Russia

By Robert Wall
The growing threat to space systems is driving a demand for greater resilience, argues the Luftwaffe’s head of space command.
Satellites

By Irene Klotz
Pieces of a Soviet-era spacecraft, stranded in Earth orbit after a failed launch to Venus 53 years ago, are heading back into the atmosphere this week.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Ukraine signed a much-anticipated deal on April 30 that could provide Washington with a significant new source of critical minerals.
Supply Chain

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

By Tony Osborne
Romania has been given approval to acquire another Patriot air defense system that will replace another that was donated to Ukraine.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
Just back from the International Space Station, NASA’s oldest astronaut, 70-year-old Don Pettit, wants to take two more journeys off the planet.
Space Exploration

By Chen Chuanren
North Korea has launched a new class of destroyer capable of carrying tactical ballistic missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Irene Klotz
NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos are working on a backup plan to deorbit the International Space Station at the end of its operational life.
Space Exploration

By Robert Wall
European Union parliament members have backed a proposal for greater defense industrial investment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz, Mark Carreau
The U.S. plans to operate the International Space Station (ISS) for another five years, but risks to the orbital outpost are a growing concern.
Operations & Safety

By Victoria Moores
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s leasing arm has secured another $282 million payout for aircraft that were previously leased to Russian airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Guy Norris
NATO is s aiming to take advantage of commercially developed space innovations.
Space Symposium

By Steve Trimble
A $25 billion concept for a Golden Dome upper-layer of 2,000 space-based interceptors has been unveiled by Booz Allen.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Europe’s air forces need to relearn vital suppression and destruction of enemy air defense skills in a bid to restore their air power advantage, experts insist.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Vivienne Machi
The U.S. is fielding proliferated space architectures to support missile warning and missile tracking, surveillance and reconnaissance, and secure comms.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
A new defense posture for Europe, called Readiness 2030, will call on member states to also invest in military mobility.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The German measure passed March 18 with the support of 513 legislators, with 207 voting against.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The coalition of parties agreed to a pact that would give them a majority in a planned vote in parliament on March 18.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Kurt Hofmann
Swiss CEO Jens Fehlinger sees ongoing strong North Atlantic traffic despite a Trump administration economic agenda that includes tariffs and tax cuts.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Macron said he wants to “open the strategic debate on protection by our deterrent of our allies from the European continent.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Brussels on March 4 that the proposed loans were part of a new initiative called ReArm Europe.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Ukraine would contribute 50% of future proceeds from state-owned mineral resources into a reconstruction fund that it would jointly own with the U.S.
Supply Chain

By Mark Carreau
The MS-30 was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a three-stage Soyuz 2a.1 rocket on Feb. 27.
Space Exploration