Defense

A contractor-operated aircraft crashed at about 2:30 p.m. May 24, on the southern edge of Nellis AFB, Nevada, the U.S. Air Force says. "The aircraft

The specter of war with China across the vast Pacific Ocean has provoked the U.S. military to re-imagine the command-and-control mission, spend

British spaceports will be able to apply for operating licenses this summer, paving the way for launch from the UK mainland in 2022.

NASA has issued a draft plan for the first phase of its Commercial LEO Destinations program, which seeks to spur the initial development of two to four commercial free flyers as successors to the International Space Station.

Poland has joined the growing list of countries to export armed unmanned air systems from Turkey.

The U.S. has abolished the 42-year-old U.S.-South Korea Missile Guidelines, allowing South Korea to develop increasingly capable ballistic missiles.

The first of the UK’s two new aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth, has set sail on its initial deployment.

U.S. Space Force declassifies program that replaces part of J-Stars mission.

The rover rolled down the landing platform and started patrolling the surface on the southern part of Utopia Planitia, a 3,300-km-wide (2,051-mi.) plain in Mars’ northern hemisphere.

After a six-month hiatus to resolve electromagnetic interference (EMI) issues, Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Unity successfully completed a flight

NASA’s major programs face mounting cost and schedule challenges, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s latest annual assessment for Congress.

The trinational Future Combat Air System team is considering various arrangements between the New Generation Fighter (NGF) and its associated remote carriers, aiming to 2027 for first flight of the demonstrators.

The newly-branded Advanced Reactive Strike (ARES) missile and the Modular Payload System (MPS) launcher could be fielded in 4-7 years, depending on the booster configuration.

With blessings from the U.S. Space Force, United Launch Alliance (ULA) is shifting the first national security space launch (NSSL) mission planned for a Vulcan Centaur rocket onto an Atlas V, buying time to complete two non-NSSL launches which are needed to certify the new booster for military missions.

Having identified a solution to issues that have so far prevented the successful airborne recovery of an unmanned aircraft under DARPA’s Gremlins program, Dynetics plans to resume flight tests in the fall.

Looking ahead to the need to build bases on the Moon and Mars, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has conducted experiments with the remote control and automated operation of construction equipment.

Russia’s United Engine Corp. plans to complete a demonstrator of its first hybrid-electric powerplant by 2023, says Mikhail Shemet, deputy director of the PDV future helicopter engine program at Klimov.

NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei could remain aboard the International Space Station long enough to set a new record for a single U.S. spaceflight, a NASA official says.

The French Navy has ordered an additional two commercial model H160 twin-engine medium helicopters from Airbus to support the search-and-rescue mission.

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has inducted the JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft into its fleet as part of an ongoing modernization.

Airbus and the Republic of Singapore Air Force say they have completed development of an automated aerial refueling capability for the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport.

If the first quarter is any indication, A&D is about to throttle up share buybacks and dividend payments into afterburn.

On its first solo foray to Mars, China pulls off a tricky descent and landing.

MH-47G buy is the first phase in UK Chinook fleet modernization.

NASA has discovered new information that may help solve the mystery behind F-35 pilot physiological episodes.