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By Steve Trimble
A radar upgrade for the X-62 autonomous fighter will allow the U.S. Air Force to experiment with AI-enabled “pilots” controlling sensors in combat.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Signals intelligence-focused satellite company HawkEye 360 has acquired Innovative Signal Analysis to enhance usage of its orbit-collected data.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Avio says it has booked two Vega C launches as the Italian rocket company gears up for taking over launch operations of the system from Arianespace next year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The French Defense Innovation Fund and MBDA have taken a stake in NanoXplore, a company specializing in reprogrammable special-purposes semiconductors.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Spanish space startup Arkadia Space says it is looking to secure more contracts for its reaction control system after kicking off the year with a deal with Arianespace.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Onera has started using a new test facility for structural materials, applying new methods to a Clean Aviation project on airframes for hydrogen propulsion.
Emerging Technologies

By Chen Chuanren
Malaysia is looking to fast-track its multirole combat aircraft program after plans to acquire ex-Kuwaiti Boeing F/A-18 Hornets are expected to face delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Jared Isaacman was sworn in Dec. 18 as NASA Administrator.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup that operates in India, the U.S. and Singapore, raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.
Satellites

By Vivienne Machi
The White House issued a new executive order framing its near-term plans and policy ambitions for the space domain on Dec. 18.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman announced Dec. 18 it had test-fired a prototype of a new solid rocket motor for the U.S. Navy.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on Dec. 18 announced it had for the first time fired a newly developed one-way attack drone from a ship in the Middle East.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Starfighters Space sold shares Dec. 18, raising $22.1 million that the firm says will support its pursuit of its StarLaunch suborbital space launch programs.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The BAE Systems PHASA-35 will operate monthslong airborne surveillance missions under a new AFRL contract.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
The defense technology sector is riding high heading into 2026, shrugging off concerns of a bubble.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
SpaceX said one of its Starlink satellites failed on orbit, causing some space debris and now tumbling.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
South Korea awarded KAI a KRW 685.9 billion contract to launch testing for the air-to-ground configuration of the KF-21 Boramae fighter on a new timeline.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Four DiskSat spacecraft were successfully launched on a Rocket Lab Electron launch vehicle on Dec. 18.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
MBDA says it has doubled production of the Taurus cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Redwire says it will furnish docking systems to The Exploration Company for use on its Nyx spacecraft under a multimillion contract.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick
The U.S. Senate passed the ROTOR Act that would mandate ADS-B In and require ADS-B Out usage for all but the most national security-critical flying in congested airspace.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The European Space Agency by February plans to sort out how to deal with a 20% funding shortfall for Human and Robotic Exploration missions.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Schiebel says it has logged the first flight trials for its S-300 helicopter uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Airbus has secured a blockbuster helicopter order from the Spanish Defense Ministry that has committed to taking 100 rotorcraft of different types.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Rheinmetall says it has received the order to provide synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites to the German Armed Forces a day after funding was approved.
Satellites