SAN DIEGO –– The U.S. Navy is scheduled to demonstrate re-arming the vertical launch system aboard Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) at Naval Air Station North Island and in the San Diego Harbor from Oct. 4-7.

This will be the first time the Navy has tested VLS reloading from …

SEA OF JAPAN — Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) ballistic missile launch over Japan on Oct. 4 (local time), which was part of a larger series of launches over the past two weeks, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) and Arleigh Burke-cla…

On 5. October, teams from ArianeGroup, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) successfully completed the first hot-firing test of the new Ariane 6 upper stage on a dedicated test bench in Lampoldshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

The cryogenic upper stage represen…

VIENNA, Austria — Schiebel was awarded with the iSAR Research and Development programme, which builds on the current Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) with the aim of further developing its maritime Search and Rescue (SAR) capabilities, offering a higher level of automation.

The scope o…

On September 16, the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) pronounced the qualification of the operation in orbit (1) of the Syracuse 4A satellite. This success is an important step in the progressive entry into service of the Syracuse IV secure military satellite communications capability.

This…

FMV, together with NATO, is conducting aerial refueling trials between the JAS39 C/D Gripen and NATO’s Multi Mission Fleet and their A330MRTT aircraft. The purpose is to validate the air refueling function by doing flight testing with connections and refueling in the air.

“So far, the campaign ha…