Osborne
Greek demonstrations promote the General Atomics Reaper’s maritime patrol capabilities.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
For space tourism’s prospects after any fatal accident, look to the X-15, the space shuttle and extreme mountain climbing, analysts say.
Program Management

By Michael Bruno
Celestia Technologies Group has acquired the satellite ground systems division of Antwerp Space.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin delivered 134 F-35s overall in 2019 to slightly exceed expectations.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force secretary has transferred 14th Air Force to the U.S. Space Force.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Maxar Technologies has reached a deal to sell its MDA Canadian space subsidiary.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
For its next fighter Japan should choose an adaptation of the F-22 with a larger wing and avionics from the F-35, the U.S. Mitchell Institute argues.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
NASA astronaut Christina Koch on Dec. 28 broke the previous record of 288 days for the longest spaceflight by a woman.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has revealed a future mission for the MQ-1C unmanned aircraft system (UAS) fleet.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The first Russian missile regiment armed with the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle became operational Dec. 27.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
Japan’s defense ministry has proposed to start working with a foreign partner on the country’s Next Generation Fighter.
Defense

By Bradley Perrett
The Calt Long March 5 heavy space launcher returned to flight on Dec. 27.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Embraer has demonstrated the ability of the KC-390 to drop heavy cargo loads at low speed.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. military has conducted its first field test of the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) technology to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The Netherlands, United Arab Emirates and U.K. have signed orders for Boeing to remanufacture a total of 47 AH-64 Apache helicopters to the E-model standard.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Textron will not become a pure aerospace and defense company in the near term.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has formed an F-35 maintenance team that can respond to a crisis at a moment’s notice.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A key piece of the EA-18G’s first major upgrade since the airborne electronic attack aircraft entered service a decade ago is now under contract
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Russian President Vladimir Putin referred for the first time in a speech on Dec. 24 to the “land- and sea-based” versions of the Zircon weapon.
Defense

By Molly McMillin
Italian manufacturer Piaggio Aerospace has signed a $221 million contract with the Italian Ministry of Defense for nine P.180 Avanti EVO turboprop aircraft.
Defense

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The first delivery of Russia’s Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter is likely to be postponed after the aircraft crashed Dec. 24 during a test flight.
Defense

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
The first Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk for South Korea arrived at an airfield in the south of the country on Dec. 23.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A Russian air force commander has revealed plans to introduce a sixth-generation, unmanned bomber by 2040.
Defense

By Kim Minseok, Bradley Perrett
The South Korean defense ministry plans to order 36-48 Boeing AH-64E Apaches.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army has started browsing the market for an alternative turboshaft engine to power the heavy-lift fleet of Boeing CH-47 and MH-47 Chinooks.
Defense