Russia

By Irene Klotz
NASA’s Nick Hague and Russia’s Alexander Gorbunov are slated to lift off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1:17 p.m. EDT.
Space Exploration

By Mark Carreau
The football-field-sized orbital lab must be safely deorbited after transitioning its research and technology activities to multiple commercial successors.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall
Maiaspace on Sept. 25 said the decision allows it to focus on starting commercial operations from the site in 2026.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The threats to space systems from directed energy weapons is going to grow, the head of U.S. Space Command warns.
Operations & Safety

By Robert Wall, Thierry Dubois
Chinese and Russia anti-satellite capabilities are driving Western militaries to pursue better situational awareness and countermeasures.
Satellites

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-25 crew transport capsule descended into Kazakhstan early Sept. 23, returning two Russian cosmonauts and one NASA astronaut back to Earth .
Space Exploration

Aviation Week Staff
Russia is making up to 116 billion rubles (about $1.3 billion) available for the startup, known as Bureau 1440, to deploy the global constellation.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Stockholm wants to raise the defense budget by 13 billion Swedish krona ($1.28 billion), ministers announced Sept. 17.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russian aircraft maker Yakovlev has reshuffled its engineering teams as it works to certify its MC-21 narrowbody after multiple delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The UK should consider acquiring U.S.-developed hypersonic weapons until it can fully resource nationally developed weapons, a think tank says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Byron Callan
The Russia-Ukraine war and what comes next in Russia will remain major factors shaping defense markets in this decade and beyond.
Budget, Policy & Operations

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

By Tony Osborne
Deputy Defense Minister Cezary Tomczyk told the country’s parliament, the Sejm, that the country’s Supreme Audit Office will examine the procurement.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch a two-member SpaceX Crew-9 team to the International Space Station.
Operations & Safety

By Jens Flottau
With radio frequency interference now routine for commercial airlines, more is at stake than redundancy, a cornerstone of aviation safety built over decades.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Mark Carreau
Russia’s Soyuz MS-26 launched to and docked with the International Space Station (ISS) on Sept. 11.
Space Exploration

By Matthew Fulco
Hanwha and its subsidiary Hanwha Defense Australia signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Advanced Navigation.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

Aviation Week Network Staff
The import-free variant of Russia’s MC-21 narrowbody airliner cannot operate at its designed range after the installation of heavier locally made components.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Brian Everstine
Lloyd Austin, the U.S. Defense Secretary, spoke with reporters following the meeting.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia’s government-backed leasing company GTLK has committed to ordering 238 airliners from state-owned airframer United Aircraft Corporation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Zelenskyy signed a decree that dismissed Lt. Gen. Mykola Oleshchuk, the Ukrainian air force commander since 2021.
Budget, Policy & Operations

Aviation Week Network Staff
Russia's United Engine Corporation (UEC) plans to launch production of smaller engines to address the country’s war-driven demand for more uncrewed aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
The new domestically developed weapon is called Palyanytsia, the name of a popular Ukrainian loaf of bread,.
Missile Defense & Weapons

Aviation Week Network Staff
Issues with the new PD-8 turbofan engines may again delay the certification of the import-free variant of Russia’s Superjet 100 (SJ-100) regional jet.
Aircraft & Propulsion

Aviation Week Staff
The twin-engine Yak-130 entered service with the Russian Air Force in 2010 as a trainer for the Su-30 family of fighters.
Aircraft & Propulsion