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In February 2024, the U.S. Space Force set up a pilot program called Tactical Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (TacSRT).

Govini estimates that more than 20,000 individual parts used by the Pentagon are impacted by the export controls, affecting more than 1,000 weapons systems.

Trump 2.0’s agenda will test the international bonds and boundaries that have shaped the aerospace industry.

Advanced air mobility startups in China are advancing quickly as Beijing drives to establish a low-altitude economy.

Concerns about China’s muscular foreign policy are driving its neighbors to strengthen their military arsenals.

A perilous threat environment has prompted increased defense spending outside the U.S. and the construction of new multinational supply chains.

Startups embrace a software-defined aerospace strategy to aid the U.S. attempts to match China’s manufacturing might.

Taiwan is eyeing the use of satellites in medium and low Earth orbit to preserve communication services in the event of a conflict with China.

Guangzhou-based GAC unveiled the single-seat drive/fly Gove in January 2023.

The service is teeing up 2025 as the year of space domain awareness as threats from China loom.

Though Red Cat reported modest revenue of $4.3 million in the second quarter of fiscal 2025, the company’s forecast for 2025 is bullish.

By mid-December, the Chinese civil aviation industry has already carried more than 700 million passengers in 2024, a record high.

The AAM Reality Index evaluates companies’ likelihood of success in bringing an advanced air mobility aircraft to market.

The increasingly connected and powerful Chinese military is displaying its capabilities and prompting countermoves by the U.S. and allies.

Chinese startup Zero Gravity Aircraft Industry has raised more than ¥100 million ($13.8 million) in a Series A+ financing round.

The Davidson Window looms on the horizon as the U.S. seeks to deepen its stocks of weapons. Will that mean war between the U.S. and China?

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

As the Space Force approaches its fifth birthday, one of its most critical mission areas is undergoing a massive facelift.

AAHK has agreed to buy a 35% stake in Zhuhai Jinwan Airport as the operator of Hong Kong International aims to build out a cluster in the Greater Bay Area.

The outgoing Biden administration is laying the groundwork for the larger U.S. strategic force championed during the first Trump administration.

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

Mockups and displays show the steady development of Chinese Air Force technology ambitions.

The bevy of AAM news from Zhuhai Airshow is the clearest signal yet of the seriousness with which Beijing is proceeding in its push to create a nationwide low-altitude economy.

As of midday on Nov. 14, Rocket Lab shares were trading at $17.77.

Russia used the event in China for the Su-57’s international debut.