A DARPA presenter described a $2.5 million prize to spur heavy‑lift drone development, saying three teams have flown drones carrying over four times their weight; the program aims to widen participation beyond traditional contractors.

At a live event connected to the International Space Station, the presenter said he would create "a very special academy" for the crew's work, saying it must match the quality of West Point, Annapolis and the Air Force Academy; no timeline or implementing authority was given.

House passes HB 7033, allocating aviation fuel tax for space initiatives effective 2026

Legislators propose funding for the Oklahoma Space Industry Development Authority through new act.

Brig. Gen. Dan Kramer told the committee that Michigan’s NADWIC (Nadwick) was identified as one of the nation’s deep unmanned aerial systems training ranges and recently hosted a major experimentation event; officials described economic benefits, expanded all‑domain training and continuing challenges around counter‑UAS authorities.

Houston Spaceport representatives told the town hall that the site at Ellington Field is expanding with tenant growth (Intuitive Machines, Axiom, Venus Aerospace), a new Taxiway Lima project and a Texas Southern University flight school ribbon cutting next month.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh hands over the first LCA Mk1A rear fuselage produced by Alpha Tocol Engineering to HAL, marking a milestone in India's defence manufacturing.

Blue Origin's New Glenn program suffered an incident during static fire testing of its engine at Florida facilities. The next-generation heavy rocket, designed to compete with Starship, experienced an explosion that delays its operational timeline.

Aerospace development at Darby Farm seeks conditional use permit for economic readiness.

Aviation News – The U.S. Air Force has begun training a select group of ten American student pilots at Italy’s International Flight Training School, marking a new multinational effort to streamline and modernize pilot production. The initiative, conducted at Decimomannu Air Base, brings together the U.S. and Italian air forces to test a Small Group Tryout program aimed at evaluating new pathways for undergraduate pilot training.

The physical event was cancelled earlier this year amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.