Aerospace & Defense

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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • January 21, 2026

    Feds Ordered Not To Review Seized WaPo Reporter's Devices

    Federal officials are not to examine electronic devices and other materials seized from a Washington Post journalist's home until a dispute over the constitutionality of the search warrant at issue is ironed out, a Virginia federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  • January 21, 2026

    Ex-Military Heads Back Sen. Kelly In Suit Against Hegseth

    Dozens of former military leaders have backed U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., in challenging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's bid to reduce his Navy rank, saying Kelly's punishment for "accurate statements of military law" discourages veterans from exercising their own First Amendment rights.

  • January 21, 2026

    CFIUS Review Could Delay IRobot Ch. 11 Deal, DOJ Warns

    The Department of Justice has notified the Delaware bankruptcy court that an evaluation of Roomba maker iRobot's proposed Chapter 11 plan transactions by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. could postpone those deals on the eve of a plan confirmation hearing.

  • January 21, 2026

    UPS Strikes Deal In Class Action Over Pay For Military Leave

    UPS has reached a deal to end a class action alleging the package delivery giant violated federal law by failing to pay drivers for short-term military leave despite providing compensation for jury duty and other short-term absences, according to a filing in Washington federal court.

  • January 21, 2026

    Trump Backs Off Tariffs Over Greenland With Deal In Works

    President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he will back down from tariff threats on European countries in an effort to acquire Greenland after reaching an agreement on a framework for a deal involving U.S. security interests in the Arctic region.

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