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A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decision to ban Chinese-made drones for communications has instilled uncertainty among public-sector users.

The first iteration of the Pentagon's annual China report published during President Donald Trump’s second term illustrates a tonal shift on the prospects of an amphibious assault of Taiwan.

TransFuture Aviation is advancing the Honghu Mark 1 through a comprehensive flight-test campaign.

China failed in a second attempt to demonstrate the ability to recover the first stage of a launcher, this time during Long March 12A's inaugural flight.

A NASA safety panel is set to recommend that the agency reexamine the mission objectives of the crewed Artemis III Moon landing mission.

A new U.S. strategy recalibrates global security posture from foreign intervention to homeland protection.

The U.S. is 250 years old in 2026. Its leading aerospace and defense companies face growing competition, domestically and internationally, from younger players.

Jared Isaacman was sworn in Dec. 18 as NASA Administrator.

China appears to have flown a new tactical airlifter, more than a decade after the concept was first unveiled in 2014.

Service leaders say the U.S. is at a critical moment to keep ahead of adversaries in space tech development.

Chinese startup AutoFlight remains on track to achieve type certification in 2026 for its Prosperity passenger-carrying eVTOL.

New Combat Forces Command Commander Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon plans to focus his time in command on training for orbital warfare.

China’s Qingzhou lightweight cargo module has entered the system-integration development stage, remaining on track for its first launch in 2026.

The fifth anniversary of the Artemis Accords was marked with optimism and concerns for the future during a Dec. 11 celebration.

Rolls-Royce has added further capacity to its global aftermarket network after opening its Beijing-based engine maintenance joint venture (JV) with Air China.

David Peng, vice president of Marketing at WeFly, sat down with Aviation Week to discuss progress on the startup’s five-seat W280 eVTOL aircraft.

While Beijing is criticizing the U.S. pursuit of space-based interceptors as reckless, China’s academic institutions are quietly researching similar concepts.

While Chinese carriers are cutting capacity to Japan, the two major Japanese airlines are so far not reducing their service to mainland China.

The uncrewed air vehicle (UAV) is designed to operate in challenging environments, such as flying over mountains, rivers, lakes, and bays.

The companies will integrate Spacesail's low-Earth orbit (LEO) connectivity into Airbus' High Bandwidth Connectivity (HBC)-plus.

Readers write about coverage of SpaceX, opinion columnists, inflatable space stations, electric aviation and prospects for U.S.-China space cooperation.

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

The U.S. is looking at options to increase its supply of tungsten, a mineral crucial to the defense industry, more so after Chinese export restrictions.

NASA administrator nominee Jared Isaacman, in a repeat Senate confirmation hearing after having his initial nomination retracted, got bipartisan support.

China completed the inaugural launch of the ZhuQue-3 rocket, but failed to recover the first stage that was a key objective of the flight.