Defense and Space

NASA intends to develop a spacecraft that will rendezvous with, refuel and relocate Landsat 7, an Earth-observation satellite, to extend its life in LEO.

The UK has issued a new policy framework for its pursuit of a positioning, navigation and timing framework to guard against an outage during an emergency.

Space economy venture-capital investments rose 17% year-on-year to $3 billion across 103 companies in the third quarter of 2023.

Does the U.S. Defense Department understand what is happening in the defense industrial base when it comes to mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

F-35 Joint Strike Fighters have made the first Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landings (SRVL) onto the Royal Navy’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.

The Portuguese Air Force has completed the first operational missions by a European-operated Embraer KC-390 airlifter.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force is testing an upgrade to the Airbus MRTT boom flight control software on the F-15SG.

NASA’s Science Mission Directorate is working to address recent concerns about cost and technical challenges associated with a Mars Sample Return mission.

Lawmakers and analysts are interested in some of the possibilities under the Pentagon’s new uncrewed system acquisition initiative, despite persistent concerns.

A U.S. destroyer downed three missiles and several drones fired from Yemen that were heading north, amid an uptick in such attacks throughout the Middle East,

Italy is to fund a study into the air-launch of small satellites to give the country’s air force autonomous access to space.

France is to invest €6.41 billion ($6.75 billion) in the Dassault Rafale fighter program between 2023 and 2026 and has earmarked €5.36 billion after 2026.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force may be developing an intercontinental conventional ballistic missile capability, the Pentagon warns.

German lawmakers have approved the final and largest tranche of spending for the country’s purchase of the Israeli Arrow 3 anti-ballistic missile system.

Finland’s Patria aerostructures company and U.S. support firm United Aero Group have teamed to provide refurbished UH-60 Black Hawks for the European market.

The Philippines Department of National Defense (DND) has approved acquisition of three new Lockheed Martin C-130J-30s.

Kang Goo-young, chief of KAI, says that interest in the KF-21 has increased after witnessing test results and on-time development progression.

No longer reliant on Russian engines, China is pushing fighter exports in new markets, but can it score a breakthrough order?

Investments into Eurofighter’s long-term evolution could support European FCAS plans, industry says.

Sierra Nevada Corp. has won the latest prototype award, facing off against a team led by L3Harris Technologies.

Lockheed Martin and Korea Aerospace Industries have agreed to explore meeting the South Korean military requirement for 18 heavy-lift helicopters.

The chief of space operations has pressed for a review and changes to an anticipated strategy for how the Pentagon uses commercial space capabilities.

Lockheed CFO Jay Malave said the defense prime is facing a "headwind" from new financial charges relating to a classified missile program.

NASA has conducted the first of 12 ground-test firings to certify the upgraded Aerojet Rocketdyne RS-25 engine for the Space Launch System rocket.