Aerospace & Defense

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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • November 04, 2025

    Trump Again Nominates Jared Isaacman As NASA Chief

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday again nominated Jared Isaacman to lead NASA, months after yanking an earlier nomination due to the billionaire entrepreneur's "prior associations."

  • November 04, 2025

    Venezuela's PDVSA Seeks Rehearing On Rig Seizure Claims

    Venezuela's state-owned oil company is asking the D.C. Circuit to revisit its ruling from last month ordering the company to face allegations it unlawfully seized an Oklahoma-based petroleum contract drilling company's rigs more than a decade ago, saying the ruling risks "diplomatic friction."

  • November 04, 2025

    11th Circ. Won't Block Fla. Land Restriction Law

    The Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday refused to block enforcement of a Florida law prohibiting certain foreign nationals from owning land, finding that the plaintiffs in question lack standing to challenge the law and are unlikely to succeed in their challenge to its constitutionality.

  • November 04, 2025

    Fed. Circ. Denies VA Surgeon's Wrongful Termination Appeal

    The Federal Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board's decision to uphold the firing of a general surgeon by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs after he raised concerns about compromised patient care.

  • November 04, 2025

    'Chinese Military' Tag Is Unlawful, Drone Maker Tells DC Circ.

    Drone maker DJI has taken its arguments that the Pentagon unlawfully labeled it a "Chinese military company" to a higher court.

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