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Aerospace & Defense - January, 2026

226 articles

• Senate Passes Gov't Funding Package; House Must Vote Next
• Contractor Says $16.6M Fee Too Much For Contract Delays
• GAO Slams Contractor For Fake Citations In Protest
• Back Pay Over Vax Mandate Is Equitable Relief, Justices Hear
• Aerospace And Defense Law: Trends To Follow In 2026
• 9th Circ. Bars Coast Guard Suit Over Conception Boat Fire
• Ex-Fla. Rep. Says Prosecutor Has 'Personal Animus' In DQ Bid
• Undersea Cable Cos. Seek Slash In FCC License Paperwork
• 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue
• Trump Orders Open Tariff Threat Over Oil Sales To Cuba
• Navy's $195M Contract Award Stands After GAO Review
• Interim DHS Funding Cools Shutdown Threat For Now
• DCA Midair Collision: One Year Later
• SBA Cuts Over 1,000 Firms From Contracting Program
• FCC To Collect More Info On Cos.' Ties With US Adversaries
• Congress' Limited Tariff Role May Persist After Justices Rule
• GAO Says Conflict Claims Can't Sink $757M DOD Deal
• Key Policy Moves Are Powering Nuclear Growth
• Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 3 Companies Begin Trading After Raising $1.3B In IPOs
• Shoddy Funds Cost Bloomberg 401(k) Investors Big, Suit Says
• Calif. Jury Convicts Ex-Google Engineer Of Stealing AI Secrets
• Jones Day Guides VSE Corp. On $2B Precision Aviation Deal
• SpaceX Eyes IPO At $1.5 Trillion Value, Plus More Rumors
• Unions Say FEMA Staff Cuts Threaten Disaster Readiness
• Ex-Google Engineer's Trade Secret Theft Case Goes To Jury
• Rubio Says There's No Plan For Military Action In Venezuela
• GAO Says State Is Taking Steps To Boost Ukraine Aid Oversight
• Bid Protest Spotlight: Evaluations, Redactions, Remands
• FTO Designations: Containing Foreign Firms' Legal Risks
• Atty Who Sued Blank Rome Lawyers Ordered To Pay Fees
• Missile Detection System Readiness Miscalculated, GAO Says
• Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails
• False Claims Expert Moves Philly Practice To Holland & Knight
• GAO Dismisses Ohio Co.'s Challenge To VA Bid Rejection
• Google's Allegedly Stolen AI Secrets Not Valuable, Jury Told
• NTSB Torches FAA In DCA Midair Collision Probe
• Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2026 Editorial Boards
• Salesforce Nabs $5.6B 'Missionforce' Contract With Army
• Northwood Space Raises $100M In Series B
• Air Force Awards 17 Cos. $7B Labor Contract
• Sen. Kelly Bashes DOD's 'Alarming' Attempt At Punishment
• Family Members Of Boat Strike Victims Sue Trump Admin
• EU, India Reach Major Free Trade Agreement
• 3 Firms Guide GigCapital's Latest SPAC, Raising $220M
• GAO Ends $64M Army Deal Challenge
• GAO Denies Protest Of $77.6M Air Force Training Task Order
• Judge Won't Block Bombing Evidence From Fluor Fraud Trial
• Federal Contractor Opexus Sued Over EEOC Data Breach
• Paul Weiss, Foley & Lardner Steer IonQ's $1.8B SkyWater Deal
• Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief
• Crypto Project Laundered North Korea Crime Funds, Suit Says
• DC Circ. Revives Terrorism Liability Suit Against Pharma Cos.
