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By Irene Klotz
Led by SpaceX, the number of orbital launch attempts last year rose by 20% over 2022.
Space

By Garrett Reim
Rocket Lab has received a $489 million contract to design, build and operate 18 space vehicles on behalf of an undisclosed U.S. government customer.
Commercial Space

By Graham Warwick
EHang has conducted its first commercial flight demonstrations by a passenger-carrying electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing vehicle.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Michael Bruno
Shield AI said on Dec. 29 that it raised an additional $300 million, adding to a previously announced $200 million through debt issuance, as part of the autopilot startup’s Series F round.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Kim Minseok
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration has announced a Maritime Operation Helicopter program.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Romanian airframer Avioane Craiova SA is getting ready to begin flight testing of an upgraded version of the IAR-99 Soim jet trainer.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s ISS oversight has been authorized by Congress through the end of fiscal 2030.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian pilots are training to fly the F-16 fighter in Denmark ahead of potential transfers of the aircraft to Ukraine’s air force later this year.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Jens Flottau
All 367 passengers and 12 crew members on board the A350 managed to escape the burning aircraft, but five of the six on board the Coast Guard aircraft died.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Irene Klotz, Brian Everstine
The triple-core booster lifted off with the X-37B from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A at 8:07 p.m. EST.
Space

By Tony Osborne
The platform, which had been widely expected to fly this past summer, finally got airborne on Dec. 28.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
DAPA said the deal was signed in early December, and that the F-35As will have “significantly improved performance” over its current 39 F-35As.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
Japan will reportedly transfer an unspecified number of MIM-104 Patriot missiles to the U.S.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The White House on Dec. 27 announced a final package of $250 million in military aid to Ukraine under current authorities.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Australian startup Stralis Aircraft plans to retrofit a Beechcraft Bonanza with a hydrogen-electric propulsion system, aiming for first flight in 2024.
Emerging Technologies

By Mark Carreau
Recovery operations were underway after the successful Dec. 22 splashdown of the 29th NASA-contracted SpaceX Crew Dragon resupply mission.
Space

Aviation Week Staff
The Myanmar Air Force has taken delivery of two more Russian-made Sukhoi Su-30SME multirole fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The Tracking Layer satellites are to be part of the first group of operational missile-tracking spacecraft in the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Space

By Mark Carreau
Axiom Space’s upcoming third private astronaut mission promises to offer a preview of the future low-Earth-orbit economy.
Space

By Steve Trimble
As 2024 begins, a looming decision in a Western capital will determine whether the Ukrainian air force will receive a new single-engine fighter. Sound familiar?
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The competitors for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft are progressing well.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jen DiMascio
It is time for the world to invest more spending in space situational awareness, according to the former president of the Portuguese Space Agency.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
Space Force installations have Air Force uniformed security forces, logistics personnel and civil engineers who continue to function.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukraine’s allies need to make the war-torn nation’s ground-based air defenses sustainable, an Estonian defense report suggests.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jeremy Kariuki
Pilatus has entered an agreement with Aero Centers Epps to acquire the authorized Pilatus sales and service center at Atlanta’s Dekalb-Peachtree Airport (PDK).
Aircraft & Propulsion