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Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions

Africa is emerging as a strategic node in the global launch ecosystem, and several governments and private actors are eyeing commercial spaceports. Without clear legal and regulatory frameworks, those ambitions risk stalling as policy gaps will shape investor confidence, operational timelines and access.

2025-12-25T09:08:57.055399-08:00

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Congress approves pilot program to repair failing sound insulation for homes near Sea‑Tac

2025-12-25T11:42:41.650339-08:00

Payload

Europe’s Top 5 Space Moves of 2025: Sovereign Tech, New Partners and Dual‑Use Hardware

2025-12-25T05:35:31.747178-08:00

The Intercept

Congress advances pilot program allowing federal payment of defense contractors' interest despite Pentagon opposition

2025-12-24T20:21:16.549007-08:00

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Congress approves pilot program to repair failing sound insulation for homes near Sea‑Tac Congress on Dec. 22 approved the Sound Insulation Treatment Repair and Replacement Program Act, creating a limited FAA pilot program that lets select large‑hub airports repair or replace deteriorated sound insulation in homes near busy flight paths. Supporters say the measure fills a long‑standing funding gap affecting communities around Sea‑Tac.

2025-12-25T11:42:41.650339-08:00

Congress approves pilot program to repair failing sound insulation for homes near Sea‑Tac

spaceinafrica.com

Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions Africa is emerging as a strategic node in the global launch ecosystem, and several governments and private actors are eyeing commercial spaceports. Without clear legal and regulatory frameworks, those ambitions risk stalling as policy gaps will shape investor confidence, operational timelines and access.

2025-12-25T09:08:57.055399-08:00

Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions

Payload

Europe’s Top 5 Space Moves of 2025: Sovereign Tech, New Partners and Dual‑Use Hardware In 2025 Europe accelerated its drive for sovereign space capabilities, investing in homegrown technology, building new international partnerships, and reclassifying commercial systems as dual‑use hardware suitable for defence roles. The shifts reflect coordinated policy and industrial moves to reduce reliance on non‑European providers.

2025-12-25T05:35:31.747178-08:00

Europe’s Top 5 Space Moves of 2025: Sovereign Tech, New Partners and Dual‑Use Hardware

The Intercept

Congress advances pilot program allowing federal payment of defense contractors' interest despite Pentagon opposition Congress advanced a pilot program permitting the federal government to pay defense contractors' interest costs, upending an 80‑year prohibition and moving forward over explicit Pentagon objections. The limited measure could shift financing burdens across primes and subcontractors on major weapon and sustainment contracts.

2025-12-24T20:21:16.549007-08:00

Congress advances pilot program allowing federal payment of defense contractors' interest despite Pentagon opposition

Federal News Network

USAF abandons broad re‑optimization while Army and Marines accelerate force transformations This year the U.S. Air Force has abandoned most of its recent 're‑optimization' changes, reversing sweeping organizational and China‑focused initiatives, while the Army and Marine Corps continue major transformation efforts — the Army launching one of its largest aviation and force‑structure realignments in decades.

2025-12-24T12:47:32.550990-08:00

USAF abandons broad re‑optimization while Army and Marines accelerate force transformations

GeekWire

U.S. drone restrictions could pivot manufacturing to Seattle New U.S. restrictions on foreign-made drones are pushing demand toward trusted domestic suppliers and could deliver a major manufacturing opportunity to Washington state. Brinc Drones' CEO says Seattle's existing drone companies, aerospace talent and supply-chain ecosystem position the region to scale production as firms relocate or expand domestically.

2025-12-24T10:22:34.652671-08:00

U.S. drone restrictions could pivot manufacturing to Seattle

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Embraer pivots to the E2 family as E175 demand fades under frozen US scope limits With U.S. scope-clause caps frozen since 2012 constraining regional-jet uptake, Embraer is shifting its commercial strategy away from the waning E175 and toward the E2 family as the company’s primary growth path. The decision will reshape product, sales and fleet-planning priorities.

2025-12-24T06:02:14.218014-08:00

Embraer pivots to the E2 family as E175 demand fades under frozen US scope limits

Unmanned Airspace

US agencies and law enforcement agree shared C‑sUAS detection and mitigation best practices Senior U.S. agency and law‑enforcement leaders met December 11 during a symposium to establish shared best practices for detecting and mitigating counter‑small uncrewed aerial system (C‑sUAS) threats. Hosted by JTF‑NCR/MDW at Joint Base, the session aimed to align detection‑to‑response methods across jurisdictions.

2025-12-18T02:46:05.421837-08:00

US agencies and law enforcement agree shared C‑sUAS detection and mitigation best practices

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Legal frameworks needed to realize Africa's spaceport ambitions

Congress approves pilot program to repair failing sound insulation for homes near Sea‑Tac

Europe’s Top 5 Space Moves of 2025: Sovereign Tech, New Partners and Dual‑Use Hardware

Congress advances pilot program allowing federal payment of defense contractors' interest despite Pentagon opposition

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