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US Export Controls Threaten to Ground COMAC C909 by Blocking Engine and Parts Supplies

The US Commerce Department expanded export restrictions to cover engines and components for COMAC’s C909 regional jet, blocking Honeywell and Collins Aerospace from supplying critical systems. The move marks a further escalation in Washington’s bid to curb China’s growing commercial aircraft manufacturing capacity.

2025-06-06T17:22:01.263198-07:00

Bloomberg

Airbus Poised to Secure Up to 300-Jet Deal with Chinese Airlines

2025-06-03T23:05:08.524877-07:00

Skift

Southwest and China Airlines Forge First Transpacific Interline Partnership

2025-06-02T05:06:41.691543-07:00

Reuters

China Launches Tianwen-2 Mission to Retrieve Asteroid and Comet Samples

2025-05-29T02:31:05.994368-07:00

Hype Analysis

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Tianwen-2 returns first deep-space image en route to lunar fragment asteroid China’s Tianwen-2 probe has transmitted its first photograph from deep space as it journeys toward Kamoʻoalewa, a near-Earth asteroid potentially of lunar origin. Study of this quasi-moon target could shed new light on the Moon’s formation and early solar system processes.

2025-06-08T03:07:36.289052-07:00

Tianwen-2 returns first deep-space image en route to lunar fragment asteroid

South China Morning Post

Japan Seeks Accelerated Next-Gen Fighters as GCAP Progress Stalls Confronted by an aging F-15 and F-2 fleet increasingly outmatched by China’s new stealth jets, Japan is pressing UK and Italy to speed up the Global Combat Air Programme. Frustrated by delays, Tokyo is weighing stop-gap procurements and alternative development paths to close the air-superiority gap.

2025-06-07T17:15:14.908444-07:00

Japan Seeks Accelerated Next-Gen Fighters as GCAP Progress Stalls

South China Morning Post

Vietnam Accelerates Military Airstrip Construction on Contested Spratly Reefs New satellite imagery analyzed by the South China Sea Probing Initiative reveals Vietnam’s intensified land reclamation and airstrip development on multiple Spratly Island reefs. The construction push includes new runway extensions, hardened shelters and support facilities, signaling Hanoi’s effort to strengthen its strategic foothold amid regional maritime disputes.

2025-06-07T01:14:58.850636-07:00

Vietnam Accelerates Military Airstrip Construction on Contested Spratly Reefs

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Taiwan on High Alert as Carrier Liaoning Transits Southeast Waters Taiwan’s defense ministry has heightened alert after China’s carrier Liaoning was detected sailing in waters off Taiwan’s southeast, underscoring Beijing’s maritime power projection near the island. The move comes amid persistent cross-Strait tensions and follows recent PLA naval and aerial activities around Taiwan’s perimeter.

2025-06-06T21:44:23.485546-07:00

Taiwan on High Alert as Carrier Liaoning Transits Southeast Waters

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US Export Controls Threaten to Ground COMAC C909 by Blocking Engine and Parts Supplies The US Commerce Department expanded export restrictions to cover engines and components for COMAC’s C909 regional jet, blocking Honeywell and Collins Aerospace from supplying critical systems. The move marks a further escalation in Washington’s bid to curb China’s growing commercial aircraft manufacturing capacity.

2025-06-06T17:22:01.263198-07:00

US Export Controls Threaten to Ground COMAC C909 by Blocking Engine and Parts Supplies

The War Zone

Leaked Imagery Reveals Side-by-Side Cockpit and Triple-Bay Weapons Layout on China’s J-36 Stealth Fighter Recent ground imagery of China’s J-36 heavy stealth fighter reveals a side-by-side cockpit layout and a triple-bay weapons configuration—a large central bay flanked by two smaller bays—offering industry the first detailed glimpse of its payload flexibility and potential heavy-strike role as testing continues.

2025-06-06T16:12:19.692211-07:00

Leaked Imagery Reveals Side-by-Side Cockpit and Triple-Bay Weapons Layout on China’s J-36 Stealth Fighter

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Boeing resumes 737 MAX deliveries to China as trade tensions ease A new Boeing 737 MAX in Xiamen Airlines livery departed Seattle Friday, marking the first trans-Pacific ferry flight to China since April’s tariff-driven suspension halted all handovers. The jet, routed via Kailua-Kona, heads to Boeing’s delivery center in China as a preliminary truce takes effect.

2025-06-06T12:59:25.582348-07:00

Boeing resumes 737 MAX deliveries to China as trade tensions ease

SpaceNews.com

China Deploys Fourth Batch of Guowang Internet Megaconstellation Satellites China launched its fourth tranche of Guowang low Earth orbit internet satellites from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center, expanding its burgeoning domestic megaconstellation. Beijing provided scant details on the payload specifications or mission objectives, highlighting the opaque nature of its sovereign broadband rollout in LEO.

2025-06-06T01:39:28.707330-07:00

China Deploys Fourth Batch of Guowang Internet Megaconstellation Satellites

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