With their first Lockheed Martin F-35 squadrons now declared ready for combat, the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps want to speed up the introduction of agile weapons capable of striking fast-moving targets.
Boeing’s civil businesses could contribute to the industrial package accompanying an offer of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for the Indian navy, the company says.
Germany will order the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile (NSM) for its surface ships as part of a new strategic defense partnership between Oslo and Berlin.
An Ariane 5-ECA on Feb. 14 launched a pair of telecommunications satellites into geostationary transfer orbit from Europe’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
Rolls-Royce has recorded a £4.6 billion ($5.7 billion) loss for 2016, mainly due to the pound’s decline in value after the UK’s June vote to leave the EU.
The Boeing Co., St. Louis, has been awarded a $18,290,920 modification (14) to previously awarded contract F33657‐01‐D‐0026‐RJ80 for Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft.
PAL-V of the Netherlands has unveiled its first production flying car, the Liberty, while U.S. company SkyRunner has begun sales of an off-road vehicle that can fly using a ram-air parafoil wing and pusher propeller.
A recent, lengthy journey by U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs traveling from Arizona to Japan has sparked a quiet debate within the Pentagon about how often the stealthy fighter needs to refuel during ocean crossings.
Saab is suggesting deep Indian involvement in the development of the proposed carrier-based version of the JAS 39E Gripen, a contender for New Delhi’s latest fighter requirement.
Following installation of its Gamekeeper UAV detection radar in Monaco, UK company Aveillant has sold a system to a subsidiary of Singapore Technologies Electronics Ltd.
Israel’s Elta is likely to be contracted this month for validation work in Hanwha’s program to develop an advanced radar for South Korea’s KF-X indigenous fighter.
BELL HELICOPTER has $49.1m U.S Navy contract for procurement of long-lead items and components for 27 Lot 15 AH-1Z aircraft for the Marine Corps through March 2018. SCHIEBEL has Royal Australian Navy contract for Camcopter S-100 System and three years of follow-on contractor logistics support.
As low Earth orbit gets crowded, classified national security spacecraft are becoming an open book, according to Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.), a member of the House armed services and science committees. “Other nations have commercial capabilities with sensing capabilities, you know, telescopes and radars, and they’re seeing these things and they’re reporting them,” he told a recent FAA commercial space conference.
