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By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Wide Field InfraRed Survey Telescope (Roman) could push open the door to the discovery of vast numbers of planets.
Space

By Tony Osborne
MFTS is just one component of the UK’s flying training pipeline.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Sean Broderick, Mark Nensel
Among the more controversial issues on the table, the House opted to leave flight limits at Washington Reagan National Airport (DCA) in place.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
U.S. helicopter OEM MD Helicopters is proposing an upgrade to boost the performance of its MD520N single-engine light helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Hybrid-electric propulsion pioneer Ampaire has acquired Talyn Air, a U.S. startup developing an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Leonardo Helicopters and Lockheed Martin won £1.86 million ($2.43 million) contracts for an initial phase of the Merlin Out of Service Date Extension Program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Two companies were previously expected to be selected in the Lane 2 designation of the upcoming NSSL Phase 3 competition.
Space

By Brian Everstine
This is the focus of the recently announced Fire-control On Orbit-support-to-the-war Fighter (FOO Fighter) program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Boeing and Northrop Grumman are the latest A&D OEMs to join the Department of Defense’s Rapid Assured Microelectronics Prototypes-Commercial (RAMP-C) program.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The approved package includes the AIM-120C-8 variant and up to 12 spare guidance sections, plus captive air training missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
The 23%-scale powered model is being tested in the RUAG wind tunnel in Emmen, Switzerland.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. is likely to join the coalition of NATO nations establishing training for Ukrainian pilots to fly the F-16 combat aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
A request for information published on July 10 by the Brazilian Army Commission requests pricing data for two types of loitering munitions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter pilots are set to receive BAE’s Striker 2 helmet-mounted display as part of a national upgrade of the aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has secured Chinese certification for its H175 twin-engine super-medium helicopter in China.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed says increasing production beyond the 156-a-year level would require a business case based on an influx of new orders from new or existing customers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
In addition to mass producing the new Hyunmoo-5 "bunker buster," South Korea has plans to upgrade the Hyunmoo-2 and Hyunmoo-3 missile variants.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng notes that the effectiveness of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System has been demonstrated in Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
With a net profit of $1.7 billion, Lockheed posted earnings per share of $6.63, up sharply from $1.16 a share in the second quarter of 2022.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The Northrop Grumman-built resupply vessel is planned for launch on an Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Aug. 1
Space

By Tony Osborne
Neither the contract’s value nor the number of Akinci systems ordered by the Middle Eastern country have been made public.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A pre-solicitation notice is the next step on a path to selecting a design to launch an engineering and manufacturing development program within two years.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s defense procurement process is “broken” and in need of “major, comprehensive reform,” lawmakers say.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The follow-on award comes seven months after the same team completed the last of three successful tests for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the House's addition of $558 million for the force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program is akin to "throwing money away."
Budget, Policy & Operations