Boeing dropped its opposition to plans for its largest suppliers to merge, reflecting pressure on the aerospace industry to deliver its record backlog of jetliners.

U.S. regulators expect the number of commercial drones and people flying them to quadruple over the next five years, the latest positive indicator for the burgeoning industry.

Seeking to maintain a pair of satellite-launch providers, the Air Force split $640 million in contracts between Elon Musk’s low-cost SpaceX and a Boeing-Lockheed Martin venture with higher prices but a long military legacy.

Many worrisome transactions fall through the gaps in the Cfius process.

Commercial drones in the U.S. are expected to begin limited package deliveries within months, catching up with other countries that have tested such services for years.

For nearly a quarter of a century, the U.S. has resorted to a combination of carrots and sticks to deter North Korea from developing a nuclear bomb, to no avail.

President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation to meet Kim Jong Un, in what would be the first meeting between a sitting U.S. president and a North Korean leader.

White House officials are preparing legislation that for the first time would allow federal law enforcement and homeland security to disrupt, take over or even destroy suspected hostile drones in U.S. airspace.

The nuclear arsenal unveiled by President Vladimir Putin has raised warnings of a new arms race, but with some exceptions the weapons are familiar and illustrate the chronic problems faced by Russia’s arms industry.

China is making big investments in artificial intelligence, looking for military advantage—while the Pentagon is determined to maintain its edge.

President Trump’s plan to impose steep tariffs on steel and aluminum imports drew sharp criticism from industries that fear it could raise their costs to make everything from airplanes to beer cans, and potentially lead to retaliatory measures by other countries.

Russia has developed nuclear weapons capable of penetrating U.S. air-defense systems, the country’s president, Vladimir Putin, said Thursday, sharpening rhetoric against the West and raising the prospect of a new arms race with Washington.

American corporations have generally stayed away from politically-sensitive debates, but many companies have been galvanized in recent days into assessing their exposure to gun-related issues.

SpaceX launched into orbit a commercial payload with two prototype communications satellites intended to pave the way for an eventual constellation of thousands of similar internet-via-space satellites.

The Kremlin is offering up shares in its top helicopter manufacturer to Gulf investors, placing Russian Helicopters at the forefront of efforts to boost political and economic ties with the Middle East and Asia.

SpaceX’s proposed internet-via-space project is slated to launch two experimental satellites on Thursday, even as the company tamps down expectations such prototypes will quickly evolve into a functioning global system.

Amid the biggest revamp of European defense in years, NATO is pushing the European Union to work closely with non-EU allies as the U.K. maneuvers to maintain its leverage in the region’s security after it exits the bloc.

Vice President Mike Pence is expected to announce new moves promoting private ventures in space, including easing launch rules and putting the Commerce Department in charge of broader deregulation initiatives.