Defense

Two members of California’s congressional delegation have expressed skepticism to Acting Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan concerning the Space Development Agency.

Indonesia has ordered three more Type 209 diesel-electric submarines worth $1.02 billion from South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering.

The U.S. military is debating everything from creating a sixth service for space to a unified combatant command to how to architect and buy a new generation of satellites.

Congress ordered a think tank to forecast what the Air Force needs in 2030, and the results call for a fleet revamp.

The Sikorsky/Boeing team must modify the SB-1 Defiant to achieve the Marine Corps’ goal of 270 kt. for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) that will replace the Bell UH-1Y Venom fleet, industry officials say.

Israel Aerospace Industries has completed a series of tests with its Heron-1 UAS fitted with an advanced sonobuoy that will enable anti-submarine missions.

The U.S. Army will make a decision on CH-47F Block II Chinooks and whether the aircraft fits into its Future Vertical Lift strategy.

U.S. Air Force F-35As arrived at Al Dhafra Air Base in the U.A.E. on April 15 for the type to begin its first deployment to support combat operations in the Middle East.

Groupe Dassault is looking to sell its majority stake in Belgian aerospace firm SABCA.

Israeli military officials are asking Russia to hold off on transferring operation of surface-to-air missiles to Syria.

Celebrations over landing all three of the Falcon Heavy core stages that lofted the Arabsat-6A communications satellite into orbit on April 11 were short-lived: High seas toppled the center stage.

Retired NASA Skylab and space shuttle astronaut Owen Garriott died April 15 at his home in Huntsville, Alabama.

Scientists have confirmed the discovery of the first Earth-sized planet as well as a sub-Neptune world by NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, which is days from marking the first anniversary of its launch.

Maxar Technologies CEO Dan Jablonsky talked with Aviation Week editors Jen DiMascio and Irene Klotz about the company's restructuring and its future prospects.

Lockheed Martin’s Pilotage Distributed Aperture Sensor system flew its first flight on a Bell V-280 Valor.

Honeywell’s T55 turboshaft engine is entering a new era as it powered the Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant on it first flight.

Indonesia has contracted for an 11th Airbus Super Puma transport helicopter from state-owned manufacturer Indonesian Aerospace.

CAE is offering two new courses for U.S. Army and Air Force aviators at the company’s facility in Dothan, Alabama, for C-12/King Air B200 recurrent/refresher and upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT).

The Spanish government has approved an uptick in its budget for the Spanish air force’s planned purchase of a new training aircraft.

The U.S. Army has selected Collins Aerospace as one of three companies to serve as a mission systems integrator for the Joint Multi-Role mission systems architecture demonstration program.

The AVX Aircraft Company and L3 Technologies have revealed a compound coaxial helo design to compete in the U.S. Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft-Competitive Prototype competition.

Unusual debuts at Aero; Wing delivers in Australia; Ehang flies food; UK counters UAS; DARPA challenges launch teams; Connecting UAS to ATC.

The U.S. is recapitalizing its space assets while simultaneously focusing on a future space architecture.

The U.S. Navy has expanded studies for a Next Generation Land Attack Weapon (NGLAW) to include an air-launched variant for maritime patrol aircraft and fighters.

The U.S. Army is to deploy a THAAD system into Romania, where it will temporarily take over missile defense duties from the Aegis Ashore system located there.