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By Steve Trimble
Mexico became the 25th country to order the Lockheed Martin C-130J airlifter, the U.S. company said on Jan. 21.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Steve Trimble
An Anduril-made sensor passively detected and targeted another aircraft from an autonomously commanded Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) for the first time.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Turkey could begin receiving Eurofighter combat aircraft from Qatar as soon as February, media reports have suggested.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Italy is budgeting €18.6 billion ($22 billion) for its role in the design, development and programmatic phases of the Global Combat Air Program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
German space startup The Exploration Company (TEC) is in talks to buy British launch startup Orbex.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy now plans to brief industry on a concept for a new family of ship-launched ballistic missiles in February.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA has selected three science mission payloads for launch by Commercial Lunar Payload Services providers to study the Moon and galactic cosmic rays.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is tasking Starfish Space to deorbit at least one of its satellites based in low Earth orbit (LEO) under a mission targeted for 2027, the Tukwila, Washington-based startup announced Jan. 21.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Isar Aerospace is scrubbing a potential Jan. 21 launch of its Spectrum rocket to address a technical fault.
Operations & Safety

By Guy Norris
NASA is poised to begin flight tests of a representative stub wing section that is aimed at dramatically enhancing the drag-reducing benefits of natural laminar flow (NLF) in next-generation, swept wing airliners.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Washington has approved Singapore’s request to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft and Mk. 54 Mod 0 lightweight torpedoes.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Molly McMillin
Bombardier has announced a number of new leadership changes as it focuses on future growth.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz
Vast is delaying launch of its Haven-1 demonstration space station from May to the first quarter of 2027, the company said Jan. 20.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
As it surges ahead with ambitious objectives and constrained budgets, NASA faces five top challenges, a new report from the Office of Inspector General says.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX successfully carried an undisclosed number of satellites to orbit for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Congressional appropriators seek to add $8 billion to the Pentagon’s budget for fiscal 2026 over its request, calling for $838.7 billion.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Interstellar Technologies of Japan, a rocket developer, has raised a $130 million Series F round.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
For almost a year, the Pentagon’s pause and review of the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX program has tested the patience of the competitors.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. has signed up an Emirati company to co-produce MQ-9B Sea Guardians.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has made a “significant” investment in hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense group Edge and Qatar’s Barzan Holdings are to create a joint venture and begin cross border defense industrial cooperation.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
India and the United Arab Emirates are working toward a strategic defense partnership following meetings between the leaders of the two countries.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Canada’s Top Aces has secured a 10-year, €420 million ($493 million) contract to provide the German air force with adversary red air training services.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ new surface-to-surface missile (SSM) program has entered an advanced flight-test phase.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Italy is establishing a rotary-wing flying school to train pilots for all the country’s armed forces, parapublic agencies as well as from overseas militaries.
Aircraft & Propulsion