Defense

The Indian Air Force (IAF) will get a dedicated advanced military communications satellite with the upcoming launch of GSAT-7A.

Argentina’s state-owned airframer, Fábrica Argentina de Aviones, is preparing to deliver three IA-63 Pampa III light jet trainers to the country’s air force.

Active flow-control flaps; Tilt/fold VTOL; Zephyr HPAS base; Wing delivers in Helsinki; Galicia’s UAS ambitions.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Bongiovi discusses the Air Force’s vision for future launch services, the Delta IV and the National Security Space Launch program.

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Bongiovi became the launch systems services enterprise director one year ago, after serving as the office’s acquisition chief.

Embraer and the Brazilian federal government plan to challenge a Brazilian court order that stops Embraer and Boeing from finalizing their proposed commercial-aircraft joint venture (JV) before the country’s new administration is in power.

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lt. Gen. Rozzano Briguez as the new chief of the air force, replacing Lt. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar.

Saab said it has offered its Erieye airborne early warning (AEW) system to the Philippines and Indonesia.

The French Air Force is contributing to Franco-German studies on the FCAS and is also exerting pressure for greater availability of its Airbus A400M transports.

Bearings and seals provider SKF will close its 185-employee bearings manufacturing site in Stonehouse, UK, as part of a consolidation in Europe.

Why President Trump’s view that current defense spending levels are “crazy” may not be off the mark.

The move marks the next battle in the long-running tanker aircraft competition, as three of the biggest aerospace companies fight for a key market.

USAF Secretary Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein have directed a 90-day review to inform the service’s space budget plans for fiscal 2021.

In the course of investigating why a Falcon 9 burst into flames on the launchpad in 2016, SpaceX, NASA and the USAF agreed that future versions of the booster would include upgraded composite overwrapped pressure vessels.

The Pentagon’s head of research and engineering is making it his mission with the new Congress to advocate that science and technology funding is not a “red or blue” issue but is instead the colors “red, white and blue.”

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) is building a fully equipped maintenance facility for its F-35I fighters at the Tel Nof airbase.

The FAA will release a draft regulation in February that streamlines requirements for commercial space launch and recovery operations.

The provider of the batteries for Airbus’ Zephyr solar-powered stratospheric UAV says it is working with eVTOL developers on applications for its high-energy-density lithium-ion cells.

Two current and former Purdue University professors have launched a “faculty-owned” startup called Next Offset Solutions that 3D-prints energetic materials.

Airbus’ data sharing and analysis platform Skywise has built-in security and the airframer’s partners have provided guarantees on data protection, Airbus Digital Transformation Officer Marc Fontaine says.

The sensor is part of an effort to accumulate technology for the Future Fighter. It is sized for demonstration in an F-2.

The F-15 upgrade looks extensive, judging from a budget request of ¥43.9 billion ($387 million) for development in this fiscal year.

Aircraft OEM Boeing and ELG Carbon Fibre are forming a partnership to recycle excess aerospace-grade composite material from 11 Boeing manufacturing sites.

The space mining market is expected to boom from just $650 million this year to $2.84 billion by 2025, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets.

The UK government is open to working with the U.S., “allies and like-minded friends” on developing a satellite navigation system.