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By Christine Boynton
Though the U.S. government shutdown appears to be nearing a resolution, the union representing air traffic controllers is wary of residual impacts.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Flat panel satellite antennae maker Kymeta is changing leadership as it pursues more defense work.
Satellites

By Sean Broderick
The FAA’s mandating of a MD-11 fleet grounding gives crash investigators time to establish plausible safety issues while eliminating the risk of a similar event
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Swissto12, a developer of small geostationary orbit (GEO) communications satellites, has reserved a spot on a heavy kick stage.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The time for the XQ-58 Valkyrie has almost come.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Joby Aviation appears to have powered up the uncrewed hybrid-electric version of its S4 vertical takeoff-and-landing air taxi.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Avio, a space propulsion specialist, will build a solid rocket motor factory in the United States that will supply both RTX’s Raytheon and Lockheed Martin.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Arbus says it is shipping the fourth European Service Module (ESM-4) to the U.S. to support a future Artemis IV mission despite uncertainty over that endeavor.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Belgium has selected Pilatus’ PC-7 MKX turboprop trainer as part of an effort to recapitalize its training aircraft fleet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese aircraft developers dubbed the Xi’an KJ-600 carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft “Nezha,” which is a protective deity from Chinese mythology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Sukhoi’s Su-57 fighter will make its Middle Eastern flying display debut at Dubai Airshow 2025, according to Russian defense conglomerate Rostec.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Australia’s NIOA Group and MBDA have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore manufacturing and assembly of Mistral surface-to-air missiles in Australia.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Chemring plans to exit the Alloy Surfaces business it acquired in 1993 to gain a toehold in the U.S. market.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
After securing a waiver from the FAA, Blue Origin said it will make a second attempt Nov. 12 to launch a New Glenn rocket carrying a pair of NASA Mars-bound science satellites.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Albany International is looking to sell off its structures assembly business.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
DARPA Quantum Benchmarking Initiative is looking at 11 companies, with the goal of achieving a "useful quantum computer" by 2030.
Emerging Technologies

By Michael Bruno
John Greene has been appointed corporate vice president and CFO of Northrop Grumman, effective Jan. 7, 2026.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
A U.S. and Kazakhstan aims to shore up the international supply of tungsten by decade's end, pulling away from China's dominance of the valuable resource.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Brian Everstine
In a major speech Nov. 7, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth outlined reforms meant to streamline acquisitions and get new technology to troops quicker.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
UK’s Faraday Institution is conducting a High Performance Cell Challenge that it hopes can spur battery density to enable electric regional flight.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
The UK Defense Ministry has cancelled an upgrade for its secretive fleet of Raytheon Shadow ISR aircraft, citing cost escalations and delays.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
ZeroAvia has been selected to receive an EU grant to establish a commercial hybrid-electric aircraft network in Norway using converted Cessna Caravans.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
Jim Head, a veteran of NASA's preparations for the Apollo Moon landings, shared his insights on how that experience can inform the Artemis and Mars missions.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Classifications such as by generation (fifth, sixth and so on) are not always accurate, and the U.S. Air Force is rethinking its approach to that nomenclature.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Sean Broderick
Boeing's $1 billion expansion’s focus is a new, 1.2 million-ft.² final assembly line at its North Charleston, South Carolina facility.
Aircraft & Propulsion