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Aug 12, 2024
RAAF chief Air Marshall Stephen Chappell says he signed a letter of intent with Luftwaffe commander Lt. Gen. Ingo Gerhartz.
Jul 31, 2024
A new U.S. defense project is devoted to converting two General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-20s into air-to-air adversaries for training fighter pilots.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Aug 13, 2024
Bulgaria operates one of the smallest military aircraft fleets in Europe, but the modernization of key capabilities is underway to respond to the worsening security situation in Eastern Europe and in the Black Sea.
Aug 13, 2024
The tests are believed to form part of the Royal Air Force’s reusable Hypersonic Air Vehicle Experimental (HVX) program.
Aug 13, 2024
The deal includes 50 new F-15IA aircraft and 25 Mid-Life Update modification kits for 25 of the country’s existing F-15Is.
Aug 13, 2024
With a cargo payload of 2 tons, the unnamed UAS is the largest uncrewed transport UAS developed in China.
Aug 13, 2024
Poland’s government has signed the largest-ever export deal for Boeing’s Apache attack helicopter.
Space
Aug 13, 2024
Part of the problem of using a solid rocket motor to deorbit is that the type can generate slag.
Aug 13, 2024
The findings, “Liquid water in the Martian mid-crust,” were published Aug. 12 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Aug 13, 2024
SpaceX has announced plans for its sixth commercial private astronaut mission.
Aug 13, 2024
The FAA has for now called off public hearings on SpaceX’s request to increase the pace of Starship-Super Heavy launch operations.
Aug 13, 2024
NASA has delayed a decision on how best to return the Boeing CST-100 Starliner crew to Earth.
Missile Defense & Weapons
Aug 12, 2024
The resilient missile warning/missile tracking (MW/MT) in the MEO Epoch 2 constellation could include up to 18 satellites.
Aug 12, 2024
Poland has signed an agreement for the production of 48 M903 Patriot launchers, part of Warsaw’s wider push to enhance its air and missile defense capacity.
Aug 09, 2024
The company is tripling its capacity at Maryland and West Virginia production facilities.
Aug 08, 2024
The MDA has already fielded what it calls the second increment of the SM-6 Sea Based Terminal.
Aug 08, 2024
The data is driving quick-turn software improvements to ships at sea and will also help inform the Aegis-based defense of Guam, officials say.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
Aug 09, 2024
The Hybrid Space/Submarine Architecture Ensuring Infosec of Telecommunications (HEIST) initiative was launched July 31.
Aug 09, 2024
Experts from the U.S. and Australia have performed tests on the Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) in an anechoic chamber to mimic contested and limited GPS conditions.
Aug 06, 2024
A U.S. government document says the anti-submarine warfare aircraft will receive the same payloads that are being deployed on the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton.
Aug 06, 2024
Riding high on the AI wave, Palantir posted revenue of $678 million in the second quarter, up 27% year-on-year and ahead of an analyst consensus of $653 million.
Aug 05, 2024
Military and defense industry officials want to solve both problems.
Supply chain
Aug 12, 2024
Poland has signed an agreement for the production of 48 M903 Patriot launchers, part of Warsaw’s wider push to enhance its air and missile defense capacity.
Aug 08, 2024
Anduril’s plan centers around Arsenal-1, a massive manufacturing facility designed to produce tens of thousands of autonomous military systems annually.
Aug 06, 2024
That aerospace and defense (A&D) component manufacturer TransDigm did well in the June quarter is no surprise.
Aug 01, 2024
BAE Systems will keep an eye on possible defense consolidation in Europe, company CEO Charles Woodburn says.
Jul 26, 2024
Aerojet contributed $581 million in revenue (a 7% sequential increase) for L3Harris in the second quarter.
Budget, Policy & Operations
Aug 13, 2024
Bulgaria operates one of the smallest military aircraft fleets in Europe, but the modernization of key capabilities is underway to respond to the worsening security situation in Eastern Europe and in the Black Sea.
Aug 12, 2024
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Aug. 11 ordered the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group to accelerate its deployment to the region.
Aug 12, 2024
While Taiwan's defense spending has been rising in recent years, officials have acknowledged that next year will represent the peak of Taipei's defense spending—at least in the medium term.
Aug 08, 2024
The value of FMS export contracts signed this year already set a new annual record at more than $80 billion.
Aug 08, 2024
New fleets of AH-1Zs in Bahrain, Nigeria, and soon Slovakia need only endure for about 40 years to carry the program over the 100-year mark.