China

By Chen Chuanren
The CAAC has forecast that passenger volume for this year’s spring travel season will reach 90 million people, up from the record 83.5 million set in 2024.
Airlines & Lessors

By Brian Everstine
Kendall took over as the service’s top civilian in 2021 and will leave office in the next few weeks.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
EHang, meanwhile, continues to expand on its leading position on China’s emerging low-altitude economy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Jens Flottau
Volocopter aims to uphold normal business operations after filing for bankruptcy as it failed to secure additional capital from its existing shareholders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
This completes the trifecta of China’s key state-owned aircraft companies unveiling its new capabilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
The rocket, also known as Kinetica-1, took off Dec. 27 at around 9:03 a.m. Beijing time.
Satellites

By Steve Trimble
Internet images show a new Chinese combat aircraft with a cockpit and stealthy configuration, including a diamond-style wing with no vertical tails.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
In February 2024, the U.S. Space Force set up a pilot program called Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).
Commercial Space

By Matthew Fulco
Govini estimates that more than 20,000 individual parts used by the Pentagon are impacted by the export controls, affecting more than 1,000 weapons systems.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Advanced air mobility startups in China are advancing quickly as Beijing drives to establish a low-altitude economy.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
Concerns about China’s muscular foreign policy are driving its neighbors to strengthen their military arsenals.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
A perilous threat environment has prompted increased defense spending outside the U.S. and the construction of new multinational supply chains.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Startups embrace a software-defined aerospace strategy to aid the U.S. attempts to match China’s manufacturing might.
Emerging Technologies

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan is eyeing the use of satellites in medium and low Earth orbit to preserve communication services in the event of a conflict with China.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick
Guangzhou-based GAC unveiled the single-seat drive/fly Gove in January 2023.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Vivienne Machi
The service is teeing up 2025 as the year of space domain awareness as threats from China loom.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
Though Red Cat reported modest revenue of $4.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the company’s forecast for 2025 is bullish.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
By mid-December, the Chinese civil aviation industry has already carried more than 700 million passengers in 2024, a record high.
Airlines & Lessors

By Ben Goldstein
The AAM Reality Index evaluates companies’ likelihood of success in bringing an advanced air mobility aircraft to market.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The increasingly connected and powerful Chinese military is displaying its capabilities and prompting countermoves by the U.S. and allies.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Chinese startup Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry has raised more than ¥100 million ($13.8 million) in a Series A+ financing round.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall, Steve Trimble
The Davidson Window looms on the horizon as the U.S. seeks to deepen its stocks of weapons. Will that mean war between the U.S. and China?
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
As the Space Force approaches its fifth birthday, one of its most critical mission areas is undergoing a massive facelift.
Missile Defense & Weapons