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China's Loong Air has entered a lease agreement with CDB Aviation for six new Airbus A321neo aircraft.

China is increasingly signaling progress in developing its next-generation carrier-based air wing, with preparations underway for a likely debut at the Sept. 3 Victory Day military parade.

Joby flies hydrogen UAS; WeFly flies full-scale eVTOL; carmaker expands eVTOL line; Slovakian hydrogen VTOL; and fuel cell performance record.

The proliferation of Chinese eVTOL makers in SMG Consulting’s AAM Reality Index shows no sign of abating.

Hadrian, a defense technology startup focused on advanced manufacturing, has raised $260 million in a Series C round.

China’s Tianhe International Financial Leasing is doubling its commitment for Airbus H175 helicopters, acquiring six more of the type for offshore operations.

China’s ambitious megaconstellation strategy positions it to become a satellite communications heavyweight.

ESA is finalizing the test phase of the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer satellite, a joint mission with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Firestorm Labs' investors include the venture arms of Lockheed Martin and Booz Allen Hamilton as well as JP Morgan.

China’s eVTOL startups continue to make rapid progress with new financing and pre-orders.

The European Union plans a large boost in defense spending in its next multiyear budget that aims to total €2 trillion ($2.3 billion) for 2028-34.

China’s AVIC Xi’an Aircraft International (XAT) has commenced outfitting work on Airbus A321 fuselage sections in Tianjin.

Volant Aerotech remains on track for certification and engineering development, with crewed trials planned for late 2025.

Chinese startup WeFly conducted the first flight of a full-scale uncrewed prototype of its W280 eVTOL air taxi.

China has delivered a new generation of extravehicular activity suits to its Tiangong space station, following launch and docking of the Tianzhou-9.

China’s Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport has become the first airport in the world to fully deploy autonomous airbridges across its entire facility.

For the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and the U.S. Air Force, devoting the time and money to build an effective bunker-buster bomb is challenging.

The Pentagon will become the largest shareholder in Nevada-based rare earth producer MP Materials in the latest move by the Trump administration.

Rare earths are essential for a wide variety of defense systems to function but the U.S. is largely reliant on China for these strategic metals. Listen in as experts discuss what can be done.

The German government has accused China of lasing one of its aircraft.

The second Donald Trump administration has struggled to reach an agreement with China to ease export controls on the U.S.

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force is looking to modernize against a wide, growing array of threats, from new ballistic missiles to next-generation fighters.

The U.S. Space Force expects to soon award a second contract for its next batch of missile warning/missile tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit.

The World War II Tizard Mission is a reminder of the power of collaboration.

EHang has announced an order for 50 of its EH216-S autonomous eVTOL multicopters for use in aerial tourism services in China’s Guizhou Province.