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The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary involved in developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system for the Russian military. The action expands pressure on Russia’s space industry and targets leadership linked to military space capabilities.
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The European Union has sanctioned the head of a Roscosmos subsidiary involved in developing a synthetic aperture radar satellite system for the Russian military. The action expands pressure on Russia’s space industry and targets leadership linked to military space capabilities.
The White House is imposing new import duties on drones and related components under a national-security rationale, with rates ranging from 25% to 100%. Lower tariffs will apply to qualifying allied supply chains, while the policy is designed to encourage domestic drone manufacturing and pressure users toward U.S.-made systems.
Ethiopian Airlines says it cannot repatriate $90 million in ticket revenue held in overseas markets, including $45 million trapped in Russia because of financial sanctions imposed after the war in Ukraine. The blocked funds underscore the cash-flow and settlement risks sanctions create for international carriers.
The U.S. Treasury Department has removed Iraqi airline Fly Baghdad and two of its Boeing 737s from counterterrorism sanctions, ending restrictions imposed two years ago. The action restores the airline and the aircraft to a less constrained position under the U.S. sanctions regime.
Lockheed Martin is negotiating potential supplies of scandium and germanium from North American producers, including NioCorp, Teck Resources and 5N Plus, as pressure builds to strengthen U.S. defense-material supply chains. NioCorp’s preliminary agreement could cover up to 15 metric tons of scandium oxide annually for 10 years.
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated five entities and one individual in China, India and Russia for allegedly acting as general sales agents for Iran’s Mahan Air. The action expands pressure on the airline’s international commercial network and its overseas service providers.
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Tesla is reportedly considering selling or spinning off its China operations as part of preparations for a potential merger with SpaceX. A separate China business could reduce regulatory complications tied to SpaceX’s U.S. defense work and possible scrutiny from Beijing, though Musk has denied plans to separate the unit.
JetZero is exploring as much as $3 billion in U.S. Export-Import Bank financing to support its planned $4.7 billion Z4 aircraft factory in North Carolina. The effort is aimed at underwriting major industrial capacity for the company’s next-generation aircraft program.
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