Aerospace
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Germany orders more P-8A Poseidons as Franco-German maritime aircraft programme stalls
European strategic autonomy faces reality as proven US capabilities trump cooperation rhetoric
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SpaceX's explosive failures clear path to Mars as NASA's $29 billion rocket limps behind
How deliberate disasters became SpaceX's secret weapon against traditional aerospace
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Contaminated hydraulic fluid and missed safety warnings led to F-35 destruction in Alaska
Military's most advanced fighter brought down by basic maintenance failures and institutional communication breakdown
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Polish photographer exposes American stealth testing whilst Pentagon maintains silence
Civilian observers armed with cameras reveal more about US military capabilities than official briefings, challenging traditional assumptions about secrecy
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China's methodical lunar progress challenges American space program's political volatility
Recent testing successes demonstrate how institutional stability may triumph over innovation in sustained technological competition
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Combat-tested jets lose customers as allies question America's political reliability
Traditional defense partnerships fracture as procurement decisions prioritise political predictability over battlefield performance
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Trump targets rocket launch regulations after SpaceX campaign against safety rules
Executive order eliminates environmental reviews following Musk's public assault on regulators
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Britain's satellites depend on ground stations moving to the cloud as cybersecurity maturity lags behind critical infrastructure needs
Government study reveals security gaps as space industry adopts shared platforms for controlling essential services
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America ends Russian rocket engine dependence as military satellites face growing GPS jamming threats
Space Force's first Vulcan launch marks strategic milestone amid electronic warfare surge affecting civilian aviation
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America and China race to place nuclear reactors on the Moon as space law struggles with territorial reality
Technical requirements for lunar power are becoming the new front in space competition, with infrastructure potentially trumping international treaties
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Jim Lovell's death marks the end of space exploration's most dangerous era
The Apollo commander's passing signals the transformation from experimental heroics to systematic infrastructure
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NASA abandons ambitious space station plans as budget pressures force minimal approach
Agency directive slashes requirements from permanent presence to monthly visits, favouring Vast's temporary station over established contractors' comprehensive designs
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How America lost control of space
Why SpaceX's monopoly threatens democracy and national security
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Japan's F-35B stealth fighters signal end of post-war military restraint
Constitutional engineering and strategic transformation drive Tokyo's most significant military modernisation since 1945
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America's 70-year-old spy plane breaks records whilst facing retirement
Anniversary flight highlights why Cold War technology still outperforms modern replacements
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When strength signals weakness
How Britain's most ambitious military deployment since 1971 reveals the enduring constraints that forced the original East of Suez retreat
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The supersonic money machine that never flies
NASA's X-59 taxi tests mark the latest chapter in aviation's most expensive recurring failure—and reveal why the sound barrier was never the real problem
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The Soviet playbook returns
How oligarch tactics reached American space policy
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The green constraint only one side accepts
How the Royal Air Force volunteers for operational limits that rivals reject