Lockheed tests ground-launched long-range missile; Japan to keep making F-35s; Space Fence nears start of ops; NATO training center opens.

UH-60M acquisition likely precedes full Croatian ‘Hip’ replacement, Stratolaunch announces plans to become a high-speed testbed provider, Serbia adds Russian Mi-35Ms to helo fleet, unveiled missile defense for mid-cabin bizjets, Blue Origin's new Shepard aces 12th suborbital flight and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.

After three spacewalks, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is almost ready to resume collecting cosmic rays.

Synthetic training environments should be founded on common terrain and threat databases, military leaders say.

Harbour Air flies first electric commercial aircraft, agreements to establish a new U.S. Space Force, Japan's potential ¥30B spend on future fighters, missing KC-130 and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.

MiG confirms high-speed combat UAS Project, Aero Vodochody flies second prototype L-39NG, NASA weighs Artemis options, Saab flies first production Gripen E for Swedish Air Force and more. A roundup of aerospace, space and defense news.

A pyrotechnic mushroom cloud, a night approach to Ecuador, a banking Israeli F-35i, warbirds that still take flight and dazzling space launches were among the subjects of this year's winning photographs.

The fury of space launches, the love of flight in a woman’s eye, heart-shaped vapor trails and the world’s largest aircraft are among the subjects of some of this year's most compelling photos.