President Donald Trump

By Brian Everstine
Israeli air strikes have taken out about one-third of Iran’s ballistic missile launcher capacity.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
BlackSky Technology plans to expand its Gen-3 high-frequency monitoring constellation with new satellites designated AROS.
Satellites

By Robert Wall, Brian Everstine, Steve Trimble
Boeing’s win of the U.S. Air Force F-47 fighter program may have answered one of the longest-running questions hanging over the aerospace giant.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has announced plans to raise $850 million from a direct equity offering, lifting its cash position to approximately $2 billion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
An integration pilot program to be set up by the FAA under the direction of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump is expected to begin in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brian Everstine
The DOD will not disclose the funding amount or timelines related to turning a gifted Boeing 747-8 from the government of Qatar into an interim Air Force One.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
It didn’t take long for Elon Musk to back off threats to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spaceship.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
The U.S. government is highly reliant on SpaceX’s Falcon 9 medium and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles and Dragon crew capsule.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on June 10 offered a few more details on the proposed Golden Dome for America missile defense architecture, as Congress is debating how to kick-start funding for the proposal.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
Denmark is urgently acquiring a trio of ground-based air defense systems worth nearly $1 billion to defend its cities and critical infrastructure.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
An integration pilot program to be set up by the FAA under the direction of an executive order signed by President Donald Trump is expected to begin in 2026.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Steve Trimble
The F-35 Joint Program Office is still months away from finalizing details of the aircraft's new upgrade road map.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Canadian government on June 9 committed to pouring another C$9.3 billion ($6.8 billion) into defense spending this year.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
In the U.S., politically there’s never been a better time since the 1960s to develop a civil supersonic aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
U.S. President Donald Trump issued executive orders directing FAA to take immediate action to expand drone operations and strengthen counter-drone capabilities.
Aerospace

By Joe Anselmo, Irene Klotz, Graham Warwick
As the White House pulls Isaacman’s nomination, it wants to cut the space agency’s budget back to pre-Apollo levels. Our editors discuss what it means.
Check 6

By Garrett Reim
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump launched broadsides against each other on social media and in public on June 5.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Brian Everstine
A Senate version of the $150 billion proposal to increase defense spending would add more money to select aircraft programs on top of a House-passed proposal.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
The Senate on June 2 confirmed Michael Duffey to be the next head of weapons buying at the Pentagon.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Michael Bruno
Innovative Rocket Technologies is looking to become publicly traded via a reverse merger with a special purpose acquisition company backed by Wilbur Ross.
Commercial Space

By Brian Everstine
With the Trump administration looking to hit NASA with significant funding cuts, Northrop is now saying it will likely work less with the agency.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
A $61 billion price tag for Canada to participate in the Golden Dome air and missile defense system came as a surprise to Canadian national security leaders.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Royal Canadian Air Force pilots recently started familiarization training on Lockheed Martin F-35As.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield could transform the defense relationship between the U.S. and Canada.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Michael Bruno
Boeing will avoid felony charges related to two 737 MAX crashes and the Alaska door plug incident under a non-prosecution deal with the Trump administration.
Safety, Ops & Regulation