Defense

Deployment of the two Minerva landers was scheduled for Sept. 21 between midnight and 12:30 a.m. EDT.

The more the U.S. Navy adopts multi-domain operations for unmanned platforms from a carrier, the more the service is going to need greater connectivity across the force, says Sean Stackley, L3 Technologies corporate senior vice president.

Leonardo and South Africa’s Paramount Group are to study a potential armed version of Leonardo’s M345 jet trainer for the African market.

Leonardo and the Paramount Group are to evaluate the joint development of a weaponized configuration of M-345 jet trainer for the African market and will continue discussions over the future of the SF-260 programme and its logistic support services.

Nairobi, Kenya-based DAC Aviation International has received its first Airbus C295 for humanitarian missions in North-East and Central Africa.

U.S. Air Force hits point of no return on multidomain operational strategy.

The latest Skunk Works concept is likened to Lockheed’s losing proposal for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 tanker program, but with some major differences.

U.S. Air Force is pondering further upgrades for the Boeing B-52H fleet, including a concept that reduces the crew to four positions and eliminates the below-deck workstations.

The U.S. Air Force is planning to use what are essentially government credit cards to work with small businesses.

Japan has scheduled the fourth attempt to launch its latest cargo mission to the International Space Station for Sept. 21 at 2:15 p.m. EDT.

The Air Force anticipates delivery of light attack aircraft within roughly 18 months of contract award.

Britain’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory has been testing unmanned air and ground vehicles that can sniff out chemical contamination.

Lockheed's Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared System will make up the first block of the missile warning constellation that will replace the current Space-based Infrared System.

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa stressed the importance of the defence industry as he formally opened the 10th Africa Aerospace and Defence show at Waterkloof, Pretoria today.

Fundamental change for ETPS coming with new fleet and modernized learning processes.

Pratt & Whitney is offering to upgrade the vertical thrust component of Lockheed Martin F-35B's engine, offsetting the extra weight of proposed upgrades to the stealthy fighter’s mission systems.

Europe’s RemoveDEBRIS satellite has used a net to capture a deployed target simulating a piece of orbital debris.

Delivery for the KC-46A was slated for Oct. 27 but the service is working with Boeing to determine whether this is still achievable.

On receipt of the first payments on Sept. 18, the company declared the contract, worth £5 billion ($6.6 billion) to BAE, effective.

The U.S. Air Force says early analysis indicates that so-called physiological events (PEs) among T-6 pilots are “extreme outliers.”

The European Defense Agency says Europe is facing a shortfall of up to 40 aerial refueling aircraft in 2025.

The company has developed a prototype of a next-generation belly-mounted camera tasked with identifying targets in the ground and in the air.

The flight tests will evaluate how the Cuda compares to the range and terminal phase maneuverability of the Raytheon AIM-120 Amraam.

Moscow says Israeli fighter jets used the flight of the intelligence-gathering Ilyushin Il-20 “Coot” as a cover while they attacked targets in Eastern Syria.

L3 Technologies is positioning itself to take a lead role as the U.S. military seeks to knit together the electronics on its existing weapons.