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Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation announced two Indian customers for its Ilyushin Il-114-300 passenger turboprop on Sept. 10 at an event in New Delhi.

Russia showcased its Dan-T loitering munition at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt, designed for use from Russian and other aircraft and helicopters.

Ukraine’s allies plan to pool funding to help acquire Patriot interceptors from the U.S. to help Ukraine boost its defense against Russian ballistic missiles.

Russia showcased two versions of its S-71 attack uncrewed air system at the El Alamein International Airshow in Egypt, marking the lethal drone's first public display.

A warning by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that Russian airspace has become “completely unsafe” prompts further scrutiny of how commercial airspace is being weaponized in today’s increasingly frequent asymmetric wars.

Ukraine warns Russian airspace is becoming unsafe as drone strikes disrupt aviation and raise concerns for airlines that continue to fly over Russian territory.

S7 Airlines, Russia’s largest private carrier, disclosed in a company report that it had begun repairs of General Electric CF34 turbofan engines in 2025.

Sweden’s military will deploy Saab Gripen fighter jets, warships and its ground-based radar system to Finland after Helsinki requested help to monitor the airspace along its border with Russia.

Russia says it is starting series production of a new counter-drone radar system optimized to detect swarms of uncrewed aircraft.

The lack of Western engines means two Russian programs have had to be suspended, and expected export deals have not come through.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 has had a clear domestic aerospace casualty: the once-vaunted government-controlled space industry.

Ukraine’s military revealed a long-range uncrewed aircraft system on Aug. 17.

The initial launch of Russia’s first reusable rocket—Amur SPG—is now planned for 2031, half a decade later than when the concept emerged.

NASA plans to move up the launch of four crewmembers to the International Space Station (ISS) to help hasten the crew rotation rate.

Russia’s Soyuz MS-28 crew capsule departed the International Space Station (ISS) for a safe parachute-assisted descent into remote Kazakhstan early July 26, ending an eight-month mission for two Russian cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut.

Proliferating space constellations could suffer the same fate as the Telstar 1 satellite in 1962.

Turkey has begun talks with Russia to enable it to sell on the controversial S-400 air defense system, the purchase of which got it banished from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.

An MIT-led simulation and modeling effort offers a potential space-based method for detecting nuclear weapons in Earth orbit.

Boeing and NASA are running out of time to ferry astronauts to and from the International Space Station aboard CST-100 Starliner spacecraft.

The UK Defense Ministry has begun releasing details of procurement plans associated with the country's long-awaited Defense Investment Plan.

Russia plans to reengine the SSJ-100 fleet with PD-8 turbofans, replacing SaM146 engines as sanctions halt production and certification progresses.

Russian aircraft manufacturer Yakovlev has begun flight trials of the Yak-130M, a modernized version of its combat jet trainer.

Data for airliner utilization in Russia shows a significant drop in flights so far in 2026, with narrowbody flight cycles in May down more than a third year over year.

A NASA safety panel praised the International Space Station (ISS) program on June 22 for the precautionary steps it recently took while Russian cosmonauts looked into the latest in a series of worrisome air leaks.