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By Irene Klotz
Dual-use Earth science data could hold sway as NASA reportedly prepares for the possible termination of missions on the Trump administration’s chopping block.
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By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force’s next GPS III satellite has arrived at Cape Canaveral SFS ahead of a planned launch no earlier than next month.
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FIREFLY AEROSPACE performing responsive test mission for DIU... GA-EMS teams with RAFAEL on Bullseye missile... LOCKHEED’s eighth GPS III arrives in Florida...
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By Vivienne Machi
The Defense Innovation Unit is partnering with Firefly Aerospace to use its Elytra spacecraft for a responsive on-orbit mission due to launch in 2027.
Space Symposium

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy hopes to finalize requirements for the replacement of MH-60R/S helicopters as it balances an expected mix of crewed and uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
China has placed 11 U.S. drone companies on its unreliable-entity list and banned the export of dual-use technologies to another 16 American businesses.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy is targeting a 25% increase in the operational range of its future F/A-XX strike fighter compared to its existing F/A-18 Super Hornet fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
This is the story of my impromptu interview on April 2 with Lt. Brig. Gen. Afshin Khajehfard, head of the Iran Aviation Industries Organization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The New Zealand Ministry of Defense sets goals to rearm the country with strike capabilities and new long-endurance UAS.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
UK and U.S. scientists have completed a series of trials in support of the UK’s domestic development of a hypersonic cruise missile demonstrator.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA has requested proposals from American-led companies for two private astronaut missions to the International Space Station.
Space Symposium

By Guy Norris
Sierra Space plans to fly a Honda-developed experimental fuel cell system to the International Space Station for testing in microgravity.
Space Symposium

By Chen Chuanren
Australia has selected the Northrop Grumman AN/ALQ-251 radio frequency countermeasures (RFCM) system for its new fleet ofC-130J Hercules airlifters.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Thierry Dubois
To accelerate the production of inertial reference systems and make them more compact, Thales is relying on micro electro-mechanical systems accelerometers.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
Rolls-Royce aims by mid-year to freeze the design of a smaller UltraFan geared turbofan demonstrator, signaling its intent to target the single-aisle market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX, United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin will provide launch services for the most critical national security missions beginning in 2028.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The International Space Station (ISS) National Laboratory plans to launch its Orbital Edge Accelerator program.
Emerging Technologies

By Irene Klotz
A quartet of civilian polar explorers returned from a 3.5-day spaceflight with SpaceX’s first crewed Dragon splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Beijing has retaliated with new controls on critical mineral exports, targeting the American defense-industrial base as well as matching levies on U.S. imports.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Diversified parts provider Leggett & Platt will sell its aerospace and defense unit for $285 million gross to private investment firm Tinicum.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
The administration is disrupting the $52.5 billion CHIPS and Science Act, raising questions about the security of military semiconductor investment funding.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brandon Patrick
According to data from Aviation Week Intelligence Network’s Fleet Discovery Military tool, the global fleet of C-390s will increase more than 500% by 2035, from the ten in service today to 51 in 2035.
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