Defense

NASA’s age-defying Opportunity Mars Exploration Rover (MER) may have hit the wall. But maybe not.

A Japanese requirement to replace Bell AH-1S attack helos shaping up as an opportunity for the country to enter an international joint development program.

An Indian Air Force MiG-27 fighter has crashed in the western state of Rajasthan, the latest in a series of similar accidents among the service’s aging fleets.

Diamond Aircraft set out to woo new buyers by undertaking a west African tour with two of its aircraft. David Oliver followed the mission’s progress.

An Airbus spinoff company has been contracted to provide parafoils for the ships which support the airframer’s manufacturing process.

The history of aviation has largely been about improving performance, and a thread running through that narrative has been industry efforts to reduce the cost of its expensive products.

Since the first flight of the fifth-generation stealth fighter, the defense ministry has scaled back plans for its purchase.

Japan's proposed military budget seeks money for land-based batteries, interceptors, an upgrade for an Aegis destroyer and air-to-surface weapons for knocking out threats before launch.

BAE Systems has been selected by Lockheed Martin to modernise head-up displays (HUD) on F-16 aircraft for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed Forces, replacing the fleet’s analog system with advanced digital technology.

The Middle East is a keen acquirer of sophisticated military technology, so it is no wonder the region has taken an interest in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) procurement. Beth Stevenson reports.

Oman has filed a request to the USA’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) for a package of upgrades for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcons.

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson wants to achieve initial operational capability (IOC) for the MQ-25 before 2024.

The air pressure within the habitable volume of the International Space Station held steady Aug. 31, a day after the six-person crew hustled to locate and internally seal a small leak in the orbital compartment of the Soyuz MS-09 crew transport capsule.

The mobile launcher that will serve as the construction base and launch platform for NASA’s heavy-lift SLS rocket and Orion deep-space capsule was transported to Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39B on Aug. 31 for fit checks.

The UK defense ministry is to test machine learning to support the processing and exploitation of surveillance data from its unmanned aerial systems (UAV).

Israeli defense companies are putting a high priority on the development of new UAS sensors.

Israel Aerospace Industries is performing initial tests to evaluate the effect of design changes made to enhance the speed of its unmanned aircraft systems.

Airbus Defense and Space has delivered the first commercially operated C295 twin-turboprop airlifter to Kenyan operator DAC Aviation.

An investigation found no evidence that an aircraft structure “or any system” malfunctioned prior to the fatal crash of an experimental Magnus eFusion hybrid-electric airplane.

While the Israeli Air Force mulls delaying the purchase of additional F-35s in favor of advanced F-15s, deliveries of 50 F-35s already under contract continue.

India is expected to formally sign a 210 billion rupee ($3 billion) agreement in October to buy 200 Ka-226T helicopters.

Piecing together the U.S. Air Force’s emerging initiatives to revamp the 1950s-era bomber for long-range strike missions.

The U.S. Navy is working on various challenges for the last of the Joint Strike Fighter versions, still hoping to have it ready for battle by early next year.

The $805 million contract is just the start of what might blossom into $7 billion in carrier-based, aerial refueling tanker work.

The U.S. Navy has selected Boeing for the long-awaited MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned refueling tanker contract to build four air vehicle prototypes.