• Contractor Indicted For Giving National Defense Info To Reporter
• Feds' Wind Farm National Security Claim Faces Skepticism
• Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm
• DJI Challenges Broad FCC Ban On Sales Of Its Drones
• 7th Circ. Says Suit Over Veteran's Photo Is Time-Barred
• Perkins Coie Adds DOJ Vet To Antitrust Group In DC
• TikTok Seals Joint Venture Deal For US Operations
• DC Circ. Presses Feds To Justify Military Trans Ban
• Iran Sued For Alleged Role In Deadly Jordan Drone Attack
• GAO Denies Challenge To $203M Air Force Fuel Deal
• SpaceX Eyes IPO, Spirit Mulls PE Owner, And Other Rumors
• Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year
• Judge Severs Tax Charges From Ex-Rep's Foreign Agent Case
• Opportunities Amid The Challenges Of Trump's BIS Shake-Up
• Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Holland & Knight Team Will Navigate Arms Trade Regulations
• GAO Backs Navy's $471M IT Contract Decision Amid Protest
• Holmes Seeks Trump Clemency For Theranos Fraud Sentence
• Feds Ordered Not To Review Seized WaPo Reporter's Devices
• Ex-Military Heads Back Sen. Kelly In Suit Against Hegseth
• CFIUS Review Could Delay IRobot Ch. 11 Deal, DOJ Warns
• UPS Strikes Deal In Class Action Over Pay For Military Leave
• Trump Backs Off Tariffs Over Greenland With Deal In Works
• Greenberg Traurig Builds Up Nat'l Security Group With 3 Hires
• How A 1947 Tugboat Ruling May Shape Work Product In AI Era
• V&E Lands Gov't Contracts Co-Chair From Greenberg Traurig
• Defense Industry Exec Gets 4 Years For Bribery Scheme
• Whistleblowers Fight Fluor's Bid To Limit Evidence In Trial
• DHS Tech Says He Was Fired For Criticizing Noem During 'Date'
• Law360 Names Firms Of The Year
• Senate Dems Push Bill To Block US Funds For Venezuela Oil
• Cos. Seek Coverage For Military Housing Mold, Defects Suits
• Aerospace Contractor, Workers Settle OT Dispute For $450K
• NextNav Claims No Toll Disruption From GPS Backup Plan
• Luminys Back In Clear With FCC After Dahua USA Is Dissolved
• What Productivity EO May Mean For Defense Industrial Base
• Navigating Privilege Law Patchwork In Dual-Purpose Comms
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Law360 Names Practice Groups Of The Year
• Trump Threatens 10% Tariff To Goad EU Nations On Greenland
• USAA Warns Alice Became 'Sinkhole' For Tech In $223M Case
• Feds Move To Seize Military Trainers Bound For China
• Stolen Google AI Info Valuable To Rivals And China, Jury Told
• Stock Buyback Ban Could Shrink Defense Industrial Base
• Boeing Birth Defect Appeal Draws Playground Dumping Analogy
• $29M Deal In Boeing Supplier Fraud Suit Gets Final OK
• Jury Convicts Contractor In $4.5M Navy Fuel Fraud
• Squires Ends Chinese Chip Co. IPRs In Informative Order
• DOD Watchdog Finds Army's Ukraine Contracts Oversight Lax
• EU Imposes Duties On Imports Of Fused Alumina From China
• Aerospace Biz TransDigm Gets 2 PE-Backed Cos. In $2.2B Deal
• NC Judge Mulls Pausing Veterans' Fee Fight Amid Appeal
• Google Worker In IP Theft Trial Impersonated Exec, Jury Hears
• DHS Blocked From 2nd Attempt To End TSA Union Deal
• Air Force Asks Justices Not To Hear COVID Vax Back Pay Case
• Gov't Contractor Says Insurers Wrongfully Inflated Premiums
• Whistleblower Seeks Removal Of DOJ In Price-Gouging Case
• DOJ Backed US Operation To Capture Maduro, Memo Shows
• 3M Brings Conn. Town's PFAS Case To Federal Court
• Ex-WebAI Engineers Say Demos Were 'Faked' In Major Deals
• Trump Admin Open To Settling Ill. National Guard Case
• Nvidia Sued In Del. For US 'Tax' On Chip Deal With China
• Fly-Fishing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• 4 Ways GCs Can Manage Growing Service Of Process Volume
• US Lawmakers Push Bill To Curb China's Mineral Control
• Military Fraud Case Against Fluor Moves To Trial
• GAO Denies Protest Of $43.6M Navy Modular Building Award
• Trump Imposes 25% Tariff On Select Semiconductor Imports
• FAA Worker's Suspension Not Race-Based, 11th Circ. Affirms
• Ligado Judge To Issue Ruling On Inmarsat Satellite Row
• Calif. Car Cos. Hit With $200M Chancery Fraud Suit
• Senate Bill Would Give FCC One Year For Satellite Licensing
• 3rd Circ. Nixes Engineer's Plea For Sharing Navy Contract Info
• Czech Co. Seeks $873M IPO On Defense Spending Wave
• Trump Admin Drops Appeal In Transportation Funds Suit
• The Law Firm Merger Diaries: Forming Measurable Ties
• Boeing Settles Latest 737 Max Ethiopian Air Case Before Trial
• Ex-CIA Analyst Says FARA Case Is Flawed, Unconstitutional
• Google Engineer Cut-And-Pasted To Evade Security, Jury Told
• GAO Denies Challenge To DOD Agency's $472M Support Deal
• EEOC Disability Bias Win Stands, But Damages Shrink
• DHS Bid To Nix TSA Union After Injunction Gives Judge Pause
• Astronomers Seek Upper C-Band Coordination With Wireless
• OFAC Sanctions Will Intensify Amid Global Tensions In 2026
• Wis. Sanctions Order May Shake Up Securities Class Actions
• 5 E-Discovery Predictions For 2026 And Beyond
