Defense

By Thierry Dubois
As ESA member states reach agreement on Ariane 6 exploitation and look to microlaunchers, labor unions worry about Eurocentric approach.
Space

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
Will the LMXT’s 28% fuel volume advantage over the Boeing KC-46 be decisive in the USAF "bridge tanker" competition?
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio, Brian Everstine, Brandon Patrick, Graham Warwick
With its exit from Afghanistan, the U.S. is beginning a new phase of drone warfare, conducting strikes there without forces on the ground. But is the current te
Defense

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems and MBDA have been contracted to finalize te development and integration of the Meteor BVOS AAM and Spear 3 onto the JSF.
AFA Air Space and Cyber Conference

By Brian Everstine
Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said the two militaries are “significantly enhancing our force posture cooperation,” including with the Pentagon sending “all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia” in rotational deployments.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
HySpecIQ, the once and future satellite-powered hyperspectral analytics company, has received an endorsement and funding from defense technology
Space

By Tony Osborne
The two companies hinted that new rotary-wing designs could emerge from the partnership.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
French government and industry reacted angrily to Australian decision to cancel sub deal, for nuclear sub pact with U.S./UK.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
GA-ASI and UK Civil Aviation Authority released new details of first point-to-point UAS flight utilizing UK airways structure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A Boeing 757-derived flying testbed being developed to support Tempest FCAS, will also be made available for other flight-tests.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
Missile tests on the Korean Peninsula; MQ-25’s third customer; Vertex’s Raytheon training pickup; and Capella provides a SAR sampler.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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In recent conflicts the US has been able to carry out air operations at will, wherever and whenever required. This is air dominance, and maintaining
Defense

By Guy Norris
A SpaceX Falcon 9 successfully launched Inspiration4, the first all-civilian, non-government human spaceflight, from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to begin its three-day mission in low Earth orbit.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Space Force wants a nerve center to oversee space electromagnetic warfare by 2027.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Europe must strengthen its defense cooperation and be more willing to act on global crises, said EC President Ursula von der Leyen.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
U.S. private equity firm AE Industrial Partners is rolling up UAV-related businesses under the UAV Factory brand.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Air Force expects to demonstrate amphibious takeoff-and-landing capability for MC-130J Commando II in less than 1.5 years.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Veteran NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei may set a new record of 353 days for the longest U.S. human spaceflight.
Space

By Mark Carreau
NASA has awarded five companies $146 million in contracts to develop and evaluate lunar Human Landing System concepts beyond the planned Artemis III landing.
Space

By Chen Chuanren
Less than a week after firing its first locally developed cruise missile, North Korea has again fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the East Sea, while South Korea tested its new SLBM hours later.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Maxim Pyadushkin
The new satellites join a OneWeb constellation that now numbers 322 spacecraft in low Earth orbit, about half of its initial constellation.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
BAE Systems has teamed up with UK uncrewed air system developer Malloy Aeronautics to develop a heavy lift multicopter for the littoral mission.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
SkyGuardian’s UK firsts pave the way for the Royal Air Force Protector’s introduction in 2023.
Advanced Air Mobility

The rapid expansion of the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) by air forces around the world is continuing apace.
Defense

By Tony Osborne
Rolls-Royce is to provide the power and propulsion systems for the modular jet training aircraft being developed by UK start-up Aeralis.
Aircraft & Propulsion