Defense

By Tony Osborne
The potential Patriot purchase was one of a trio of major Middle Eastern arms deals approved by the DSCA on May 3, valued at just under $6 billion.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s Tubitak Sage research and development institute has begun development work on a modular guide bomb that could be fitted with a range of guidance systems and warheads.
Defense

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Dragon cargo ship made an early-morning rendezvous with the International Space Station May 6, while the investigation continues into how a Crew Dragon test capsule was destroyed on a test stand in April.
Defense

By Arie Egozi
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
The service seeks to sign contracts in fiscal 2020-2024 for launches that will take place through 2027.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin’s promised discounts so far fall short of the U.S. government’s expectation’s for a long-sought multi-year procurement contract for the stealthy fighter.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
President Donald Trump said on May 3 that negotiations will begin soon on nuclear arms controls with Russia, then later expand to include China in a three-way agreement.
Defense

A ground-based laser weapon has shot down multiple air-launched missiles in a successful test of a surrogate for a planned aircraft-mounted demonstrator.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
Lockheed Martin says there is a path to achieve the Defense Department’s $25,000 flight hour stretch goal for the F-35A by 2025, although Pentagon officials disagree.
Defense

The largest trade association representing U.S. aviation manufacturers is calling on the U.S. Senate to confirm three nominees to the Export-Import Bank’s board of directors.
Defense

By Byron Callan
U.S. policy changes regarding Iran and Venezuela have reached the point where analysts and planners may need to think more about implications in 2019-21.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
F-35 "Sidekick" lets it haul more firepower; India plans next milsat launch; U.S. lawmakers want more Space Force information; UK’s new defense minister
Defense

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon admits its $25,000 flight hour stretch goal for the Lockheed Martin F-35A is unrealistic to attain by fiscal 2025.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A new missile defense interceptor quietly entered development by the U.S. Air Force in fiscal 2019 under a four-year, $632 million prototyping program.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A planned upgrade will enable F-35s to control unmanned aircraft systems by 2023, just as the U.S. Air Force's AI-enabled Skyborg UAS should be ready for operations.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Despite hopes of flying the aircraft during the Turkish Republic’s centenary in 2023, the company now is planning to fly in 2026.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems says the demonstration “ensures the UK has the right technologies and skills in place for the future,” and suggests they could be used on the UK’s Future Combat Air System.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
The 10 min., 10 sec. mission marked the 11th test flight for the Kent, Washington-based launch services company’s New Shepard rocket.
Defense

India’s national space agency plans to launch its latest radar imaging satellite, Risat-2BR1, by the end of this month.
Defense

By Bill Carey
Cobham Aerospace Communications said it has successfully bench tested a proof-of-concept satellite communications (satcom) system for unmanned aircraft that represents a step change in transmitting high-bandwidth video by satellite. &
Defense

Jordan is upgrading an initial batch of 12 of its Bell AH-1 Cobras for continued service, extending their useful lives by at least 20 years. Jon Lake reports.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
After an internal review, the Army drills basic pilot skills before training with virtual reality and in classified scenarios.
Defense

By Steve Trimble, Graham Warwick
Will the U.S. Army finally replace the OH-58D’s armed scout capability with a long-term solution?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
House appropriators are frustrated by a lack of information coming from the Defense Department on the Space Force.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
Aerojet Rocketdyne continues to show a “solid” business performance, financial analysts said about the company’s latest quarterly report, but its financials have yet to take off.
Defense