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Al Yah Satellite Communications says it has selected SpaceX and the Falcon 9 to launch the Al Yah 4 and Al Yah 5 satellites it recently ordered from Airbus.

Security concerns, not least apprehension over China's intentions, are driving new defense spending dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region.

The Tianlong-3 rocket unexpectedly lifted off during a test of Chinese company Space Pioneer's Tianhuo-12 (TH-12) engines, landing nearby in a fiery explosion.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the Daichi-4 earth observation satellite using its H3 rocket.

Boeing announced it entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Spirit AeroSystems early July 1 which values the supplier at $4.7 billion.

Start-up zero-emissions propulsion developer Universal Hydrogen has been forced into liquidation after failing to raise additional funding.

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LOCKHEED gets $1.56b F-35 support award... VOYAGER SPACE teams with PALANTIR... PTERODYNAMICS adds advisors...

Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner will remain at the International Space Station (ISS) while a new ground campaign begins to test thrusters.

The Arlington, Virginia-based defense technology named itself as one of two finalists for the Army’s Next Generation C-UAS Missile (NGCM) program.

With the integration of High Point’s capabilities, Dzyne’s platform will encompass a range of defense technology solutions.

Spain and Luxembourg will become the latest NATO members to provide military satellite communications services to the alliance during NATO-sanctioned operations.

Sikorsky and GE Aerospace are beginning the installation and testing of T901 engines on U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters.

The Danish government is adjusting its F-35 plans because of delays the fighter program has suffered in introducing the Technology Refresh 3 software upgrade.

The work includes logistical support and integration of crew provisions and supplies needed to sustain a human presence in space from low Earth orbit to the Moon.

BOEING assessing MUOS for Poseidon... Space ISAC teams with Australia... RAYTHEON gets SeaSparrow missile award...

With a large swath of the region looking to modernize over an array of mission areas, Latin America should prove uniquely fertile to military aircraft manufacturers of at all levels over the coming decade.

Amazon executives formally opened the company’s Project Kuiper internet satellite factory on June 27.

The Government Accountability Office, in a report on NGI released June 26, says the agency is making progress developing the system.

Boeing modifies the Leonardo AW139 for the U.S. Air Force’s crewed Grey Wolf configuration.

Breakup of the RESURS-P1 satellite into an estimated 100 pieces of trackable debris occurred at about 12 p.m. EDT June 26.

The service released another request for information for the Undergraduate Jet Training System on June 26.

The findings, attributed to more than 50 scientists, were published June 26 in the journal Meteoritics & Planetary Science.