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By Michael Bruno
Space-tug startup Momentus may have received a fatal blow after losing the U.S. Space Development Agency’s recent competition for 18 Tranche 2 satellites.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is acquiring U.S.-based uncrewed aircraft systems developer Aerovel to bolster its portfolio of tactical UAS products.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Albanian Air Force has taken delivery of its first two of a planned fleet of three Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks—surplus UH-60A models from U.S. Army stocks.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian commanders claim to have downed a Russian Air Force Beriev A-50 "Mainstay" airborne early warning platform.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
NASA's new X-59 demonstrator, unveiled Jan. 12, promises to dampen sonic booms into a mere thud.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne, Brian Everstine
The U.S. military says the Jan. 11 barrage of air strikes targeting Houthi forces inside Yemen has inhibited the group’s ability to conduct complex attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The Earth’s average surface temperature in 2023 surpassed predictions and was the warmest on record.
Space

By Helen Chachaty
France has placed a long-awaited order for 42 more Dassault Rafale combat aircraft to equip the country’s air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
A number of GIFAS members, not only small suppliers, face a combination of financial problems.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The U.K. government has committed to providing £2.5 billion of military support to Ukraine during 2024, with £200 million to be spent on providing drones.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
While the U.S. and UK were the only nations to conduct the strikes, they were supported by Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Crewmembers of Axiom Space's third private astronaut mission to the ISS are eagerly awaiting launch from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center no earlier than Jan. 17.
Space

By Garrett Reim
D-Orbit, a space tug startup, has raised a €100 million ($109.7 million) Series C round.
Commercial Space

By Mark Carreau
The curation team was forced to halt the disassembly of the mission’s Touch And Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism (Tagsam) in mid-October.
Space

By Brian Everstine
The Pentagon’s first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy has a three-to-five year goal to create a more resilient supply chain.
Supply Chain

By Michael Bruno
Barnes Group said Jan. 11 that it will sell its Associated Spring and Hänggi businesses to One Equity Partners in a deal that will net $150 million.
Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
Advanced manufacturing startup Atomic-6 announced on Jan. 11 that it had raised $9.2 million jointly awarded by the U.S. Air Force and Space Force.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Turkey’s domestically developed air-to-air missiles, Bozdoğan and Gökdoğan, are being readied for acceptance testing by the Turkish Air Force.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
The European Space Agency is reviewing the so-called geographical return rule.
Space

By Irene Klotz
Astrobotic has repurposed its Peregrine lander for in-space operations and activated all 10 powered experiments aboard, the company said Jan. 11.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Chinese private space company Orienspace has launched its first rocket into orbit, a solid-fueled Gravity-1 carrying three Yunyao-1 satellites, from a barge.
Commercial Space

By Sean Broderick, Christine Boynton
“We’re not going to point fingers,” the Boeing CEO said. “Because, yes, it escaped their factory; but then it escaped ours too. So, we’re all in this together.”
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
XPeng AeroHT plans to start making its “Land Aircraft Carrier:” an electric, off-road SUV that carries a two-passenger personal eVTOL aircraft in its trunk.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
Lockheed Martin on Jan. 10 announced the delivery of the first two F-16 Block 70 jets for Slovakia from its facility in Greenville, South Carolina.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
U.S. military space operational commands got new leaders this week, as two recently confirmed generals took over Spacecom and the U.S. Space Force’s SpOC.
Space