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By Guy Norris
Virgin Galactic is set to begin ground tests of its first new-build Delta-class spaceship, paving the way for follow-on flight tests at Spaceport America in Q3.
Commercial Space

By Irene Klotz
Countdown clocks at the Kennedy Space Center began ticking down toward launch of NASA’s Artemis II flight test.
Operations & Safety

By Chen Chuanren
Boeing and Rheinmetall have partnered to jointly market the MQ-28 Ghost Bat collaborative combat aircraft for Germany’s requirement by 2029.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab says it has received regulatory approval from the German government to acquire optical communications provider Mynaric.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
The cockpit warning light that cut short the second flight of NASA’s X-59 low-boom supersonic flight demonstrator on March 20 proved to be a false positive.
Emerging Technologies

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX launched the 16th Transporter rideshare mission on March 30, carrying 119 small satellite payloads to orbit for government and commercial customers.
Commercial Space

By Steve Trimble
Flight training operations started for the Argentine air force’s newly acquired Lockheed Martin F-16Bs on March 30.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A new variant of a low-cost, air-launched cruise missile quietly entered development for the U.S. Air Force in December.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Navy on Feb. 27 conducted the first flight test of a new precision landing mode for the military’s Sikorsky H-60 variants.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has secured a defense agreement with Qatar and is working to secure similar arrangements in the region.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
The project will develop a compact, low-cost spectrometer that can be deployed across satellites, aircraft, and ground stations.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
A French aircraft developer has secured €110 million ($126.1 million) from a European fund to launch the development of amphibious firefighting aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
SpaceX has lost communication with a Starlink satellite on orbit following a March 29 anomaly, the company disclosed on social media March 30.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The EC is starting to open up business opportunities to industry under the just approved €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) European Defense Industry Program.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
The agreement between Airbus and Fairmat comes as efforts to recycle more materials from end-of-life aircraft continue.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
China’s CAS Space says it is gearing up for mass production of its Kinetica-2 rocket in the wake of the vehicle’s inaugural mission.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
Airbus has used its modified Airbus Do-DT25 uncrewed aircraft system for the first time to intercept a drone target.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Space sovereignty has become a major talking point for governments and industry as they adjust to a new geopolitical landscape.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Pilatus is poised to add to its PC-21 trainer customer base after signing an agreement with Indonesia in parallel with Jakarta’s purchase of PC-24 business jets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
China ran the first ground test of a hydrogen-fueled variant of the AEP100 turboprop, the country’s first megawatt-class hydrogen-powered aerospace engine.
Emerging Technologies

By Robert Wall
The UK Defense Ministry is hunting for technology to defeat fiber-optically controlled drones in the latest in a flurry of counter-UAS initiatives.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The two-day countdown for NASA’s Artemis II flight test, which is expected to become the first human spaceflight beyond Earth orbit in more than 53 years, is on track to begin March 30.
Operations & Safety

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By Tony Osborne
De Havilland Canada is advancing assembly of the first new-build DHC-515 waterbombers after securing a wave of orders from Europe and Canada.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
The four-member Artemis II flight crew returned to Kennedy Space Center March 27 for a second attempt to launch.
Space Exploration