Defense and Space

EMBRAER delivered its fifth upgraded EMB 145 AEW&C aircraft (E-99M) to BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE (FAB).

Defense and Space

By Garrett Reim
SSC has awarded Lockheed Martin a $5.2 million contract to prototype missile typing and characterizing algorithms for overhead persistent infrared satellites.
Space

By Steve Trimble
As part of DARPA's Sprint program, Bell is continuing development on a design concept known as Sea-based Logistics Unmanned Rearm/Refuel Platform.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Tony Osborne
The S-70M aircraft, built by PZL-Mielec in Poland, will be used for maritime and land search and rescue, firefighting, transport and medical emergency support.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Steve Jurczyk, a retired 32-year NASA veteran who served in a variety of administrative positions including acting administrator, has passed away.
Space

By Steve Trimble
The timing and quality of the Raider’s second sortie may be at least as significant for the secretive U.S. Air Force program as the first, if not more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Hinds will bolster Serbia’s existing fleet of the type and further expand the Balkan country’s military firepower amid its modernization efforts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Development of the Super Sonic Strike Missile (3SM) Tyrfing is to be led by Kongsberg for Norway and Germany.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The test rocket went through a complete launch countdown procedure in French Guiana followed by full firing of the core stage’s Vulcain 2.1 engine.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The Capability Coalition Ground Based Air Defense is led by France and Germany and focused on delivering more equipment to Ukraine as it faces continuing Russian attacks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK is to install a telescope on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to improve British space domain awareness capabilities.
Space

By Tony Osborne
After its invasion of Ukraine, Russia may be able to re-build its military within 6-10 years—a new white paper argues that NATO needs to have modernized before then.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Major technical risks were retired by the performance of SpaceX’s Super Heavy rocket.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk has been named the third crew member for the first operational mission of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner to the ISS.
Space

By Matthew Fulco
India’s space economy could reach $77 billion in value by 2030 from $15 billion in 2023, according to a recent report by the Indian media Inc42.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The ramp up is taking place at Northrop’s Linthicum, Maryland, facility.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

HANWHA AEROSPACE and BABCOCK INTL signed MOU to explore global business opportunities in defense market.

Defense and Space

GERMANY signed LOA to procure three more P-8A MPAs, increasing its fleet to eight; first delivery is planned in 2024.

Defense and Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has announced research grants and cooperative agreements focused on studies into how plant and animal biological systems will respond to lunar regolith.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Austria plans to expand its ground-based air defense capabilities with the procurement of a long-range (more than 50-km) system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany has formally contracted for three additional Boeing P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, just days after funding was approved by the Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Danish Defense Ministry has warned of potential further delivery delays for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The surge of military aid to Israel and related movement of air defenses to U.S. bases in the Middle East has meant a peak tasking of American airlift.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A request for information calls for data on sensors that could be used on a platform that would operate from at least 60,000 ft. to “exospheric” altitude.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has taken a further step toward the development of autonomous refueling of aircraft by flying a formation of adapted target drones close to a tanker
Multi-Mission Aircraft