Budget, Policy & Operations

Chang’e 6 was by far the most complex mission in China’s lunar exploration program to date.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

With a large swath of the region looking to modernize over an array of mission areas, Latin America should prove uniquely fertile to military aircraft manufacturers of at all levels over the coming decade.

The Bundestag budget committee has given the green light to funding the new Supersonic Strike Missile—known as 3SM Tyrfing—and acquiring at least two satcoms.

The scheduled July 9 launch kicks off a new era in European space operations.

U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall cast doubt on the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter program in an interview with Aviation Week. Listen in as editors Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble and Robert Wall break down what we know—and what we don't know.

NASA is leading the coalition into the new age of exploration.

The overall 160-page CJS legislation was absent details on specific NASA projects.

Boeing started receiving the marketing licenses for the MQ-25 in late 2022 for Australia, France, Japan and the UK, but withheld release of the information.

NATO members have appointed former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte as the 32-country security organization’s next Secretary General.

The White House appears set to allow American military contractors to travel and work in Ukraine to keep U.S.-provided weapons in operation.

South Korea has awarded initial production contracts for the KF-21 fighter jet to KAI, Hanwha Aerospace and Hanwha Systems.

Next-Generation Air Dominance is in question as top service officials say the 2026 budget will include hard decisions.

U.S. Air Force officials warn that resource constraints and shifting requirements put the Next Generation Air Dominance program’s existence at risk.

Paris drone pact is the first step in structuring the highly fragmented French UAS industry.

Self-propelled anti-aircraft guns are back on the air defense procurement agenda.

The agency needs more than the Defense Department’s space collision avoidance services to keep its satellites out of harm’s way.

The newcomer joins incumbents ULA and SpaceX on the Space Force’s launch vendor list.

Air Force Special Operations Command is considering a shift of CV-22 aviators to other platforms as the fleet faces at least a year of limited operations.

The U.S. State Department approved Taiwan to acquire more than 1,000 loitering munitions from both AeroVironment and Anduril.

Public spotlight again focuses on the Ospreys as tiltrotors will not return to full operations for a year.

Sudanese Air Force faces conundrum.

The U.S. Air Force did not back up its proposal to retire older Block 20 F-22s sufficiently, the Government Accountability Office argues in a new report.

The service is exploring the future of narrowband satellite communications as its legacy Mobile User Objective System approaches the end of its life span.

Lockheed Martin F-35s will become more expensive over the next four years, with flyaway prices rising 16-18% depending on the variant.