Defense

A swarm of drone projects appeared at China's biennial air show, including mystery flyable hardware. Has China really revealed its secret projects? Also, what’s the latest schedule for UAC’s CR929 widebody airliner? Listen in as our editors discuss on location in Zhuhai.

What a new crop of all-wing UAS unveiled in Zhuhai reveals about China’s capabilities.

Shenyang Aircraft’s stealth fighter proposal has won official support. The air force, not just the navy, wants it.

Indonesia has not signed a contract for the purchase of Lockheed Martin C-130J transporters, despite claims of a delivery of five aircraft next year.

Leonardo Helicopters has sold 15 of its AW139 twin-engine medium helicopters in China and has signed agreements that could pave the way for sales of another 160 aircraft from its product line.

Indonesia has ordered indigenously manufactured ground-based air surveillance radars to provide better coverage of the vast archipelagic nation.

Rep. John Culberson’s (R-Texas) devotion to space exploration may have caught up with him in the 2018 midterm elections, as he lost to Democrat Lizzie Fletcher.

A gathering was held at Ellington Airport near Johnson Space Center Nov. 8 to inspect 10 flight control consoles reconditioned in a $5 million campaign to restore the Mission Control Center.

Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is hoping to propose its conformal airborne early warning (AEW) derivative of the Gulfstream G550 business jet to the UK RAF.

British industry officials have revealed they have begun discussions with Swedish airframer Saab on potentially joining the UK’s Future Combat Air System Technology Initiative (FCAS TI) that could lead to the development of a sixth-generation combat aircraft.

The Chinese J-31 stealth fighter program is being developed for domestic military service under government contract, an official source says.

The rocket that is intended to introduce reusability into the Chinese government space sector, Long March 8, will do so in phases, officials said.

As the U.S. races to field hypersonic strike missiles, DARPA is moving to tackle the next major problem: defending against similar hard-to-intercept weapons under development or already fielded in China and Russia.

Chinese space contractor Sast has begun development of what it presents as a larger Long March 6 launcher version.

A Czech propulsion company will launch a new small turbofan engine next year for Western-built cruise missiles, a company official told Aerospace DAILY.

The Turkish government has signed framework agreements that will kick off the domestic development of an engine for the indigenous TF-X combat aircraft.

Jon Lake looks at the reasons why Morocco is seeking new fighters and attack helicopters.

Will Australia equip its F-35s with maritime missiles by 2023? UK’s defense budget hole; Czech company to make missile engines, and Elbit to buy IMI.

Former Boeing executive Pat Shanahan is using his business prowess to implement change in the Defense Department.

Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) will most likely take the reins of the House Armed Services Committee. He is unconvinced the current $716 billion defense budget should stand and opposes new spending on nuclear weapons.

A JAXA resupply spacecraft departed the ISS Nov. 7 and prepared to deploy the experimental HTV-7 Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC).

Roberto Battiston, who has led the Italian Space Agency since May 2014, said he was stripped of his position, effective immediately.

Two new radars exhibited this week by electronics contractor Cetc reveal a new interest in wide-area fire control sensors for Chinese fighters.

The Avic Advanced Heavy Lifter (AHL) helicopter has grown again, to the point that it is now 40% heavier than when first described nine years ago.

Chinese launcher builder Calt is studying designs for a rocket for manned missions beyond Earth orbit.