Joe Brock

Global Editor, Aerospace & Defense at @Reuters

[David Jeans @DavidJeans2]

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Tensions are rising between the Pentagon and SpaceX over multiple issues, including an episode where Elon Musk's company hiked the price of Starlink/Starshield - used to guide strike drones - at the start of the Iran war.

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[David Jeans @DavidJeans2]

Exclusive: Anduril has touted success on Ukraine's battlefield as it sells its drones to Taiwan and the Pentagon.

But recent drone crashes and setbacks in Ukraine reported by Reuters add more to the story of how Anduril is going. https://t.co/bMAnH0DT4G

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

“I’m a warlord now, bitch!” Steve Simoni was a Silicon Valley success story who sold a company to DoorDash. Now he sells an AI-powered machine gun to shoot drones out of the sky. Cracking story from @DavidJeans2 https://t.co/skyDP4Rken

[David Jeans @DavidJeans2]

Exclusive: Military leaders have said they need autonomous swarms of maritime drones to take on China.

But the Navy's effort to achieve this is under scrutiny following test failures, the firing of a top admiral and a pause on a contract with L3Harris.

https://t.co/BBO8qRucsz

[Joey Roulette @joroulette]

New: China is swiftly forging space ties with African nations, and its investments in satellites and infrastructure are winning friends – and expanding its eyes on the skies – as America slashes help for developing countries. W/@ParkSuAm1996 @JoeReuters https://t.co/hgDbPSYBHa

[Reuters Investigates @specialreports]

China is forming space alliances in Africa to boost its soft power and enhance its ability to spy from orbit. A Reuters Special Report explains https://t.co/zZe8J2lIrJ @ParkSuAm1996 @joroulette @JoeReuters

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

Boeing bosses are staring down the barrel. The twists and turns of the past week paint a picture of managers badly wrong-footed and worryingly out of touch with its factory workers. @Reuters story by me, @ReutersMontreal & @mattmillsphoto #Boeing https://t.co/WkWuKSj71w

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

@Boeing has reached a tentative wage agreement with a union representing more than 32,000 workers, in a deal that could avert a crippling strike. Big win for new CEO Kelly Ortberg https://t.co/kdmEjpmkjX

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

Breaking: SpaceX's Falcon 9 grounded by FAA after failing landing attempt @SpaceX @elonmusk https://t.co/MJBseYJ5ty

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

@NASA decision to bring astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams home in a Crew Dragon capsule is the latest humiliation for @Boeing at the hands of @elonmusk @SpaceX . Read @joroulette @Reuters on what it means for Boeing and new CEO Kelly Ortberg https://t.co/ZgjfIAj3zK

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

SpaceX's attempt at the first ever private spacewalk next week will be a test of trailblazing equipment, including slim spacesuits and a cabin with no airlock, in one of the riskiest missions yet for Elon Musk's space company https://t.co/wRLjqSl6ro

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

Singapore Airlines, British Airways, and Lufthansa have increased their flights over Afghanistan after years of largely avoiding it now the Middle East conflict has made it seem a relatively safe option https://t.co/uDgjgwSaSm

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

Exclusive: U.S and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing telling U.S. that they would not resort to atomic threats over Taiwan @reuters @mgerrydoyle @GregTorode @lauriechenwords https://t.co/evlkrQYlhP

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

Boeing finds new flaws in 787 jets. The cause? More than 900 fasteners were being tightened from the wrong side, using the head instead of the associated nut. Scoop from our aero team @timhepher @davidshepardson @ReutersMontreal https://t.co/KD9eWM4iIP

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

Don't Panic! It's just a simulation. @NASA freaked out space twitter today when it inadvertently broadcast audio of astronauts treating a commander suffering from decompression sickness on the International @Space_Station
https://t.co/Ok0PLOvsXg

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

China's Chang'e-6 lunar probe - named after the mythical Chinese moon goddess - is set to begin its journey back to Earth from the moon's far side after collecting samples that may help answer key questions about the early evolution of the solar system https://t.co/kZCdWXwXMV

[Andrew Jones @AJ_FI]

A stream (hopefully with some footage from the far side of the Moon) in just over two hours

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

China makes historic landing on the far side of the moon https://t.co/xnmiYR94bF

[Joe Brock @JoeReuters]

Starliner scrubbed again. It gets worse and worse for Boeing. @Reuters @joroulette #Boeing #Starliner

[Reuters @Reuters]

LIVE: Boeing Starliner capsule's first crewed test flight postponed for at least 24 hours https://t.co/iSiAf67zbz

[Reuters World @ReutersWorld]

Boeing's Starliner capsule set for launch of first crewed space flight https://t.co/L9oko86vFo