President Donald Trump

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

By Graham Warwick
The massive budget reconciliation bill narrowly passed by the U.S. House of Representatives continues tax credits for sustainable aviation fuel production.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency revealed a key piece of the rapid contracting mechanism for Golden Dome capabilities on May 21.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The Golden Dome air and missile defense system will be fully operational in two and a half to three years and cost about $175 billion, President Donald Trump says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
A team of Pentagon acquisition leaders and company officials met regularly to find ways to fix the slow progress of a new Air Force One.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is honing in on collecting information related to foreign cartel organizations.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Lori Ranson
The U.S. Department of Transportation has dropped a lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by the prior administration.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Steve Trimble
A U.S. agency finished building the first B61-13 nuclear gravity bomb nearly a year early.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Garrett Reim
Norway has signed onto the Artemis Accords, the latest signal that President Donald Trump continues to support the quasi-coalition for space norms.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Christine Boynton, Sean Broderick
At 130 787s and 30 777-9s, plus options for an additional 50 787 and 777X aircraft, it is Boeing’s largest-ever order for widebodies from a single operator.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
Federal agencies and their contractors are grappling with how to preserve science data in the face of the Trump administration's anti-DEI initiative.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget request threatens to cut NASA programs that focus on green aviation.
Emerging Technologies

By Christine Boynton
In addition to provisions affecting aerospace, the deal also grants relief to UK sectors that had been facing steeper rates—aluminum, steel, and cars.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. defense sector overcame economic and political turmoil in the first 100 days of the second Donald Trump administration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
An early indication of NASA’s response to the Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 budget is expected later this spring.
Budget, Policy & Regulation