Defense

The U.S. has approved a possible sale to South Korea of AIM-120D Amraams, foreshadowing introduction into Asia of the latest standard of the Raytheon air-to-air missile.

NASA is plotting a manned return to the Moon and then on to Mars and deeper into the Solar System, a theme evident this week at a meeting of the Association of Space Explorers.

The U.S. Army has confirmed the funding amount and status of the new Multi-Domain Sensing System (MDSS) program.

Exploration activities will include continuing funding of the International Space Station, European cooperation with NASA for lunar missions and possibly a Mars sample return mission.

A cruise missile featured in China’s Oct. 1 National Day parade appears to be designed for high-supersonic flight.

U.S. Army expands next tactical missile’s range; what an FVL program may cost; KAI begins building KF-X prototype; France and Germany to sign FCAS deal.

What aerospace companies can learn from the MAX crisis.

Four contenders are each offering different configurations for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. A fifth remains under wraps.

The U.S. Army says its biggest challenge in addressing the global pilot shortage is retaining pilots who are mid-career level warrant officers.

Testing how an AI “brain” can control a fighter-sized aircraft remains the goal of the Skyborg program. But the first prototype will also serve as a guinea pig for a new approach to aircraft design and production, the AFRL says.

Britain’s aerospace industry is carefully examining the details of a revised agreement for the country’s exit from the European Union (EU).

Lockheed Martin expects South Korea to order another batch of PAC-3 MSE surface-to-air missiles within two years, adding to 64 that the country decided to buy in 2018.

Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher program, on time for a first launch next year but facing a dearth of firm orders, has received renewed support from France and Germany.

South Korea’s defense tech organization and Hanwha have flight tested a tech-demo fighter radar in cooperation with Elta, while proceeding in parallel with full-scale development of the sensor for the KF-X fighter.

The U.S. Army has acknowledged that it will not know the costs of modernizing key aviation assets until the service begins negotiations with select companies.

NASA and Boeing are negotiating a contract worth up to about $2 billion to begin production of a third Space Launch System core stage and order long-lead items for additional boosters.

Off-the-shelf contenders emerge as rivals to a nearly decade-old centerline engine development program for the Army’s high-speed replacement for the UH-60.

The U.S. Army’s next tactical missile could more than double the range of the weapon it replaces in a smaller form factor, with the theoretical ability to strike targets at ranges up to 500 mi.

In its attempt to ensure that soldiers have access to GPS-like info, even when access to those USAF sats may be compromised, the U.S. Army is in the process of fielding an alternative system on certain ground vehicles.

The U.S. Army’s intel branch has started laying out a new vision for replacing the fleet of turboprop aircraft now performing the ISR mission with several layers of platforms stacked from tree-top level to low Earth orbit by 2028.

Virgin Galactic and Boeing expect to finish a design for a point-to-point suborbital plane over the next few months, Virgin founder Richard Branson told Aerospace DAILY.

An Anglo-French technology program to develop new components and systems for missiles is set to undergo significant change next year.

Doug Loverro will become NASA’s associate administrator for the Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate.

The U.S. Army is updating its space training strategy to reflect the service’s role in the Indo-Pacific region.

France and Germany will sign an aircraft demonstrator contract for the European Future Combat Air System in January, the leaders of the two countries have agreed.