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Outpost's 'Space Factories' Will Make Optical Fibers, Medicines and More in Orbit
The company is proving out the platform with one of its own products.
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U.S. Air Force fighter aircraft F-35 performs aerobatic maneuvers on the second day of the Aero India 2023 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Feb. 14, 2023.
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Pentagon Investigates 'Shipment Issue' After China Obtains Parts From F-35 Stealth Fighter Jet
The components were on the way from Australia to the U.S.
September 24, 2026
The SpaceX logo is displayed on a building, May 26, 2020, at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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SpaceX Prevails in Texas Land Swap Challenge
A federal judge refused to block the deal.
September 23, 2026
Lockheed Martin launches a precision strike missile during an August flight test.
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Lockheed Scores $1.2B Army Contract for Strike Missiles After Second Test
The test showed the missile's ability to hit moving maritime targets.
September 23, 2026
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Firefly Aerospace Ramps Production of Its Lunar Landers and Orbital Vehicles
The new facility is four times the size of its existing cleanroom.
September 22, 2026
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South Korean Company Announces $2.2B U.S. Munitions Manufacturing Campus
The Pentagon has pressured U.S. defense contractors to speed up weapons production.
September 22, 2026
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GE Aerospace Investing $225M to Modernize New York Research Center
September 21, 2026
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An Autonomous System Flew a Plane Across the Country by Itself
September 18, 2026
This combination of photos made by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter shows the same area on the surface of the moon before and after a newly-discovered crater in May 2024.
NASA Spacecraft Discovers Huge New Crater on the Moon
September 17, 2026
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GM and Lockheed's Weapons-Making Pact Is Already Delivering Missile Parts
September 17, 2026
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink speaks during the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo.
U.S. Acknowledges for the First Time That It's Deployed Weapons in Space
September 16, 2026
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Electra Taps Atlas Group to Build Airframes for Ultra Short Aircraft
September 15, 2026
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Castelion Scores $200M Navy Deal to Build Hypersonic Weapons
September 15, 2026
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Samson Says It's Building a U.S. Factory for the Switchblade Flying Car
September 15, 2026
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Gen Z in Manufacturing: Why Young Engineers Are More Skeptical of AI Than Older Generations
September 15, 2026
Workers inspect an Amazon cargo plane that overshot a runway four days ago at Miami International Airport, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Miami.
Amazon Suspends Partnership With Cargo Carrier Whose Plane Careened Off Runway, Killed 5
September 14, 2026
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Hermeus Unveils Low-Cost Test Vehicle for Mach-Speed Flight
September 11, 2026
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Northrop Grumman Opens New Factory as B-21 Raider Production Accelerates
September 11, 2026
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Most Production Stops in Aerospace Are Never Recorded
The wait for an engineer or inspector rarely shows up in any downtime report.  
September 1, 2026
This undated photo provided by the National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026, shows the shattered window on a Ryanair plane that was broken by a stray engine part shortly after takeoff, causing a man's head to be sucked into the hole.
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Ryanair CEO Disputes That Passenger Was Partly Sucked Out Shattered Boeing Window
The passenger's wife and witnesses say otherwise.
September 11, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron, right, speaks as French European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet listens during the International Space Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026.
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What to Know About Europe’s Push to Compete in Space
European leaders are trying to build up domestic space launch.
September 10, 2026
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$1.2B Rare Earth Metal and Magnet Facility Breaks Ground in South Carolina
The 800,000-square-foot site expects commissioning to begin in 2028.
September 9, 2026
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U.S. Weapons Maker Opens New Manufacturing Facility in Texas
It's scaling production of its heavy-payload, long-range system.
September 9, 2026
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GE Aerospace Buys Castings Supplier CPP to Expand Engine Production
It's one of the world's largest producers of precision sand castings.
September 8, 2026
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Meritus Gas Partners Acquires Colorado, Arizona Companies
The addition in suburban Phoenix will expand Meritus into a critical advanced manufacturing market.
September 8, 2026
L3Harris provides the PAC-3 MSE interceptor’s advanced two-pulse Solid Rocket Motor, Lethality Enhancer and Attitude Control Motors.
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L3Harris Gets $4.7B from Lockheed for Large-Scale Rocket Motor Production
Manufacturing will take place at the defense contractor's site in Arkansas.
September 8, 2026
A Bombardier Global Express business jet approaches for landing in Lisbon, on June 13, 2023.
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Trump Threatens to Ban Aircraft Sales from Canadian Jetmaker Bombardier
Unless it manufactures planes in the United States.
September 8, 2026
An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport (MIA) Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, after it overshot the runway on Sunday, in Miami.
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Investigators Probe Deadly Amazon Cargo Jet Crash in Miami
The plane may have touched down too late to stop safely.
September 7, 2026
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Hydrogen-powered Drone Maker Opens U.S. Manufacturing Facility
The company said it will provide hundreds of jobs nationwide over the coming years.
September 4, 2026
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Precision Contract Manufacturer Expanding in Louisiana to Support Aerospace, Defense
The added space will increase capacity to produce large, complex precision components.
September 3, 2026
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U.S. Arm of Israeli Defense Company Announces Michigan Facility
The site will include production lines for counter-UAS platforms.
September 3, 2026
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Seaglider Prototype Completes First Human-Crewed Flight
Watch: A short first trip could lead to long-term success.
September 3, 2026
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A Pair of Spacecraft Draw Closer to Mercury After Nearly Decade-long Voyage
BepiColombo already has traveled more than 6 billion miles.
September 3, 2026