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By Thierry Dubois
MaiaSpace, an ArianeGroup subsidiary developing a small, reusable launcher, has plans for a larger version with twice the payload, CEO Yohann Leroy said.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
Israel has rarely shied away from defense industrial challenges, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pledge to wean the country off U.S. military financing support sets the bar at a new level.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Sweden is planning to invest a further $1.6 billion in air defense capability focused on protecting cities and civilian infrastructure.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
China’s CAS Space says it has completed the first suborbital test flight of its Li Hong-1 reentry capsule, containing microgravity experiments.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China conducted the first flight of a domestically developed 3D-printed turbojet engine in November 2025.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Sweden is joining the list of European countries buying Iceye synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
India suffered a third-stage failure on its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket on Jan. 12, leading to the loss of 15 satellites and a reentry capsule.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Eutelsat says it will buy another tranche of satellites from Airbus to build out its OneWeb low-Earth-orbit broadband communication system.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Dassault Aviation says it has invested $200 million in the Series B funding round of French artificial intelligence startup Harmattan AI.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The UK says its effort to rapidly develop a conventional ballistic missile under the recently launched Project Nightfall is aimed at arming Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
Norinco subsidiary Aisheng Technology Group has carried out the first flight of the Tian Ma TM-1000 large cargo UAS on Jan. 11.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe should establish a European Security Council to bolster its defense posture, Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius argues.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
NASA sets Jan. 17 as the "no earlier than" date for the roll out of the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket and Orion capsule to be used for the Artemis II mission to take four astronauts around the Moon.
Space

By Robert Wall
U.S. regulator approves SpaceX to add 7,500 Starlink Gen2 satellites along with other system enhancements.
Satellites

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By Samuel Archer
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By Graham Warwick
The holy grail of the first all-solid-state battery in a production vehicle for delivery to customers is being claimed by small Finnish company Donut Lab.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Irene Klotz
As part of the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts’ upcoming early departure from the ISS, command of the orbital outpost will be turned over to a Russian cosmonaut.
Operations & Safety

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. Space Force has awarded military space launches worth $739 million to SpaceX to support future missions for the Space Development Agency and NRO.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy awarded GE Aerospace a $1.4 billion contract for five lots of T408 engines to power the CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter for the Marine Corps.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force’s training command is set to start flying and maintaining the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk as it builds the initial, small fleet.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Garrett Reim
Wingcopter of Weiterstadt, Germany, plans to deploy its vertical-takeoff-and-landing drones to Japan.
Advanced Air Mobility