United Arab Emirates (UAE)

By Jens Flottau
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, launched 20 years ago with diverse goals, now focuses on aircraft leasing and MRO, but it might revisit its wider original vision.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Lacking a strong local workforce, the UAE’s Edge Group turns to robotics and automation to scale production and expand its portfolio.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Korean Air has announced the selection of Archer Aviation as its exclusive eVTOL air taxi partner in Korea.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ella Nethersole
The UAE has strengthened its commitment to sustainable aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Dassault Aviation has delivered the 300th Rafale combat aircraft, a milestone in the French combat aircraft’s ongoing export resurgence.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Irene Klotz
Aboard the International Space Station (ISS), crews already operate as if they live and work aboard two distinct stations.
Space Exploration

By Tony Osborne
Marshall Aerospace has halted plans to move from its current facilities in Cambridge, England, to Cranfield, England, citing cost concerns.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat are hoping to attract partners in their new direct-to-device global low Earth orbit satellite service venture, Equatys.
Commercial Space

By Robert Wall
The United Arab Emirates’ Space42 and Viasat have agreed to jointly pursue direct-to-device global satellite services.
Satellites

By Alan Dron
Etihad Airways reported its strongest ever half-year performance, with record profitability and passenger numbers, as it continued its rapid expansion.
Airlines & Lessors

By Alan Dron
Pakistan carrier AirSial is further increasing its fleet with the addition of two more Airbus A320ceo aircraft.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Iran's foreign minister is being sued by Bell Textron over a little-known dispute over helicopter storage fees dating back to the Iranian Revolution of the late 1970s.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Emirati defense firm Edge Group has completed 75% of the development of its SkyKnight short-range air defense system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Tony Osborne
The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first domestically produced warplane appears to be making steady progress towards service entry.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
China’s eVTOL startups continue to make rapid progress with new financing and pre-orders.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has announced the start of flight testing in Abu Dhabi with its uncrewed Midnight eVTOL demonstrator.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
The second Donald Trump administration has struggled to reach an agreement with China to ease export controls on the U.S.
Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
UK eVTOL startup Sora Aviation has been awarded two government-supported research projects totaling £2.1 million ($2.8 million).
Advanced Air Mobility

By Ben Goldstein
Archer has a new partnership with private aviation services company JetEx to integrate the Midnight eVTOL into the latter’s network of several dozen FBOs.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
Facing China’s escalating export controls, the U.S. is accelerating supply chain diversification.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Matthew Fulco
RTX plans to produce the critical mineral gallium in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with two local partners, the aerospace and defense giant said May 16.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
The U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of six Boeing CH-47F Chinooks to the UAE on May 12.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Garrett Reim
Monaco, principality and land of luxury, wants to develop a space industry.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Ben Goldstein
The UAE has OK'd a proposal from Archer to modify the first heliport in Abu Dhabi into a facility that can accommodate helicopters and eVTOLs.
Advanced Air Mobility