U.S. Army

By Steve Trimble
The Army plans to stage an operational demonstration of the technology in fiscal 2028.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Govini estimates that more than 20,000 individual parts used by the Pentagon are impacted by the export controls, affecting more than 1,000 weapons systems.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The aircraft achieved a 24-hr. flight from New Mexico’s Spaceport America in October.
Satellites

By Guy Norris
Ursa Major in partnership with missile developer Raytheon has completed two flight tests of a newly developed long-range solid rocket motor.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The FBI has received more than 5,000 reported drone sightings over the past few weeks, with about 100 leads generated.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army and Navy have conducted a successful, end-to-end test of the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon as they look to field similar versions of the system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Two ground-launched ballistic missiles have struck a simulated enemy target with the predicted trajectory.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The increasing number of uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) being spotted near U.S. military installations rep[ortedly pose no threat.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky to demonstrate its flight-autonomy system onboard an optionally piloted UH-60 Black Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
The Davidson Window looms on the horizon as the U.S. seeks to deepen its stocks of weapons. Will that mean war between the U.S. and China?
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
President-elect Donald Trump’s push to select relative outsiders for top Pentagon positions continues with his selection of Daniel Driscoll to lead the Army as its top civilian.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The future high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleet’s first delivery and flight highlight progress made despite the stop-work order.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Smaller and lighter radars are becoming upgrade options for the Army’s weight-sensitive rotorcraft.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Brian Everstine
IFPC Inc. 2 is designed to protect fixed and semi-fixed sites from uncrewed aircraft systems, cruise missiles and rockets.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier Defense has delivered the first converted Global 6500 business jet, a prototype, to the U.S. Army in support of its HADES program.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
Red Cat Holdings has won a contract to deliver thousands of small quadcopters for the U.S. Army’s Tranche 2 of the Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to issue requests for information (RFI) in January for its Tranche 3 satellites.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine
The Defense Department is going shopping in a bid to gain information on everything from loitering attack munitions to Collaborative Combat Aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The new systems under Replicator 1.2 will be delivered by August 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
Hegseth would succeed Lloyd Austin, a retired Army four-star general.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Air Force officials continue to voice concerns that the Army is not prioritizing protection of air bases.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The M-LRPSM launcher must be integrated on a vehicle used by an Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The fuselage work will be conducted in-house at a facility located at Beech Field on Textron Aviation’s East Campus.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The head of the U.S. Air Force is raising the possibility of completely taking on the mission of air base protection from the Army.
Budget, Policy & Operations