Defense

The USAF is standing up a gateway comm system at an operational base to enable certain front-line fighters, including the F-35A, to transmit data to other aircraft types without compromising its stealth signature.

The U.S. Air Force’s Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) program delivered the fifth satellite to Cape Canaveral after successfully completing a battery of tests.

Government services provider Jacobs is buying cybersecurity specialist KeyW for $815 million, including $272 million in debt, the companies announced April 22.

Japanese industry is discussing the creation of a joint company for fighter development.

India hopes to expedite work on its much-delayed Intermediate Jet Trainer after resuming test flights of a modified version of the aircraft.

Australia has received the first of three Dassault Falcon 7X business jets that will re-equip the VIP squadron based at Canberra.

Alpine unlocks Lockheed nanocomposite; Europe prints bionic components; eVTOLs are sustainable, sometimes; fuel cell boosts drones; MBDA tests laser effects.

A photographer captured a dramatic image of dark smoke rising from the southern tip of Cape Canaveral AFS.

In a surprise move, Bell is offering a scaled-down development of its Model 525 commercial helicopter to meet the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance (FARA) requirement.

Nextant Aerospace said it successfully completed initial certification flight testing of the new Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) flight deck of U.S. Air Force T-1A Jayhawk twin-engine trainers.

A fleet of former Royal Air Force (RAF) L-1011 tankers will provide air refueling services for the U.S. Navy and foreign military customers under a contract announced on April 18 worth up to $121 million.

The U.S. Army is implementing actions garnered from its aviation warfighting initiative.

Turkey is facing problems in acquiring certain spare parts for its F-16s as a result of undeclared sanctions imposed by the U.S.

A thermoplastic nanocomposite that rivals aluminum in performance, but at a lower weight, is to be commercialized by a new startup.

The real-world effectiveness of laser weapons is to be tested in a new laboratory inaugurated in Bordeauc, France, by European missile manufacturer MBDA.

Northrop Grumman’s 11th NASA-contracted Cygnus resupply mission capsule rendezvoused with the International Space Station (ISS) on schedule early April 19.

Flying Embraer’s biggest aircraft yet, the KC-390 tanker-transport, reveals a flexible aircraft with a powerful fly-by-wire system.

Embraer focuses on KC-390 military certification for Brazilian Air Force as production ramps up.

The USAF will hire a new chief technology officer to oversee its $2.8 billion science and tech investments and act as a design agent.

The U.S. Army will receive 30 virtual reality systems at Fort Rucker, Alabama, over the course of about a year to see if the cutting-edge technology can produce more capable pilots.

The USAF will appoint a general officer to lead a new headquarters-level directorate charged with focusing on establishing superiority in the electromagnetic spectrum.

A three-week-old grounding order on the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B bomber fleet could be lifted by the end of the month, the 28th Bomb Wing commander says.

The Russians have deployed SS-26 ballistic missiles in Syria, according to satellite images released by Israeli company Imagesat International (ISI).

Israel Aerospace Industries has developed a control station for unmanned aircraft systems that can be operated mainly by voice commands from the operator.

The U.S. Navy has confirmed plans to integrate a new close-range, submarine-hunting sensor on the Lockheed Martin MH-60R helicopter fleet.