Aerospace & Defense

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Latest News in Aerospace & Defense

  • January 23, 2026

    Crypto Project Laundered North Korea Crime Funds, Suit Says

    Torture and terror survivors and their families who have won monetary judgments against North Korea asked a Washington, D.C., federal judge to order a cryptocurrency project to pay nearly $250 million for allegedly laundering North Korean hacker funds they say should have been frozen and seized for the plaintiffs' compensation.

  • January 23, 2026

    DC Circ. Revives Terrorism Liability Suit Against Pharma Cos.

    A D.C. Circuit panel revived a lawsuit Friday accusing pharmaceutical companies of aiding a Hezbollah-linked militia's terrorism in Iraq, saying the victims behind the case have adequately alleged that the companies' participation was conscious and voluntary. 

  • January 23, 2026

    Contractor Indicted For Giving National Defense Info To Reporter

    A Maryland man accused of unlawfully transmitting and retaining classified national defense information was indicted by a federal grand jury one week after FBI agents seized electronic devices from a Washington Post journalist's home as part of their investigation.

  • January 23, 2026

    Feds' Wind Farm National Security Claim Faces Skepticism

    Federal courts aren't buying the Trump administration's argument that construction of offshore wind farms should be halted for national security reasons, with some judges suggesting that the government isn't making its claim in good faith.

  • January 23, 2026

    DJI Challenges Broad FCC Ban On Sales Of Its Drones

    Drone-maker DJI has petitioned the Federal Communications Commission to reconsider a December decision the company says effectively bars many of its products from being marketed, sold or imported into the U.S., arguing the agency exceeded its authority and violated the company's constitutional rights.

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