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By Tony Osborne
The U.S. government is seeking to retake control of the Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, President Donald Trump has said.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
U.S. drone manufacturer AeroVironment has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Boeing is to assemble the two rapid prototypes of its E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning platform in the UK.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
The resupply capsule’s delayed rendezvous was due to the premature cutoff of the third and fifth post-launch orbital altitude raising maneuvers early Sept. 16.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Capella Space parent IonQ has signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy to work on developing and deploying quantum technologies in space.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Nuclear-armed Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have signed a mutual defense pact that declares that any aggression against one of the countries will be considered aggression against both.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Chen Chuanren
A tie-up between Kratos Defense and Taiwan’s National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology has produced the Mighty Hornet-IV loitering munition.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
True Anomaly next year aims to achieve key milestones to underpin the defense space startup’s growth strategy, including the first demonstration of its Jackal spacecraft in geosynchronous orbit.
Commercial Space

By Chen Chuanren
Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense has unveiled the Strong Bow ballistic missile defense system at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition 2025.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
The French Vortex spaceplane demonstrator program will aim to validate heat shield technology and different control capabilities once it takes flight.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
DARPA will kick off development of a High-Mach Gas Turbine engine with a 15-month project worth up to $40 million.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The Trump administration’s proposal to reduce NASA’s budget by 24% has so far met a solid rebuke in Congress.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

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By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Ukraine will jointly invest $150 million in a fund that will help rebuild the country and develop its vast critical minerals resources,
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Space access and satellite provider Rocket Lab is looking to raise $750 million gross from a share sale, according to a securities filing.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz, Thierry Dubois
Amazon is preparing its fifth batch of Kuiper broadband satellites for launch next week.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
Iron Beam prime contractor Rafael, along with the Israeli Air Force and the Directorate of Defense Research & Development, have completed weeks of testing in southern Israel.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
MaiaSpace is on track for a first flight of its mini-launcher late in 2026, a first step toward creating a family of reusable rockets, its CEO says.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Astranis has contracted Impulse Space to directly inject its MicroGEO communications satellite into geostationary orbit in 2027 using the Helios kick stage.
Satellites

By Brian Everstine
Northrop Grumman’s new testbed with its company-developed autonomy software is set to fly imminently.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space has launched the Axiom Space University Alliance.
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Bluetooth satellite network creator Hubble has raised $70 million from investors in a Series B funding round, the Seattle-based startup said on Sept. 17.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
U.S. investors led a $15 million Series A round in a Ukrainian software developer for swarming drones.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British-made alternative to the StormBreaker small diameter glide bomb.
Missile Defense & Weapons