The first 18 Rafale jets are to be built in France. After that, India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. would take over production of the remaining aircraft.
India will conduct a test flight of its reusable launch vehicle this year, marking a significant step toward bringing down the cost of access to space technology.
The U.K.’s Conservative Party may promise to hold defense spending at 2% of gross domestic product before the country’s general election in May, according to Michael Fallon, the secretary of state for defense.
The addition of the Ground-Launched-Small Diameter Bomb could allow the artillery system to hit targets with precision over a longer distance than currently possible with the Multiple Launch Rocket System.
As the U.S. Navy and other organizations study the Arctic more carefully, they will have to rely more on robotic-based research, says Martin Jeffries, Arctic science advisor and program officer for Arctic and global prediction at the Office of Naval Research (ONR).
The Defense Department and U.S. Navy will need to develop new areas of expertise, authorities and planning processes, particularly in areas that span different battle domains, according to a U.S. Naval War College (NWC) game report.
A U.S. Navy remotely operated vehicle (ROV) assisted in the recovery of the body of a civilian diver who went missing at the Blue Hole near Apra Harbor, Guam, in recent weeks.
Airbus Defense & Space announced the handover of the first of four A400M airlifter aircraft for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) on March 10 at its site in Seville San Pablo, Spain.
Spawar uses SOTs to ensure interdependent command and control systems work seamlessly, including the combat, command, control, communications, computers, and intelligence (C5I) networks.
In what has become an annual tradition, Western media reports are exaggerating the rise in China’s defense budget, omitting the adjustment for inflation.
India is working toward launching satellites with superior Earth observation capability in a bid to improve imaging from geostationary orbit, the country’s top scientist says.
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly is prepared for the challenge of a lifetime as he nears the start of a one-year mission to the International Space Station, the longest spaceflight for an American by far.
With the completion of its 100th flight in February, the European nEUROn unmanned combat air system (UCAS) demonstrator has finished its test campaign in France and will now move to Italy and later Sweden.
Despite being disparaged at times by U.S. Air Force leadership as inferior aircraft, the air combat F-15C and ground-attack F-15E are getting a costly makeover to keep them operationally relevant for another 20-plus years.
Spanish engineering firm Sener has teamed up with General Atomics to offer the MQ-9 Reaper to meet the Spanish air force’s requirement for a medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) UAV.
AgustaWestland could make a decision on a new large helicopter to fit between the AW189 and the AW101 later this year, CEO Daniele Romiti has revealed.
