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By Robert Wall
Sweden has awarded Saab an SEK2.6 billion ($270 million) contract to act as lead systems integrator for a new counter-uncrewed aircraft system initiative.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Finland’s Patria Group says it has begun making forward fuselages for Lockheed Martin F-35s as part of an agreement by Helsinki to order the single-engine fighter.
Supply Chain

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved Singapore to acquire alternative warhead guided munitions for its Lockheed Martin M142 Himars launchers.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Artemis II crewmembers took manual control of their spacecraft for a series of planned proximity maneuvers in Earth orbit late April 1 before their journey around the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The Kazakh Air Assault Forces, and soon the rest of the army, will be equipped with hundreds of uncrewed systems in groups 1, 2 and 3 to give the troops on the ground enhanced surveillance and strike capabilities.
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By Irene Klotz
CAPE CANAVERAL—After decades of development and false starts, NASA on April 1 launched the first crew in more than 50 years on a mission to leave Earth orbit and travel to the vicinity of the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
As Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman prepares for the end of his time leading the U.S. Space Force, he is looking 15 years into the future and 232 years into the past.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The UK and France are to launch studies on the development of a successor to the Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) has awarded Vantor—formerly Maxar Intelligence—a new contract to surveil high-interest objects in space.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Switzerland says it will continue to withhold foreign military sales (FMS) payments related to the Patriot missile systems ordered by Bern.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
With no technical issues and a favorable weather outlook, NASA on April 1 fueled the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket for liftoff between 6:24-8:24 p.m. EDT on the Artemis II flight test.
Space Exploration

By Sonny Butterworth
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has pushed back against President Trump's calls for defense spending increases and canceled a contract with Israel, choosing a different path for the Iberian nation.
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By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems is the recipient of a major UK defense contract to provide air defense radars capable of mitigating against interference from offshore wind farms.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. Army has begun auctioning off Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters, potentially to make way for the arrival of Blk. II models.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Polish defense manufacturer PGZ says it is scaling up production of components for CAMM-ER missile components.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Bruno Even, Airbus Helicopters’ CEO for eight years, on April 1 hands over the reins of the world’s biggest rotorcraft manufacturer.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
Northrop Grumman plans to test a new nozzle for the Graphite Epoxy Motors (GEM) used on United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan and Atlas rockets.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded SpaceX two additional missions on behalf of the Space Development Agency (SDA) to launch no earlier than late fiscal 2027.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The BGM-109 Tomahawk still has a long future in the U.S. Navy’s procurement budget, but it could have company.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
Honeywell is mounting a counter-uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) on a long-range hybrid-electric uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Intuitive Machines is working to repurpose the solar electric power and propulsion element (PPE) spacecraft bus of NASA’s paused lunar-orbiting Gateway space station for the agency’s Mars mission.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne
Commanders at U.S. and allied installations are calling for rapidly fielding more bunkers and increasing air defenses in Iran.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
An ambitious project to turn the ATR-72 into an amphibious waterbomber is beginning to take shape in France.
Aircraft & Propulsion