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By Robert Wall
India says it has inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas Mk. 1-A and is also scaling up its production of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40s.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force, faced with ongoing readiness issues across much of its fleet, has issued a call to aircraft owners who are near bases to help out.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The European Union has given the go-ahead to the €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) European Defense Industry Program aimed at supporting local industry and Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Earth-observation company Planet is projecting 20% sales growth in the medium term as governments bolster access to imagery and related data from space.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is talking to its member states to define a resilient network for communications, navigation and surveillance (CNS) by 2030, an official says.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Two cosmonauts conducted a spacewalk outside the Russian segment of the International Space Station on Oct. 16.
Space Exploration

By Vivienne Machi
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) awarded Planet a $12.8 million contract to provide AI-enabled maritime domain capabilities.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The industrial partners working on the Eurodrone uncrewed aircraft system have completed its critical design review.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Four Japanese companies plan a joint demonstration of laser communications between a satellite and a high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS).
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
The Turkish government has finally confirmed it will soon take delivery of surplus Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules from the UK, after a long process.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration is reconsidering its decision to dump Jared Isaacman as its nominee to head NASA.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
The Netherlands has joined the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Boeing subsidiary Wisk Aero is gearing up for a first flight of its Gen 6 autonomous eVTOL air taxi “very, very soon,” the startup’s CEO said.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is in discussions with city and state officials in California over potential sales of its Super Puma family of helicopters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Commission is proposing four flagship programs in the latest step the European Union is taking to bolster its defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Spanish defense electronics firm Indra has developed an in-house flight-testing capability supporting the development of a combat cloud network.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Robert Wall
Japan’s IHI has placed an order for four SAR satellites from Iceye as part of a first step to build a constellation of Earth-imaging spacecraft.
Satellites

By Thierry Dubois
ESA is closely looking at the ramifications for its own activities of a potential merger for the satellite businesses of Airbus, Leonardo and Thales.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Army plans to match the 18-month acceleration for the schedule to field the baseline version of the Bell MV-75 tiltrotor.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the second batch of operational satellites for the Space Development Agency’s proliferated mesh network on Oct. 15 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
Satellites

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By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force is reversing course on a major plan to change its modernization process by not standing up a new command.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
Amid increasing competition among the stars, the United States and its allies are asserting themselves more clearly on space control.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is planning to ramp up production of its new H160 twin-engine medium rotorcraft to up to 60 aircraft a year.
Aircraft & Propulsion