Defense

The European Space Agency plans to enhance its Hera planetary defense mission contribution.

A failed gyroscope has shut down operations of Maxar Technologies’ Earth-imaging WorldView-4 satellite after two years in orbit.

The launch of India’s much-touted second lunar mission—Chandrayaan-2—has been postponed from this month to February.

Qatar has taken delivery of a pair of Viking Air DHC-6 Series 400 (DHC-6-400) Twin Otter aircraft, writes Jon Lake.

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General Atomics accelerates MQ-9B flight-test progress as UK issues airworthiness requirements for Protector RG1 variant.

As the U.S. Navy prepares to open a competition for a new training helicopter later this month, service officials have released a new production plan that adds flexibility to the final two years of deliveries.

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan will be in his role for an “indefinite period at the discretion of the president” a Trump administration official says.

Boeing has been contracted to upgrade Spain’s 17 CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters to the F-model standard.

The U.S. Army is planning to demo advanced teaming tech that would enable manned and unmanned aircraft to operate as part of a combined-arms team in contested environments.

Capitalizing on growing interest in defending against unmanned aircraft, Digital Global Systems said it recently raised an additional $7.5 million.

India has approved the building of an upgraded militarized version of LCA Tejas.

The Avangard test highlights the looming threat facing NATO from Russian hypersonic weaponry.

The manufacturer is preparing to begin series production in 2019. A separate requirement for attack helicopters has been deferred.

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The search is on by NASA’s New Horizons mission science team for small moons somewhere in the vicinity of Ultima Thule.

China’s Chang’e 4 probe reached its destination Jan. 3, becoming the first spacecraft to land on the far side of the Moon.

The Croatian government has threatened to cancel an agreement with Israel to purchase secondhand F-16 fighters.

Iridium has set Jan. 8 as the date for the eighth and final launch of its second-generation Iridium Next satellites.

Raytheon has signed a $313.5 million contract with the UK defense ministry to support the Royal Air Force’s fleet of Beechcraft Shadow ISR aircraft.

Britain’s RAF has confirmed that one of its soon-to-be-formed Eurofighter Typhoon squadrons will be dedicated to the red-air aggressor training mission.

Israeli aerospace and defense companies see Brazil as a big potential market after the visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Aviation Week editors discuss Acting Secretary of Defense Pat Shanahan’s career as Boeing’s Mr. Fix-It and whether he will stand up to President Trump.

Western UAV manufacturers could find a way back into the Middle Eastern UAV market as challenges with Chinese-made models mount.

Halfway in, the Trump administration’s effect on the industry is muted, and there are major issues undecided.