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By Tony Osborne
Denmark will explore whether its planned 27-strong fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters should be expanded as it seeks to bolster defense.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Phil Jasper will become president of Raytheon, with longtime leader Wes Kremer leaving the position Jan. 7, the company has said.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The crew of a Rockwell B-1B Lancer ejected safely before the swept-wing bomber crashed at Ellsworth AFB.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Maintenance specialist Sabena Technics has appointed Herve Grandjean as chief commercial officer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Russian forces have begun firing North Korean-provided ballistic missiles into Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Astrobotic Technology is pitching an innovative strategy for the future mining of the Moon using rocket propulsion for extraction.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
U.S. aircraft on Jan. 4 struck and killed the leader of an Iranian proxy group in Baghdad.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
The Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility is particularly of interest to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Space

By Ben Goldstein
Surf Air Mobility has announced a new partnership with Kenyan carriers Safarilink and Yellow Wings to electrify their Cessna Caravan fleets by 2027.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Crane has acquired Vian Enterprises, a supplier of aerospace oil lubrication systems including pumps, valves, fluid regulators and gerotors, for $103 million.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Arlington Capital Partners says it is consolidating and rebranding its businesses focused on manufacturing precision aerospace and defense engine components.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Atlanta-based high-speed system developer Hermeus has completed ground tests of its first fully integrated Quarterhorse “dynamic iron bird” evaluation vehicle.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian defense and finance ministries have decided to delay the acquisition of 12 Qatari Dassault Mirage 2000-5s due to “limited fiscal capacity.”
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Japanese financing and leasing company SMFL Mirai and JAXA plan to design business concepts for satellite leasing and reselling.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
SpaceX opened its 2024 launch manifest on Jan. 2 with a Falcon 9 mission to continue building its Starlink satellite constellation.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Norway is to supply two Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters and a cadre of flight instructors to support the training of Ukrainian pilots in Denmark.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The Pakistan Air Force is planning to acquire the Chinese J-31/FC-31 combat aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army on Jan. 3 announced it ordered one Bombardier Global 6500, with options for two more.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
DARPA has decided to move forward with a new X-plane designed by Aurora Flight Sciences.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A rapidly developed surface-to-air missile system based on MBDA’s Asraam has achieved hit rates of 90% against Russian targets in Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Asia Pacific Staff
The Japanese Ministry of Defense and the U.S. Air Force have announced a joint research program on AI for UAVs to operate alongside crewed fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
Korea Aerospace Industries announced that it has delivered all 12 FA-50GFs to the Polish Air Force, 15 months after contract signature.
Aircraft & Propulsion

The award to Raytheon/MBDA joint venture Comlog will supply GEM-T missiles to Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain initially, although NATO says other Patriot users are expected “to benefit from the conditions of the contract.”
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
India kicked off the 2024 launch calendar with deployment of an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Satish Dhawann Space Center.
Space

By Graham Warwick
U.S. battery startup SES AI is targeting the urban air mobility market with its lithium-metal cells.
Advanced Air Mobility