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By Vivienne Machi
Two years ago, the U.S. Space Force rebranded its Commercial Services Office to become the Commercial Space Office.
Commercial Space

By Garrett Reim
Firefly Aerospace will develop a ceramic matrix composite rocket nozzle extension for liquid rocket engines.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The tariffs beginning to disrupt the aerospace and defense industry were the least of Hexcel’s problems in a tepid first quarter performance.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The China Manned Space Agency will select and train two Pakistani astronauts, one of whom will serve as a payload specialist onboard the Tiangong space station.
Operations & Safety

By Guy Norris
United Rotorcraft hopes to gain Transport Canada certification for its Airbus Super Puma firefighting modification package this summer.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Boeing’s beleaguered Defense and Space business made progress on several fronts in the first quarter as part of a broader turnaround plan.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Portugal’s first indigenous aircraft, the LUS-222, has passed its preliminary design review .
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Turkish Aerospace Industries is adapting the design of its 10-metric-ton transport helicopter to be more like Sikorsky’s Black Hawk.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
GKN Aerospace is exploring various mitigation avenues in an attempt to avoid the impact of tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
U.S. remote sensing company Umbra is teaming with Germany’s Reflex Aerospace to pursue the European synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite market.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Iridium will expand work with a European partner to help navigate new tariffs that could dent operating earnings by between $3 million and $7 million this year.
Satellites

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea has shortlisted a consortium led by KAL-ASD as the preferred bidder to upgrade 36 Sikorsky UH-60P Black Hawks for special operations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

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By Tony Osborne
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has outlined plans to raise Spain’s defense spending to 2% of GDP.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The UK’s second-ever Carrier Strike Group with Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers has set sail for the Asia-Pacific region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Anna Sliwon-Stewart
Recent Peruvian Air Force shifts in recapitalization plans reflect the service’s effort to balance long-term modernization with immediate operational needs, emphasizing combat effectiveness and national emergency response as top priorities.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Vivienne Machi
The Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center has signed an MOU with France’s Space Command on global space security.
Operations & Safety

By Michael Bruno
Super Tier 1 suppliers are dusting off their pandemic playbooks over cost escalations during that crisis in order to manage the next wave of challenges.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin will not protest Boeing’s victory in the competition to build the U.S. Air Force’s next fighter.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
DARPA is soliciting a lunar orbiter capable of flying in the Moon’s unstable low orbit.
Space Exploration

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman is continuing to eat cost overruns on the initial production of its B-21 Raider and is changing its manufacturing process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
South Korea launched the fourth of its five military satellites into space on April 22.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The African Space Agency became operational on April 20.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Edge Group is seeking to win business for its HT-100 uncrewed helicopter system in Brazil.
Aircraft & Propulsion