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By Sean Broderick
The NTSB agreed that the accident was caused by multiple factors, led by the FAA’s placement of a helicopter route in close proximity to a DCA approach path.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
NASA is assembling an anomaly review board to investigate its loss of contact with the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft.
Operations & Safety

By Irene Klotz
NASA is joining a White House initiative to recruit tech-savvy individuals to spend two years as government employees.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Guy Norris
NASA says the two-person flight crew of a vintage WB-57F high altitude research aircraft were unharmed after the aircraft made a gear-up landing.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Autonomous cargo aircraft startup Grid Aero closed a $20 million Series A financing round in January.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
Boeing on Jan. 27 reported another $565 million charge on its U.S. Air Force KC-46 tanker program in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
Europe–notoriously slow moving–is feeling the heat on two sides.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Michael Bruno
Boeing is convincing observers and stakeholders it has turned the corner on its recovery, despite having a financially noisy fourth quarter of 2025
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe should embrace U.S. government policies around launch to strengthen its own industrial base, executives from leading European space launch companies say.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Raytheon’s production output increased 20% on several critical programs last year; the company expects to significantly boost output again in 2026.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Guy Norris
Boeing is reviewing a potential durability issue on the GE Aerospace GE9X engine powering the 777X.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Air Force in December 2025 awarded Northrop Grumman contracts for the next production lot of B-21 Raider bombers.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The European Commission will take a few more months to finalize requirements for its future Earth Observation Government Service (EOGS) program.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Oman has become the 61st signatory of the Artemis Accords, a set of nonbinding international space agreements.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Brazilian air accident investigators are exploring how fatigue and overload stresses caused the failure of main rotor components in an Airbus H160.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
The Indonesian Air Force has taken delivery of its first three Dassault Rafale B fighters, a key milestone in a long-running combat aircraft recapitalization.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Why are high-profile aerospace and defense companies and investors shelling out billions of dollars for humble aircraft parts makers? Commercial aerospace parts
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Thierry Dubois
French startup Alpha Impulsion was awarded a $1.1 million EU prize for its self-consuming propulsion system on future launchers and satellites.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
Embraer and Adani Defense and Aerospace have announced their intention to build a final assembly line in India, and they will also collaborate on advancing India’s regional aircraft sector.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
Hypersonic vehicle developer Polaris won a German contract to build and flight test a fully reusable system with satellite deployment capability.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
Europe needs to increase its level of spending on space to avoid falling further behind rivals, the European Space Agency argues.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The EU defense and space commissioner is pushing for an accelerated fielding of the bloc's secure satellite communication system, due to come online by 2030.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
NASA says it is re-targeting the practice launch countdown for its Artemis II lunar flyby mission to no sooner than Jan. 31, two days earlier than planned.
Operations & Safety