United States of America (USA)

By Matthew Fulco
The military alliance between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States faces formidable challenges four years after its establishment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Jeremy Kariuki
Icon Aircraft Co-Founder and former U.S. Air Force Pilot Kirk Hawkins, 58, died following a wingsuit accident in Switzerland.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Ukraine has pitched a $50 billion proposal to the White House to supply 50 million drones over a five-year period.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall, Tony Osborne
With their promise of deep magazines and relatively low cost per shot, laser weapons are becoming a battlefield reality.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
X721, a Dubai-based startup created by former Airbus and Arianespace engineers, is developing a high-altitude platform station relying on a tethered rotor.
Launch Vehicles & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Signs of activity on the arctic archipelago of Novaya Zemlya point to a resumption of flight tests on Russia’s 9M370 Burevestnik nuclear-powered cruise missile.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Adrian Schofield
Starlux is boosting its presence in the U.S. market with an interline deal with American Airlines and broadening its own network between Taiwan and the U.S.
Airlines & Lessors

By Matthew Fulco
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.
Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Interstellar Technologies of Japan says it has signed five customers for its first Zero rocket launch, anticipated in 2027.
Commercial Space

By Christine Boynton
Following the EU-U.S. trade deal reached in recent weeks, Cargojet expects to generate new ACMI and charter opportunities in the coming quarters.
Airlines & Lessors

By Irene Klotz
As the International Space Station enters its last five years, the heads of the project’s primary partners met in person for the first time in seven years
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Jens Flottau
Embraer plans to invest $500 million over the next five years into some of its U.S. facilities.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan’s drone exports jumped 749% in the first half of the year, with Poland accounting for more than half of the $11.9 million in sales.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
European states looking to boost defense spending are likely to help drive a large jump in business that SES does with governments, CEO Adel Al-Saleh says.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
Beijing’s two-year export control campaign has laser-focused on the most important raw materials for the Pentagon.
Supply Chain

By Ben Goldstein
Israeli eVTOL startup AIR has raised $23 million in a Series A funding round, intended to finance expansion of its U.S. operations.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
The first-ever NASA-India Space Research Organization joint Earth science mission successfully launched early July 30.
Space Exploration

By Steve Trimble
A joint U.S./UK program is testing safety technology on the Lockheed Martin F-35 that is aimed at avoiding collisions between military and civilian aircraft in the air.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A U.S.-based team seeking to make history by soaring a specially designed glider to a record height of 90,000 ft. is soliciting donations and volunteers.
Commercial Space

By Alan Dron
The U.S. Export-Import Bank (EXIM) has approved a transaction to help the export of Boeing aircraft and spare engines to Angola.
Airlines & Lessors

By Christine Boynton
Frontier Airlines is continuing to evaluate new offerings, including onboard connectivity, as it transforms its budget model.
Airlines & Lessors

By Lori Ranson
Allegiant has brokered a deal to sell its Sunseeker resort to Blackstone for $200 million.
Airlines & Lessors

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 Brian Everstine
The Pentagon on July 2 confirmed it has paused shipments of military aid to Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Israeli strike and surveillance quadcopter drone maker Xtend plans to start delivering 3,000 systems a month from a plant in Tampa, Florida.
Aircraft & Propulsion