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The U.S. Space Force expects to soon award a second contract for its next batch of missile warning/missile tracking satellites in medium Earth orbit.

Four academics have been awarded a prize for proposing the creation of a Panel on Asteroid Orbit Alteration.

The end of the stealth era is coming and it is coming at the hands of quantum sensing, the deputy director of a Pentagon agency says.

Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody airliner is not scheduled to enter commercial service until the end of 2026, according to launch customer Aeroflot Group.

More than a decade after its first liftoff, Russia’s Angara A5 heavy rocket finally has become operational.

NASA, Axiom Space and SpaceX have again delayed the planned launch of Axiom’s fourth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station.

MBDA has lifted the lid on a low-cost, long-range, one-way attack drone concept used to saturate an adversary’s air defenses.

Russia has conducted large-scale trials of new laser systems against UAVs, the country’s government reported June 13.

The death toll for spacecraft attempting soft landings on the Moon notched up another victim last week.

AerCap won its claim against its insurers for the loss of 116 aircraft and 23 engines leased to Russian airlines and not returned after the invasion of Ukraine.

Europe’s first defense and space commissioner, a self-proclaimed transatlanticist, sets an “ambitious” agenda for the region’s defense.

Attacking enemy airfields is a decades-old military objective, but new drone technology and special warfare tactics amplify the threat.

Japan’s ispace failed in its second attempt to land a spacecraft on the Moon June 5, the cause of which has not yet been determined.

X-Bow Systems is the latest erstwhile launch startup to sharpen its focus on missile defense.

The U.S. Army’s program of evaluating new counter-drone technologies recently conducted its sixth test event.

Russian satellite startup Bureau 1440 is poised to be the first customer for the Russo-Kazakh Soyuz-5 rocket, planned to launch before year-end.

Ukraine claims to have destroyed one-third of Russian Long-Range Aviation’s cruise missile-carrying strategic bombers after an audacious drone raid deep inside Russian territory.

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

The LMS-192 Osvey passenger turboprop will take to the air in 2026, according to a Belarusian governor.

Germany has pledged an additional €5 billion ($5.65 billion) to aid Ukraine’s defenses and boost the country’s ability to strike at long-range against Russia.

Air Serbia has secured rights to overfly Russian airspace on Belgrade–Shanghai service, as Chinese carriers continue to capitalize on overflight access.

The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield could transform the defense relationship between the U.S. and Canada.

Failure to adapt NATO in the current geopolitical situation risks fracturing the alliance and empowering adversaries.

Moscow has green-lit a multi-year space plan that emphasizes more tangible outcomes and seeks to close a growing gap with rivals.

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