Defense

By Tony Osborne
A two-type fleet, while expensive, could balance the tension between European and transatlantic partners, says a German thinktank.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Airbus Helicopters has come from virtually nowhere in a little over 15 years to become the third biggest maker of military rotorcraft in the U.S.
Defense

By Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson
U.S. missile architecture, now focused on limited attacks and intercepting targets in midcourse and terminal phases, is being reshaped for a wider range of threats.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force’s acceptance of a new refueling tanker will allow the company to start recovering $3.5 billion in losses incurred during eight years of development.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
The Air Force still is withholding $28 million from the final payment to Boeing on each KC-46 delivery until some lingering problems are resolved.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio
The Bell V-280 is now true to its name, reaching a cruising speed of 280 kt. on Jan. 23 at Bell’s Flight Research Center in Arlington, Texas, the company said.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
A study of natural killer immune cell function in astronauts during long stays on the ISS suggests explorers on much lengthier space voyages could face health risks severe enough to challenge mission success.
Defense

India’s national space agency is working on technology to land rockets on runways similar to aircraft landing.
Defense

By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic has announced that U.S. apparel and footwear maker Under Armour will design and fabricate spacesuits for both its passengers and pilots.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus CEO Tom Enders says the future of the company’s UK plants is at risk if the country opts for a no-deal exit from the European Union.
Defense

By Jen DiMascio, Guy Norris, Irene Klotz
Listen in as our editors discuss the shocking turnabout for the late Paul Allen’s air-launch space company and other recent churn in the space launch market.
Space

By Lee Hudson
The Pentagon is asking Congress for $395.6 million to repair and replace hurricane-damaged sites in Puerto Rico.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters secured 15 orders for its new H160 twin-engine medium helicopter last year, bolstering the company’s order book for 2018.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A near-term capacity crunch and next-generation fighter costs conspired to force the Air Force to reconsider non-stealthy combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Guy Norris
Airbus launches construction for the Airbus A220 final-assembly line in Mobile.
Air Transport

By Irene Klotz
The first six of a planned 600-member broadband sat constellation owned and operated by OneWeb arrived at the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana, on Jan. 22.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
United Technologies expects high-single digit organic sales growth at engine-maker Pratt & Whitney this year, and mid-single digits at the new Collins Aerospace.
Defense

By Lee Hudson
A government watchdog organization is concerned that the U.S. Army plans to mature technology for Future Vertical Lift, long-range precision fires and air and missile defense modernization to a level lower than recommended by leading practices.
Defense

By Mark Carreau
It was the 10th test flight since April 29, 2015, for New Shepard, which may be ready to launch human passengers by the end of 2019.
Defense

By Steve Trimble
A grainy picture that surfaced Jan. 23 on a Russian web site purportedly reveals the Sukhoi Okhotnik-B stealthy unmanned strike aircraft.
Defense

India’s state-run space agency will launch an exclusive satellite for the country’s home ministry to help secure the country’s borders.
Defense

By Michael Bruno
AeroVironment’s secretive, high-altitude pseudo-satellite (HAPS) program aimed at the 5G market has “generated close to $75 million-plus” worth of orders.
Defense

By Steve Trimble, Lee Hudson
Will a five-year bipartisan consensus on increasing defense spending hold up in the next Pentagon budget?
Defense

By Irene Klotz
NASA astronaut Eric Boe, one of three crewmembers assigned to make a flight test aboard Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft, has been pulled from the mission.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
France and Germany have pledged to strengthen their bilateral defense cooperation following the signing of a new treaty.
Defense