China

By Jens Flottau
Beijing has chosen to exempt some aircraft parts from import tariffs introduced as part of the escalated trade conflict with the U.S. according to Safran's CEO.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Graham Warwick
Chinese luxury carmaker Hongqi has unveiled the Tianyan 1 drive/fly vehicle and plans to fly a prototype this year.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
China is widening the scope of its restrictions on the export of critical minerals to the U.S.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan’s AVIX and India’s Optiemus Unmanned Systems will collaborate on the production of drone components for defense applications in the subcontinent.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
Boeing managers believe they can limit sudden cost increases from Trump administration tariffs and trade wars to below $500 million this year.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Chen Chuanren
The China Manned Space Agency will select and train two Pakistani astronauts, one of whom will serve as a payload specialist onboard the Tiangong space station.
Operations & Safety

By Sean Broderick
An indefinite pause in deliveries to Chinese customers will not derail Boeing’s planned production rate ramp-ups.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Daniel Williams
China's decision to halt Boeing deliveries is the latest hiccup in a relationship that hit the buffers in 2019.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Graham Warwick
Another Chinese eVTOL flies; artificial intelligence beats human in drone race; detonation-powered hypersonics.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Cormorant Aerospace plans to build the initial version of its planned eight-passenger amphibious aircraft with turbogenerator-based hybrid-electric propulsion.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
China’s state-owned aircraft manufacturer AVIC has flown a full-scale demonstrator of its AR-E3000 electric vertical-takeoff-landing-landing aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Chen Chuanren
The AVIC AG600 has attained type-certification from the CAAC; at a MTOW of 60 tons, it is the world’s largest commercial amphibian aircraft.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Molly McMillin
Jefferies analysts have studied the potential impact if China decided to no longer take deliveries from U.S. business aircraft manufacturers.
Airports, FBOs & Suppliers

By Graham Warwick
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Emerging Technologies

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Jens Flottau
Editors are joined by Wall Street analyst Scott Mikus to break down how global trade turmoil affects OEMs.
Check 6

By Joe Anselmo, Michael Bruno, Matthew Fulco, Steve Trimble, Lindsay Bjerregaard, Lee Ann Shay, James Pozzi, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Jens Flottau, Helen Massy-Beresford
The new Trump tariffs and trade wars could indelibly alter the global aerospace and defense industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Garrett Reim
Astranis will provide connectivity from its microGEO communications satellite to Taiwan starting in 2026.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
China has deployed an airborne early warning aircraft to Egypt for exercises.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Garrett Reim
U.S. President Donald Trump has laid claim to Canada and Greenland, but when will he lay claim to the Moon?
Space Symposium

By Matthew Fulco
Taiwan's Tron Future Tech sees burgeoning global demand for its counter-unmanned aircraft systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Jens Flottau
The Chinese government has reportedly blocked its airlines from taking delivery of Boeing aircraft and U.S.-made aerospace equipment.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The “de minimis” exemption that allows low-value shipments from China to enter the U.S. tariff-free ends May 2—alarming air cargo shippers reliant on e-commerce
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Chen Chuanren
Regulators in Singapore and 23 other Asia-Pacific countries have drafted a paper to facilitate the adoption of advanced air mobility.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Matthew Fulco
It will not work with Elon Musk-owned Starlink, but Taiwan plans to establish a satellite communications network by 2029.
Satellites

By Matthew Fulco
The importance of UAVs in Taiwan's security and related export opportunities are emphasized in the island's new Quadrennial Defense Review.
Budget, Policy & Operations