Defense

Preparations for a potential no-deal Brexit have cost the UK aerospace industry as much as £500 million ($660 million), analysts have suggested.

For the second time, an automated Russian Progress resupply mission has reached the International Space Station on an accelerated, two-orbit trajectory.

Aerospace and defense supplier Thyssenkrupp said on April 3 it will stand up a metals- and plastic-focused Additive Manufacturing TechCenter Hub in Singapore.

The U.S. is responding to increased Chinese and Russian space threats by building a space force and planning to spend $14 billion in fiscal 2020. Is it enough?

Turkey, U.S. still at odds over S-400; Lockheed to deliver AEHF-5 soon; Cubesat to process hyperspectral images; and sizing up the defense electronics market.

Opening of a new supercomputer facility at MBDA leads to confirmation that France is developing a scramjet-powered nuclear cruise missile.

U.S. Army seeks major funding for its Future Vertical Lift modernization program beginning in fiscal 2020, but targets existing programs as the bill-payers.

The U.S. Air Force is preparing for the first of five flights in 2019 aboard new commercial small satellite launchers.

India plans to buy 24 MH-60R anti-submarine helicopters manufactured by Lockheed Martin at an estimated cost of $2.6 billion.

The Joint Strike Fighter Caucus is asking congressional appropriators and authorizers to OK the buy of 102 F-35s, 24 more than the DOD sought in fiscal 2020.

Aviation maintenance and logistics provider Vertex Aerospace is busy announcing new U.S. military contracts.

The U.S. defense electronics market will be worth at least $148.77 billion through 2028, Forecast International projects in a new report.

Airbus said it will sell its stake in composites-specialist and aerostructures provider Alestis Aerospace of Miranda de Ebro, Spain, to aerostructures and engine parts supplier Aciturri of Spain.

U.S. Strategic Command on April 3 formally declared initial operational capability for the Nuclear Command, Control and Communications Enterprise Center.

The U.S. military gave the public only one glimpse of the F-35's hotly contested dogfighting chops at the last Paris air show. That’s changing this year. Listen in as demo pilot Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson talks about the latest public debut.

Brazilian company Akaer has unveiled a concept for its new Mosquito close air support aircraft.

A pair of flight tests of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner space taxi will not take place until August and November of this year.

A scramjet will power a future hypersonic cruise missile that will replace France’s current air-launched nuclear deterrent.

Principals of the Aireon joint venture on April 2 formally announced the launch of the company’s satellite-based air traffic control (ATC) surveillance system.

The USAF has paused acceptance of the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus for a second time because additional foreign object debris was discovered on one of the tankers.

Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Pat Shanahan is dialing back the threat to withhold Lockheed Martin F-35 equipment delivery to Turkey.

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine called out last week’s “Shakti” anti-satellite test (ASAT) by India as he addressed an April 1 agency Town Hall gathering.

Turkish Aerospace is planning to offer its new Anka-Aksungur twin-engine, medium-altitude, long-endurance UAS to potential customers in 2020.

The defense manufacturing sector should see 5% sales growth in 2019 and may not peak until 2021, according to the latest supply chain survey from Canaccord Genuity.

India’s national space agency has successfully launched its newest defense satellite, EMISAT, meant to provide electronic intelligence to the military.