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By Robert Wall
ESA says it is assessing the impact of the Trump administration's proposed cuts to NASA programs that also affect some of its own activities.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Startup Hinetics has demonstrated the first cryogen-free superconducting electric motor.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Eutelsat on May 5 announced that telecommunications veteran Jean-François Fallacher will take over as CEO.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
It will enable the startup’s WM2500 2-megawatt-class electric propulsion system to be tested driving the fan module from a Honeywell LF507-1F geared turbofan.
Emerging Technologies

By Garrett Reim
Magna Petra has signed an agreement with NASA to repurpose one of the space agency’s mass spectrometers for prospecting helium-3 on a future lunar rover.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
LONG BEACH, California—Blended wing body aircraft startup JetZero recently completed a study on the proper design of a refueling boom for a future KC-Z4 tanker.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
JetZero is targeting a critical design review (CDR) of its full-scale multi-role demonstrator late in May.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine is in talks to establish a second training site for Lockheed Martin F-16 pilots in the Czech Republic, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Archer’s 20% share price gain in April was the highest among electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) startups.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Sean Broderick
The DOT is one of only four cabinet-level agencies that would see a top-line funding increase in the Trump administration’s proposed fiscal 2026 budget.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
The program is progressing to address issues that have slowed the T-7A trainer's development.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Michael Bruno
Spirit appears to have finally obtained a goal it once thought would be its financial salvation during the worst days of the combined pandemic/737 MAX crises.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
High-speed test company Stratolaunch has officially confirmed that its air-launched Talon TA-2 vehicle successfully exceeded Mach 5.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The New Zealand government has confirmed it will set aside NZ$2 billion ($1.2 billion) to acquire at least five naval helicopters.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Western militaries have watched with a sense of amazement the uncrewed aircraft systems developments on the Ukrainian battlefield.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Gilmour Space says it is targeting a launch for the first-ever Australian-made orbital rocket no earlier than May 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
Italy and Spain are testing the limits of what qualifies as military expenditure in their efforts to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP defense spending target.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
U.S. startup ZT1 Technology has entered the electric propulsion market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
German electric air taxi developer Lilium's battery supplier CustomCells has filed for insolvency.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Bill Carey
Inflight connectivity provider Gogo and mission system integrator MAG Aerospace have confirmed the performance of an electronically steered antenna.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Ben Goldstein
U.S. startup LIFT Aircraft's single-seat Hexa multicopter lost an electric motor during a public demonstration flight at the Osaka World Expo in April.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Air Force will review proposals for new air-to-air missiles that are low cost, technically mature and ready to enter production.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
President Donald Trump wants to breach the $1 trillion threshold for Pentagon spending for the first time.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Swissto12 sees an old-school, broadcast-only application for geostationary (GEO) communications satellites returning.
Satellites

By Michael Bruno
RTX and the former cyber and intelligence business it spun out last year have agreed to pay the U.S. government $8.4 million to resolve Justice Department allegations.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare