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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

By Tony Osborne
The UK defense ministry has formally launched the hunt for a new light aerobatic training aircraft to replace the Grob G115 Tutor.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Guy Norris
Colorado-based rocket engine developer Ursa Major is entering a new growth phase.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The Portuguese government has signed an amendment in its contract with Embraer to purchase a sixth KC-390 airlifter and has added 10 purchase options.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Chen Chuanren
China’s Space Pioneer completed the first-stage engine test of its Tianlong-3 rocket on Sept. 15.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Lori Ranson
Delta Air Lines has signed on to help Maeve Aerospace in the development of the Maeve Jet Series 500 (MJ500) regional aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
HawkEye 360 is gearing up to start deploying a new generation of its electronic intelligence spacecraft that should slash production costs.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Denmark is to acquire long-range precision weapons in a bid to strengthen the country’s security in the face of the new regional threat, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Aarok, the medium-altitude, long-endurance turboprop uncrewed aircraft system developed by French company Turgis Gaillard, has made its first flight.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Thierry Dubois
Latitude’s Zephyr microlauncher will fly at the end of next year, a one-year delay from its earlier schedule, commercial director Adeline Pitrois said Sept. 17.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The ESA is poised to ask member states to back the European sovereign satellite communications IRIS² program with €600 million in the next funding cycle.
Satellites