• Ex-Navy Sailor Gets 16 Years For Selling Secrets To China
• 2026 Enforcement Trends To Expect In Maritime And Int'l Trade
• Holland & Knight Hires Drone Delivery Co. Policy Head
• Ex-Google Engineer Stole AI Secrets To Help China, Jury Told
• Army Contractor Seeks To Limit Evidence In Fraud Trial
• Sen. Kelly Sues Hegseth Over Alleged Retaliation For Remarks
• US Magnesium Creditors Say Sale Process Was Rigged
• Justices Wary Of Broader Removal In Coastal Pollution Suits
• DOL Tells 4th Circ. Lockheed Pensioner Class Lacks Standing
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Cellphone Misuse Firing Of Navy Engineer
• Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice
• Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court
• Justices Seek SG's View In Military Shipbuilders' Wage Row
• Justices Won't Review Who Can Protest Gov't Contracts
• Justices Pass On Bias Suit Over SBA Small Biz Program
• Skadden's Ex-Palo Alto Leader Named Aetherflux's COO, CLO
• Up Next At High Court: Pollution Lawsuits & Trans Athletes
• SpaceX Can Build Up Its Next-Gen Constellation, FCC Says
• DOD Unveils Nearly $15B In Arms Sales To 8 Nations
• Calif. Construction Co. Nabs $15B Air Force Contract
• 4th Circ. Frees Man Convicted For Speech After 9/11
• Examining Privilege In Dual-Purpose Workplace Investigations
• The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit
• Engineer Claims Co. Fired Her Over Refusal To Falsify Docs
• GAO Backs Air Force Denial Of Proposal With Excess Pages
• Senate OKs Bipartisan Proposal To Limit Trump's War Powers
• FCC Updates 'Covered List' To Remove Some Drones
• Apparel Co. Seeks $730K From Gov't Over Beret Contract
• Alito Recuses From Chevron, Exxon Coastal Pollution Case
• Satellite Co. Pays $175K To End FCC's Team Telecom Case
• NJ Man Cops To Role In North Korea Cyberfraud Scheme
• GOP Lawmakers Back Trump's Planned $1.5T Defense Budget
• How 11th Circ.'s Zafirov Decision Could Upend Qui Tam Cases
• GAO Denies Protest Of $223M Navy Engineering Contract
• Fed. Circ. Affirms Navy Doesn't Owe Contractor Labor Costs
• Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer
• Trump Bars 'Underperforming' Defense Contractors' Buybacks
• Trump Exits Climate Pact, UN Orgs. He Says 'Conflict' With US
• Injunction Protecting TSA Labor Contract Is Moot, Feds Says
• DOJ To Appeal Reinstatement Of Clearance For Mark Zaid
• Fed. Circ. Notes Ambiguity In VA Data Migration Procurement
• BlackSky Satellite SPAC Suit Settles In Del. For $7.5M
• GAO Sustains Protest Over $18.2M Air Force Task Order
• Satellite Biz Chairman Sued After Flip-Flop On Lockheed Sale
• Incora Minority Noteholders To Appeal 'Uptier' Loss
• Workers Pitch 100K Class In Aerospace Co. Forfeiture Suit
• Judge Seeks Assurance That PFAS Deals Are Good For NJ
• Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building
• FCC Plans To Raise Power Limits For Unlicensed 6 GHz Use
• Next Boeing 737 Max Ethiopian Air Trial Kicks Off Monday
• Key Trends In PFAS Regulation And Litigation For 2026
• US Removal Of Maduro Won't Curb Energy Cos.' Caution
• GAO Backs DOD's $1.95M Contract Award Amid Protest
• GAO IDs 4 Funding Programs As Lacking Fraud Controls
• Feds Seek More Than 21-Year Sentence In Navy Espionage Case
• US Sanctions Targeting Russia's Oil Giants Heighten Biz Risks
• San Diego Sues DHS Over Marines' Border Barrier
• The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2025
• 2nd Circ. Rejects Terrorist Group Supporter's Early Release Bid
• GAO Rejects Protest Of $20M Noncompetitive DOD Award
• ​'Truly Extreme': 9th Circ. Judges Decry Trump Layoffs Ruling
• L3Harris Strikes $845M Sale Of Space Propulsion & Power Biz
• Naval Architecture Firm Resolves Engineers' No-Poach Claims
• Aviation Co. Says Jet Operator Owes $33M For Deserted Deal
• Teledyne To Pay $1.5M In FCA Deal Over Navy Parts Sale
• Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year
• Maduro Denies Guilt As Atty Preps 'Voluminous' Motions Fight
• Trump Tells HieFo To Divest Chip Assets, Citing Security Risks
• GAO Sustains Protest Of $75M Navy IT Contract
• Veterans Win Class Certification In Disability Claims Fee Fight
• Newman Eyes High Court After Latest Loss On Suspension
• Approach The Bench: What Judges Had To Say In 2025
• DC Circ. Cases To Watch In January
• Trade Secret Trends To Watch In 2026
• California Cases To Watch In 2026
• Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice Cases To Watch In 2026
• Gov't Contracts Policies To Watch In 2026
• Gov't Contracts Cases To Watch In 2026
• Patent Cases To Watch In 2026
• Milbank PE Co-Head On What Will Drive Deals In 2026
• Megadeals, Tariff Reset Put M&A On Firmer Footing For 2026
• 3 Securities Litigation Trends To Watch In 2026
• 5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026
• 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape
• 4 High Court Cases To Watch This Spring
• Blue Slip Fight Looms Over Trump's 2026 Judicial Outlook
• BigLaw Leaders Tackle Growth, AI, Remote Work In New Year