Defense

The 16-kg (35-lb.) target is on its way to startup Astroscale in Tokyo, where it will be attached to the Chaser satellite ahead of its planned launch in 2020.

NASA is cracking open previously untouched lunar samples from Apollo to prepare scientists for Artemis.

Spain’s Indra has delivered a simulator for the multinational NH90 helicopter that it describes as the most advanced in Europe.

“This is the culmination of two decades of Europe getting to the point of having their own [MALE UAS] development,” says Jana Rosenmann, head of unmanned system at Airbus Defense and Space.

Referred to by Airbus as the “new C295,” the enhanced model includes a new Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite with four 14-in. touchscreen displays dominating the cockpit.

Project aims for supersonic missile for Russian fighters; collision avoidance for Marine Hornets; and the UAE’s new startup coalition.

The Electronic Attack Jammer Pod flew on the Gripen Nov. 4, kicking off the flight testing phase of the development program, Saab says

Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein offered the first glimpse of the Air Force’s decision-making for the next five-year defense program more than three months before the White House releases the fiscal 2021 budget request.

The initial operational capability (IOC) declaration clears Norway’s F-35As to deploy next year to Iceland to perform air policing for NATO.

The United Arab Emirates government has launched a new holding to support national defense companies and start-ups.

Boeing is proposing a human lunar lander that can be launched as a single payload into lunar orbit, rather than making an assembly stop at NASA's proposed Gateway.

Ruag Space says the system, which was tested on the 2.6 m-long (8.5 ft.) fairing of a Vega launcher, also could be adapted to the heavier Ariane rocket.

The UK will need a multilayered approach to protect national infrastructure and events from drone misuse.

The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute (TsAGI) announced the existence of a wind tunnel campaign for a new heavy transport aircraft intended to replace the An-124.

The U.S. Air Force is inviting companies to explain how they can support the requirements and schedule for the U-2S Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar System (ASARS)-2C.

The 4th Fighter Squadron deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base in the UAE on April 15 and flew the Air Force variant’s first combat sortie 11 days later.

The U.S. Air Force's first-ever Space Pitch Day event is aimed at offering non-traditional and small businesses on-the-spot contracts.

Navair is seeking industry input for the development an Auto GCAS-like capability to retrofit into the Marine Corps F/A-18C/D force.

Small and improvised UAVs present particular challenges to defenders, as air defense systems have struggled to cope with small, slow-flying targets that register more like birds than strike aircraft or cruise missiles.

Nigeria’s continuing counter-insurgency campaign against Boko Haram is the driving force behind a further small increase in the capabilities of its air force. Alan Dron reports.

The Low-Observable UAV Testbed (LOUT) is a 4-ton representative scale model of a 20-metric ton, twin-engine diamond-shaped subsonic unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) developed to prove stealth technologies.

Unique approach of system integrators competing to attract technology “sprinters” is enabling use of swarming robots on urban missions.

The U.S. Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has completed critical test points while some of its technical problems remain unresolved.

Illinois-based Air USA says it is close to finalizing plans to import F-5E/Fs from an undisclosed country to support the U.S. Air Force’s adversary air training contract.

The Yuzhnoye Design Bureau is well known for developing Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missiles and modern space launchers, but hasn’t been publicly linked to a tactical missile program with ramjet propulsion.