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Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.

The Finnish defense administration will develop the new strategy while also trying to identify how space impacts other parts of the defense system.

The seventh and eighth O3b mPOWER satellites were launched by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 5:26 p.m. EST from Kennedy Space Center, Florida.

The FMV says the first step is an order placed with the Swedish Space Corporation.

The new company, Pulse, will be headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Geopolitical and environmental challenges in the northern latitudes are prompting investments in satellite communications and infrastructure.

After years of talking about collective defense, the EU wants to make 2025 the year it really advances efforts to boost the region’s military capacity.

The European Union (EU) should take a “big bang” approach to meeting defense capability needs, says Andrius Kubilius, the bloc’s Defense and Space commissioner.

The German Air Force and Army have agreed to create a joint helicopter brigade to bolster the country’s ability to meet NATO operational demands.

HX-2 was unveiled by the company on Dec. 2.

Aircraft that had been earmarked for upgrade to the F-16V standard will now be upgraded by Turkish Aerospace Industries.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Lockheed Martin will partner with a group led by Finish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite supplier Iceye.

Thales says it has signed a contract with NATO’s arms procurement organization to provide a ForceShield very-short-range air-defense system to Portugal.

The Swedish government plans to spend more than $460 million to join a NATO-led joint procurement of up to 1,000 Patriot missiles, the government said Nov. 15.

Germany Defense Minister Boris Pistorius waited less than 24 hr. to travel to Paris to meet his French counterpart, Sebastien Lecornu.

NATO’s Airborne Early Warning and Control Force has taken delivery of its first Boeing E-3 Sentry upgraded to Final Lifetime Extension Program (FLEP) standard.

Airbus’ A400M airlifter is set to receive a series of upgrades as part of a new agreement between the launch customer nations.

The service is pursuing an “allied by design” approach that includes a new push for space-related military sales.

Gunfire and explosions were heard at the company site west of Ankara.

Sweden and the UK have joined a European initiative to develop and procure long-range deep-strike weapons to provide an additional deterrent effect.

NATO and Japan entered the Individually Tailored Partnership Program in July 2023 to cover 16 cooperation areas.

The decision on a preferred configuration likely will emerge from concept design activities planned for 2026-2027.

NATO partners have linked arms on a responsive space launch initiative that could use Europe’s growing network of spaceports.

Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea in 2014 followed by its full-scale invasion of Ukraine launched in 2022 has driven NATO's European members to significantly boost defense spending.