U.S. Congress

By Mark Carreau
NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, in a repeat Senate confirmation hearing after having his initial nomination retracted, got bipartisan support.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
A bipartisan House group has urged congressional appropriations leadership to fund certain space and science offices at levels proposed by the Senate.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is calling on the Pentagon to increase UAV collaboration with Ukraine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
A bipartisan group of five U.S. senators has introduced legislation to boost post-International Space Station research in space.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has awarded a contract to Rafael to boost production of Iron Dome air defense equipment.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a second hearing for Jared Isaacman.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Appropriators approved spending for one U.S. Air Force program, the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail. The Pentagon in its fiscal 2026 budget request called for ending the effort.
Budget, Policy & Operations

George Novak
Even as parts of government sit idle, the conversations between industry and regulators continue—the quiet work that keeps planes flying and commerce moving.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
The FAA is temporarily banning general and business aviation flights at 12 of the nation’s busiest airports.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
President Donald Trump is renominating technology entrepreneur and private astronaut Jared Isaacman to head the U.S. space agency.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Wilsbach will replace Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, who announced in September he would retire just two years into a typical four-year term.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is only set, for now, to pair Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the Lockheed Martin F-22.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
An official new report lays out the U.S. Air Force plan to comply with minimum fighter force levels set by Congress fiscal 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force plans to phase out older F-35s instead of upgrading them to the Block 4 standard.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Key Republican lawmakers are criticizing a Pentagon move to substantially reduce the American troop presence in Eastern Europe.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The latter part of 2025 is set to be a key time for the U.S. Air Force’s Northrop Grumman B-21 program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Karen Walker
If the U.S. air transport system is reduced to chaos by the shutdown, the public—and the businesses that depend on air transport of people and cargo—will be angry.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Two Texas senators have asked two other senators to stave off possible efforts to halt the relocation of NASA’s shuttle orbiter Discovery.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has postponed briefings on plans for a new family of ship-based missiles, citing the impact of the ongoing government shutdown.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The Planetary Society is opposing significant proposed cuts to NASA’s science budget.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines has urged lawmakers to consider granting small U.S. airlines antitrust immunity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Mark Carreau
As the clock ticks toward a U.S. government shutdown, opponents claim the Trump administration will undermine NASA's missions, safety protocols and workforce.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Attempts to secure export licenses for the General Electric F110 engine for the TAI Kaan fighter “have been stalled,” Turkey's Foreign Affairs Minister says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Seven federal lawmakers have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to encourage the development of commercial spaceports.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
A new House proposal to avert a government shutdown includes a provision to force the Pentagon to keep the Boeing E-7A Wedgetail program moving at pace.
Budget, Policy & Operations