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By Robert Wall
Rafael is boosting its focus on space while it awaits a decision by the Israeli government about taking the state-owned defense technology specialist public.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin has completely cleared the backlog of F-35s that had been parked at its facility in Fort Worth, Texas.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
NASA will skip its February launch opportunity to send four astronauts on a flight test around the Moon to review data from a launchpad fueling test that ended early due to a hydrogen leak.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
The Uzbekistan Air Force will start flying Embraer KC-390s, the Brazilian OEM said in announcing the country as the customer behind an undisclosed order.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Israeli supplier Elbit Systems is pursing the market to use the Embraer C-390 as an airborne intelligence platform, displaying a model at Singapore Airshow.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Chen Chuanren
South Korean helicopter operator EnB Air has signed a purchase agreement to acquire one Bell 505, configured for initial-attack aerial firefighting missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
SpaceX has acquired artificial intelligence company xAI, days after the space company disclosed plans for a vast constellation of data center satellites.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
ST Engineering is unveiling a family of small, soldier-class drones, including one to be armed with a small warhead for use in urban combat.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
NASA on Feb. 2 was nearing the end of a two-day practice launch countdown for the upcoming Artemis II Moon mission, including fueling the SLS rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s IMAP has begun its two-year primary mission to explore and map the boundaries of the protective bubble called the heliosphere.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
Lt. Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet autographed a fuselage bulkhead of the Royal Canadian Air Force's first F-35 at a ceremony in Fort Worth.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy is evaluating proposals to make prototypes for an affordable, anti-ship cruise missile to provide to partner countries.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
CesiumAstro, a startup that produces sat payloads and terminals for advanced and secure comms systems, has closed a $470 million Series C funding round.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has twice successfully demonstrated drives on the red planet planned by artificial intelligence.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
France warship builder Naval Group and UAS developer Turgis Gaillard are exploring the development of a carrier-borne version of the latter’s Aarok MALE UAS.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK military is to be given new powers to defeat drones operating near military bases in new laws being passed by Parliament.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A UK Royal Navy helicopter crew has taken control of uncrewed air systems from onboard a Leonardo Wildcat rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has aked MBDA to examine if the Aster surface-to-air missile can be launched from Lockheed Martin’s MK 41 vertical launch system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
SpaceX has unveiled a speed limit for Starlink receivers in Ukraine to prevent Russia from using the sat communications technology to control attack drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Zulu Pods plans to conduct a series of ground-based altitude chamber tests of its self-contained oil tank and pump system on expendable small gas turbines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
DOD's new National Defense Strategy raises questions on the future of USAF's “North Star” ahead of what will be a transformational budget plan to come.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
Singapore has selected the Saab Giraffe 1X radar to replace its Portable Search and Target Acquisition Radar for low-level air defense missions.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The Republic of Singapore Air Force is opting to acquire secondhand Lockheed Martin C-130H aircraft as an interim measure to replace some aging C-130B/Hs.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Specter Aerospace expects to conduct flight tests of a plasma-assisted, ramjet-powered supersonic missile in 2026, followed by tests of a larger dual-mode ramjet-scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise vehicle in 2027-28.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Singapore is set to deploy a new constellation of SAR satellites as it builds out its Earth-observation portfolio, including through a partnership with Airbus.
Satellites