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China’s three state-owned carriers remained in the red during the first six months of 2025, though losses narrowed compared with the same period in 2024.

Dozens of startups are racing to develop eVTOL air taxis in China. We pick the leaders.

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

The Defense Department’s majority stake in MP Materials raises questions about government ownership in the defense industrial base.

Advanced rotorcraft have been flown by Changhe and Harbin, helicopter manufacturers within AVIC.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport says increasing service to China is driving a rise in international passenger traffic, which grew 10.3% from June to July.

While navigating tariff challenges, ST Engineering expands its global facilities and invests in new technologies.

Sustained demand for engine services in the Asia-Pacific region is bringing investment in new shops and expanding existing locations.

China’s eVTOL developers have moved rapidly up the ranking of the emerging global advanced air mobility industry, displaying a pace of advance unmatched by even the West’s most aggressive startups.

AVIC unit Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation has flown a dual-thrust compound rotorcraft demonstrator, just days after a Chinese tiltrotor test flight.

With their promise of deep magazines and relatively low cost per shot, laser weapons are becoming a battlefield reality.

India and China have agreed to resume direct flights for the first time in more than five years, marking a significant step toward mending diplomatic ties.

China has flown its first full-scale crewed tiltrotor aircraft, developed by state-owned company AVIC.

Increased government involvement in airliner sales will shape the industry in three ways—none of them good.

China has completed the first system-level test of the YF-100K engine for its new Long March-10 rocket, a key vehicle designed for future crewed lunar missions.

Drone manufacturer Red Cat Holdings expects it would significantly benefit from a possible U.S. ban on the use of UAVs made by China’s DJI, the company said.

Poland accounted for more than half of the $11.9 million in export sales in Taiwan’s drone sector recorded in the first half of the year.

Zhanjiang Wuchuan Airport is set to receive scheduled international flights following its inclusion in the international aeronautical information system.

Saudi Arabian property developer Diriyah Co. has signed an MOU with The Helicopter Company, the kingdom’s largest commercial helicopter operator, to explore the integration of AAM.

The lander, dubbed Lanyue, (“Embracing the Moon” in Chinese) performed powered descent, soft landing and ascent tests.

Anduril has delivered the first tranche of Altius loitering munitions to Taiwan in conjunction with the establishment of a local office.

The Pentagon has awarded up to $10 million under the Defense Production Act (DPA) to a subsidiary of critical minerals firm NioCorp to develop a scandium supply chain in Nebraska.

The People’s Liberation Army Navy has dropped its strongest hint yet that flight operations have commenced onboard its newest aircraft carrier Fujian.

As expanding wind tunnel test capability emerges in China, NASA prepares to mothball similar test sites under pressure from shrinking budgets.

China is developing a new twin-tailed jet trainer.