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By Garrett Reim
Astranis will provide connectivity from its microGEO communications satellite to Taiwan starting in 2026.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
U.S. Army officials are beginning to grasp the challenges of President Donald Trump’s Golden Dome initiative.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
The Ad Astra Rocket Co. is continuing to advance a concept for NASA with the potential to reach Mars within an estimated 45 days using a nuclear power source.
Space Exploration

By Craig Caffrey
During a press conference with Netanyahu last week, Trump announced that the U.S. would soon reveal its first $1 trillion defense budget.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
Italy’s ELT Group has unveiled a new modular electromagnetically silent anti-drone system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration’s draft budget plan for fiscal 2026 includes deep cuts to NASA’s science programs.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has launched a search to find a replacement for the British army’s Thales Watchkeeper uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
China’s Comac is studying a potential low-boom supersonic airliner for possible mid-century market entry; a study published in China details the design.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
China has deployed an airborne early warning aircraft to Egypt for exercises.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kim Minseok
The air forces of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and South Korea will cooperate on the Korea Aerospace Industries KF-21 fighter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
A notice to industry calls for new technologies to integrate on USAF's upcoming Boeing E-7A Wedgetail fleet, while allowing for the possibility that the service could field another platform to serve the role.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwanese drone manufacturer Thunder Tiger braced itself for a painful impact when Trump imposed a 32% tariff on most imports from the island.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of an unspecified number of Leonardo TH-73A helicopters to the Philippines.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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MERCURY SYSTEMS transitions Swiss facility to CICOR GROUP... FAA, ASSURE conducting UAS detection tests in New Jersey... CPI delivers ALMDS pod structure for Korean helicopter program...
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By Steve Trimble
India’s defense development agency demonstrated an indigenous, land-based, high-energy laser in a live shoot-down event of a fixed-wing drone on April 13.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has unveiled the second version of the XQ-58A Valkyrie.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
U.S. President Donald Trump has laid claim to Canada and Greenland, but when will he lay claim to the Moon?
Space Symposium

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
The U.S. Army is overhauling most of its major aircraft fleets, including rotary-wing, C4ISR and uncrewed platforms.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Sean Broderick
Lawmakers are pressing the Secret Service to explain its role in a series of anti-collision alerts reported by aircraft near Reagan National Airport March 1.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
By mid-July a foreign partner could be selected to help India develop a new turbofan engine to power a future version of the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
U.S. satellite launch firm Rocket Lab has joined a growing number of foreign companies to help advance hypersonic weapon capabilities for the UK.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan's Tron Future Tech sees burgeoning global demand for its counter-unmanned aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Airbus is discussing internally the level of required investment to address growing defense demand, CEO Guillaume Faury says.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The UK has launched a tech challenge to identify ways to track “government assets or representatives” if global navigation satellite systems are disrupted.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare