Russia

By Matthew Fulco
The hedge fund Elliott Investment Management has made a “significant” investment in hypersonic flight company Stratolaunch.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Mark Carreau
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Endeavour capsule undocked from the International Space Station on Jan. 14 for a scheduled Jan. 15 splashdown and recovery.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The International Space Station crew held a change-of-command ceremony Jan. 12 in advance of the Crew-11 astronauts’ planned early return to Earth.
Operations & Safety

By Matthew Fulco
The U.S. and Taiwan will co-produce 155mm artillery shells in an expansion of joint defense manufacturing efforts, Taiwan’s Armaments Bureau said on Jan. 12.
Supply Chain

By Irene Klotz
As part of the SpaceX Crew-11 astronauts’ upcoming early departure from the ISS, command of the orbital outpost will be turned over to a Russian cosmonaut.
Operations & Safety

Aviation Week Staff
Russia’s altering of the orbital plans for the ROS follow-on to the ISS has caused Moscow to build use of the Baikonur spaceport back into its planning.
Operations & Safety

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

By Steve Trimble, Brian Everstine, Tony Osborne, Robert Wall
A look at why Operation Absolute Resolve has implications far beyond Venezuela.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Irene Klotz
The number of orbital launch attempts worldwide last year surpassed the record 2024 flight rate by 25%.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian airlines carried 108.6 million passengers in 2025, the first decline since Russia lost access to Western markets, aircraft and technologies in 2022.
Airlines & Lessors

Aviation Week Network Staff
On Dec. 27, 2025, Russia's aviation authority Rosaviatsia issued its approval of an all-Russian modification of the Tupolev Tu-214 narrowbody.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The director general of Israel’s Defense Ministry says the country has reverted too soon to a funding mindset that prevailed before the attack by Hamas.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
The Russian military has deployed a nuclear- and Mach 10-capable ballistic missile to Belarus in a move seen by Russian analysts as a warning to the West.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Robert Wall
Russian space agency Roscosmos says it plans to have built a lunar power station by 2036.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
A Sukhoi Su-57 fighter completed a first flight powered by a 35,000-lb.-thrust Izdeliye 177 engine this month.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace of Norway plans to acquire Zone 5 Technologies, a U.S. maker of low-cost cruise missiles.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Vivienne Machi
Service leaders say the U.S. is at a critical moment to keep ahead of adversaries in space tech development.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Vivienne Machi
New Combat Forces Command Commander Lt. Gen. Gregory Gagnon plans to focus his time in command on training for orbital warfare.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian military efforts to destroy Russia’s air defense systems have faced diminishing returns as the aggressor’s experience grows.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
The fifth anniversary of the Artemis Accords was marked with optimism and concerns for the future during a Dec. 11 celebration.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Canada has joined Europe's SAFE program, a new financial instrument to help EU member states boost spending on common defense in the face of the Russian threat.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian Air Force personnel say they are moving to different forward operating bases several times a week to avoid being destroyed by Russian air attacks.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Mark Carreau
Northrop Grumman’s initial Cygnus XL resupply capsule for the International Space Station has been temporarily unberthed from the orbital lab’s U.S. segment.
Operations & Safety

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

By Tony Osborne
A UK Royal Air Force crew has been dazzled by a laser pointed at their aircraft from a Russian survey ship, UK Defense Secretary John Healey has said.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare