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By Steve Trimble
Portugal’s defense minister declared interest in local assembly for Embraer A-29 light combat and trainer aircraft on Dec. 17.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
The U.S. Senate has completed the confirmation of entrepreneur billionaire and private astronaut Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
As the Trump Administration plans to gut funding for space science programs, a new idea has launched: scientific-telescope-as-service.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on Dec. 17 passed the fiscal 2026 defense policy bill.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Israeli eVTOL developer AIR has delivered its first production-standard aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
A key piece of the future nuclear command, control and communications (NC3) enterprise will kick off next month with a classified briefing to industry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Polish aircraft startup Draco Aircraft is making a play for the low-cost combat aircraft market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The German parliament has given the green light to a mammoth €50 billion ($59 billion) package of arms deals covering missiles, satellites and more.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Spanish defense company Indra says it has agreed to acquire uncrewed air system provider Wake Engineering as part of a push to grab market share in Spain.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The European Union plans to contribute €1 billion to the 2026 European Defense Fund program, with hypersonic defenses gaining a large share of the allocation.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Kongsberg says it has secured a more than €100 million ($117 million) contract from Denmark to provide coastal defense equipment.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Finland says it plans to make its synthetic aperture radar satellite constellation available to others, with Poland and the Netherlands as its first partners.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Arianespace is gearing up for the first launch of the Ariane 64 as its first mission of 2026 with the main components of the heavy-lift version due at the launch site early next year.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
South Korean launch newcomer Innospace is making a last-minute hardware swap on its Hanbit-Nano rocket, delaying the planned inaugural launch by two days.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
BAE Systems has raised $52.2 million from the sale of most of its stake in Air Astana.
Missile Defense & Weapons

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By Vivienne Machi
Northrop is supplying an extra, classified payload to be integrated onto the U.S. Space Force’s next-generation overhead persistent infrared polar-based sats.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
The USAF is buying two Boeing 747-8is from Lufthansa for training and spares as part of the delayed program to replace the current VC-25A “Air Force One” fleet.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Momentum has slowed for the U.S. Air Force EA-37B Compass Call.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale says it has developed a propulsionless system for docking with tumbling satellites.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The partnership between Viasat and United Arab Emirates-based Space42 to pursue the direct-to-device satellite communication business is in talks to partner with Indonesia’s main telecommunications operator.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
China appears to have flown a new tactical airlifter, more than a decade after the concept was first unveiled in 2014.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
NHIndustries is looking to regain momentum in securing new orders for its NH90 helicopter in the new year after securing several top-up deals.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
South Korea’s launch service newcomer Innospace has signed an agreement with Southern Launch, opening the door for missions from Australia.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion