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Dec 19, 2023
The new Contested Logistics System-300 Nautical Miles (CLS-300) will enter propulsion tests before June and flight tests by the end of 2024, the company said.
Dec 19, 2023
The long-expected contract award will extend MQ-9B operations to deep within the Arctic Circle.
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Aircraft & Propulsion
Jan 02, 2024
Shield AI said on Dec. 29 that it raised an additional $300 million, adding to a previously announced $200 million through debt issuance, as part of the autopilot startup’s Series F round.
Jan 02, 2024
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has announced a Maritime Operation Helicopter program.
Jan 02, 2024
All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the A350 managed to escape the burning aircraft, but five of the six on board the Coast Guard aircraft died.
Dec 28, 2023
The platform, which had been widely expected to fly this past summer, finally got airborne on Dec. 28.
Dec 28, 2023
DAPA said the deal was signed in early December, and that the F-35As will have “significantly improved performance” over its current 39 F-35As.
Space
Jan 02, 2024
India kicked off the 2024 launch calendar with deployment of an X-ray astronomy satellite from the Satish Dhawann Space Center.
Jan 02, 2024
Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022.
Jan 02, 2024
Rocket Lab has received a $489 million contract to design, build and operate 18 space vehicles on behalf of an undisclosed U.S. government customer.
Jan 02, 2024
NASA’s ISS oversight has been authorized by Congress through the end of fiscal 2030.
Dec 29, 2023
The triple-core booster lifted off with the X-37B from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 8:07 p.m. EST.
Missile Defense & Weapons
Dec 27, 2023
Japan will reportedly transfer an unspecified number of MIM-104 Patriot missiles to the U.S.
Dec 22, 2023
Ukraine’s allies need to make the war-torn nation’s ground-based air defenses sustainable, an Estonian defense report suggests.
Dec 21, 2023
German lawmakers have approved €3 billion ($3.3 billion) in spending for the procurement of some 1,900 missiles.
Dec 21, 2023
The U.S., Japan and South Korean militaries have activated a missile data sharing system to track and disseminate North Korean missile information in real time.
Dec 19, 2023
More details about France’s V-MAX hypersonic glider flight test have emerged.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare
Dec 14, 2023
The Defense Department has agreed to re-analyze the force structure plans for the Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch program, but not slow orders.
Dec 14, 2023
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has finalized a contract with Thales to acquire a Ground Master GM400α radar as the air arm continues its modernization effort.
Dec 11, 2023
The $280 billion largesse of the CHIPS and Science Act has started filtering down to the industrial centers supplying parts to Pentagon programs.
Dec 06, 2023
The payloads should be able to find, fix and track maritime ships, with weapons-level targeting accuracy, a request for information released on Dec. 5 says.
Dec 05, 2023
German defense electronics firm Hensoldt is snapping up its domestic competitor ESG for €675 million ($729 million).
Supply chain
Dec 18, 2023
Velo3D, a maker of additive manufacturing machinery for SpaceX and other aerospace and defense customers, has ousted its founding chief executive.
Dec 14, 2023
Italy, Japan and the UK's Global Combat Air Program developing a sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft will be headquartered in London, the nations say.
Dec 13, 2023
Defense Department efforts to electrify its systems and secure its supply base for batteries have taken a step forward.
Nov 23, 2023
After its invasion of Ukraine, Russia may be able to re-build its military within 6-10 years—a new white paper argues that NATO needs to have modernized before then.
Nov 22, 2023
The Danish Defense Ministry has warned of potential further delivery delays for its Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
Budget, Policy & Operations
Dec 28, 2023
The platform, which had been widely expected to fly this past summer, finally got airborne on Dec. 28.
Dec 28, 2023
DAPA said the deal was signed in early December, and that the F-35As will have “significantly improved performance” over its current 39 F-35As.
Dec 27, 2023
Japan will reportedly transfer an unspecified number of MIM-104 Patriot missiles to the U.S.
Dec 27, 2023
The White House on Dec. 27 announced a final package of $250 million in military aid to Ukraine under current authorities.
Dec 22, 2023
As 2024 begins, a looming decision in a Western capital will determine whether the Ukrainian air force will receive a new single-engine fighter. Sound familiar?