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By Garrett Reim
Startup Array Labs is attempting to develop formation-flying radar satellites to study the feasibility of conducting “persistent, wide-area” airborne moving target indication missions from space.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Firefly Aerospace plans to introduce upgrades to its Alpha rocket after the company suffered several mishaps with the launcher.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Sierra Nevada Company has used its own funding to buy another Bombardier Global 6500 for the U.S. Army’s future ME-11B surveillance aircraft fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
Axiom Space has revealed new details of its space station assembly plan.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
NASA plans to seek ideas to help advance concepts around bringing crewmembers to Mars and providing a power grid for missions to the planet or the Moon.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
Israel’s Defense Ministry says it signed $6.91 billion in orders for U.S. equipment in 2025.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Low-cost launch startup Stoke Space is testing flight-capable Zenith engines in the buildup to the first orbital test flight of its Nova rocket.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
NATO has contracted Turkish defense electronics firm Havelsan to deliver software that will manage part of the alliance's command-and-control and communications architecture.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates' defense company Edge Group plans to build loitering munitions in Spain as part of a production partnership with local supplier Indra.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Europe’s meteorological agency Eumetsat gave the formal go-ahead to the EPS-Sterna program, which aims to grow a system of 20 weather monitoring satellites.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. military plans to spend $1 billion to take an ownership stake in a future L3Harris Technologies spin-off focused on solid rocket motor production for tactical missiles.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Baykar is planning a new version of Piaggio’s P.180 Avanti and looking to ramp up production of the twin-turboprop transport aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus has named Matthieu Louvot to be the new CEO of its helicopter division, replacing Bruno Even, who is stepping down after eight years at the helm.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Australia agreed with Luxembourg-based satellite communications provider SES to extend the life of the IS-22 satellite’s UHF satcom services for military use.
Satellites

By Kim Minseok
South Korea’s Finance Ministry instructed DAPA to revise the mass-production schedule and budget allocation for the KF-21.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Hiring and access to working capital are the main challenges for UK aerospace suppliers, says a director at industry lobbying group ADS.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin is developing two concepts for greatly extending the range of the Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawk to offer to the U.S. Navy.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Portugal has become the 60th nation to sign the Artemis Accords governing deep-space exploration.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
The International Space Station crew held a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 12 in advance of the Crew-11 astronauts’ planned early return to Earth.
Operations & Safety

By Brian Everstine
X-Bow Systems on Jan. 12 announced it has completed preliminary design review of its new Mk-72 and Mk-104 solid rocket motors.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Taiwan will co-produce 155mm artillery shells in an expansion of joint defense manufacturing efforts, Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau said on Jan. 12.
Supply Chain

By Vivienne Machi
A Jan. 11 SpaceX rideshare launch carried 40 payloads to orbit, including 10 satellites from Kepler Communications.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy awarded Northrop Grumman $233 million to manufacture a new lightweight torpedo to be launched from the service’s fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Germany has ordered eight General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian uncrewed aircraft systems to perform maritime patrol.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
UK defense ministers will not say when a decision might be made on whether to contract for a £1 billion new fleet of medium helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion