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By Steve Trimble
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force already operates F-35As in-country, but the USAF presence is limited to two squadrons of aging Boeing F-15C/Ds and Lockheed F-16C/Js.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spain is planning to purchase a trio of former Iberia Airbus A330-200s to convert them into Multi-Role Tanker Transports for the country’s air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Days after unveiling plans to decommission and dismantle the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico, the National Science Foundation announced a third wave of damage, the Dec. 1 collapse of the suspended 900-ton instrument platform.
Space

By Michael Bruno
After years of discussions, Canada’s Telesat and Loral Space & Communications will combine to form a new publicly traded Canadian company called Telesat Corp., the companies announced.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Defense unmanned systems provider Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has acquired 5-D Systems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
U.S. officials have confirmed Greek interest in acquiring the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but insist that any purchase of the fifth-generation combat aircraft will be a “multiyear process.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
China’s Chang’e 5 lunar sample return mission successfully touched down on the Moon’s surface on Dec. 1, the China National Space Administration said.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Hungarian officials say the country’s purchase of Embraer’s KC-390 airlifter “represents a gap-filling development” for NATO in Eastern Europe.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Hungary has ordered Kongsberg’s Norwegian Advanced Surface to Air Missile System to replace its Soviet-era ground-based air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Blank-check company Genesis Park Acquisition has been seeded with $150 million through its initial public offering and is on the hunt for aerospace or aviation services businesses to buy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Workers at Boeing’s complex in St. Louis, Missouri are now assembling the weapons systems trainer and the operational flight trainer, which are scheduled for delivery to the U.S. Air Force in 2023.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Bradley Perrett
Australia said it will work with the U.S. in developing and testing prototype hypersonic cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Virgin Orbit will make a second attempt to reach orbit with the air-dropped LauncherOne small satellite rocket on Dec. 19, with backup launch windows available later in the month in the event of a delay.
Commercial Space

By Michael Bruno
Jacobs Engineering Group has announced its second acquisition in as many weeks that aims to boost the government services provider’s profile in providing advanced technologies of keen interest to national security and other agencies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
A new head of Air Force Special Operations Command is calling for a "ruthless" divestment of certain functions in order to finance a major restructuring to prepare for conflict with a great power.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Russia has taken another significant step toward development of its first reusable space launch vehicle.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Nov. 2, 2020, the date that marked 20 years of continuous human operations aboard the International Space Station, also represents an unfolding “wedding of the old and the new,” according to David Brady, NASA’s ISS associate program scientist.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The French Air Force has taken delivery of the first of two second-hand Airbus A330-200s which will be converted into Multi-Role Tanker Transports (MRTT).
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Defense officials have said UK plans to develop a laser directed energy weapon are “on-track” despite the program suffering a year-long delay.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The German Navy has turned to private contractors to train pilots for its Lockheed P-3 Orion maritime patrollers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The space launch ambitions of the Shetland Islands have been given an additional boost with investment from a Scottish conservation fund, but the cash injection appears to have prompted a war of words between competing space ports.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
The British Army has taken delivery of its first two remanufactured AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Germany has formally placed orders for 31 NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopters (NFH) to replace its Westland Sea Lynx fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Lee Hudson
The U.S. Air Force has selected four locations to become home for the C-130J, but a key Democrat on Capitol Hill is condemning the announcement as politicized because one of the bases is located in Georgia where there will be a double runoff election for the U.S. Senate in January.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Molly McMillin
Chinese-backed Citiking International is appealing a judge’s approval of the sale of One Aviation’s Eclipse aircraft assets to AML Global Eclipse in a bankruptcy proceeding.
Aircraft & Propulsion