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Thursday 17 September 2026
VLEO emerges as next orbital frontier as China warns of critical 2026–2030 window

Very low Earth orbit (VLEO) is moving from concept toward real-world deployment.

Thursday 17 September 2026
Musk hints at Tesla-SpaceX merger, but the companies are already converging underneath
The broader high-tech landscape has wondered for years about the subtle transactions and movements unfolding underneath the enormous technology ecosystem Elon Musk has stitched together...
Thursday 17 September 2026
Column: China tightens rare earth controls, exposing hidden vulnerabilities in Taiwan's supply chain
China's rare earth export controls are changing the rules governing global critical mineral supply chains. For Taiwan, the real concern is not that China could suddenly halt all exports...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
Airbus weighs supplier stakes to relieve aerospace parts bottlenecks
Airbus is monitoring parts lead times across its supply chain and said direct equity stakes in, or takeovers of, subcontractors could be used in extreme cases to prevent supply disruptions...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
China's space-computing race moves beyond single satellites: Shanghai's gigawatt-scale AI ambition lands in orbit
While the US showcases its strength as one of the world's established space powers — reinforced by SpaceX's growing dominance in satellite connectivity — a quieter but...
Tuesday 15 September 2026
UK backs SaxaVord Spaceport with GBP30M for orbital launches

The UK government has pledged GBP30 million (approx. US$40.6 million) to SaxaVord Spaceport in Shetland, placing domestic orbital launch...

Tuesday 15 September 2026
Swiss drone maker shifts production to Taiwan

Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) is working with Swiss drone company Jedsy through its investment in Earthbook, bringing...

Monday 14 September 2026
Taiwan drone maker Twoway breaks into US defense supply chain with Oklahoma procurement deal
Twoway has signed an agency procurement contract with a purchasing delegation from Oklahoma, marking a breakthrough in its defense strategy as it expands North American deployment...
Monday 14 September 2026
Beijing municipality bans civilian drones starting mid-November
China's capital, Beijing, is tightening drone controls further, with the municipal legislature approving revisions to the Beijing Regulations on Unmanned Aircraft Management that will...
Monday 14 September 2026
Taiwan taps Amazon Leo for next-generation government satellite network
Two Beyond 5G low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites being developed by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) under a National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) program, along with four LEO...
Saturday 12 September 2026
Europe buys time in the LEO race as Eutelsat extends OneWeb toward the IRIS² era
Starlink's enormous low-Earth-orbit (LEO) footprint has long cast a shadow over the broader aerospace industry, turning satellite broadband into a race defined as much by constellation...
Saturday 12 September 2026
Analysis: Speed built Colossus, yet redundancy may decide whether SpaceX can scale it

Much of the industry attention surrounding AI infrastructure buildouts is now inextricably tied to sheer compute power, with market...

Friday 11 September 2026
Beyond Earth's orbit: how Besxar, Space Forge, Varda, BioOrbit, Voyager are industrializing space

A pioneering cohort of space startups is betting that the key to unlocking next-generation technology lies off Earth. Armed with millions...

Friday 11 September 2026
Global drone supply chain accelerates de-China shift, Taiwan wins

Foreign drone makers are increasingly turning to Taiwan as a hub for non-China drone supply chains, drawn by the island's component...

Thursday 10 September 2026
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers partners with Earthbook, Jedsy to tap Taiwan's medical drone logistics market
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation (SSFC) is stepping into Taiwan's emerging low-altitude economy, partnering with Taiwan-based drone-data and AI platform Earthbook and Swiss medical...