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Even if the Middle East is no longer the only game in town for defense exports, it still has ample appetite for advanced equipment, from drones to transports.

Unveiled at the Zhuhai Airshow in November, the CH-YH1000 is a medium-altitude multipurpose aircraft for civil and military missions.

A crippling lack of key indigenous infrastructure and skills continues to hold back India’s defense industry, despite rising investment.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency plans the fifth mission for the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries H3 rocket on Feb. 1.

The 2,000-kg (4,400-lb.) gross weight electric aircraft received its Chinese type certificate in March 2024.

The onset of the pandemic and a 2020 border clash that heightened tensions between China and India resulted in the prolonged suspension of all scheduled routes.

President Donald Trump’s State Department has announced that the U.S. export control system authorized a whopping $318 billion in foreign arms sales in 2024.

The third stage was lost about 3 sec. after ignition, triggering the rocket's self-destruct mechanism.

The Hyderabad-based Defense Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) ran an active-cooled scramjet combustor for 120 sec.

Singapore’s Changi Airport saw China at the top of its 2024 rankings, with the country taking the top spot in the passenger and cargo segment.

The country’s major carriers have hundreds of aircraft on order or pending, and big airport projects are underway.

China’s Sichuan Lingkong Tianxing Technology on Jan. 20 unveiled its Yunxing family of supersonic aircraft, alongside the Jindou-400 supersonic engine.

The Department of the Air Force, in a report released Jan. 13 that looks at its future, paints a picture of space as becoming a cold or potentially hot battlefield.

The leader of the U.S. Air Force and Space Force in 25 years will have some new tools.

China’s electric first; Europe’s regional certification; Dutch LH2 demo; and South Korean eVTOL.

Readers write about China and supply chain, terrain technology, Orion’s heat shield, helos over the Hudson and the AW&ST digital edition. Plus: Behind the Scenes in Australasia.

The decrease in funding for the subcontinent’s space startups appears to be part of a natural investment cycle rather than a sign of waning investor interest in the sector.

The debut of two new Chinese military aircraft prototypes shows the country’s steady progress, but with several head-scratching design choices.

A subsidiary of Chinese automaker XPeng, Aero HT’s Land Aircraft Carrier features a six-propeller electric multicopter.

Financing from the Supply Chain Resilience Initiative will directly support agreements between U.S. manufacturers and global minerals suppliers.

Hungary Airlines received its AOC in December 2024 and is operating one Airbus A330F, which is owned by the Hungarian state.

As Beijing further weaponizes its control of essential aerospace commodities, the U.S. and its allies must explore slow and costly supplier diversification.

The Pentagon designation complies with Section 1260H of the fiscal 2021 National Defense Authorization Act.

Antimony is a crucial material for aerospace and defense.

The quiet Dec. 23 announcement that the Kaveri jet engine is now cleared to reenter flight test after a 15-year-long hiatus could be easily missed.