Vietnam Airlines said its fleet expansion will include 10 aircraft leased from SMBC Aviation Capital, four from Avolon and five from Phoenix Aviation Capital managed by AIP Capital, with deliveries scheduled for 2028.

NASA says a preliminary cost estimate for the agency-led nuclear-powered Mars mission Space Reactor-1 Freedom is about $2.1 billion; figure may be adjusted during procurement. Funding plan submitted to Congress calls for $640m in 2026, $890m in 2027, $415m in 2028 and $180m in 2029. The estimate excludes the science payload mission SkyFall, whose budget has not been released; Mars researchers warn SkyFall could crowd out other NASA science funding. The mission, slated for launch in late 2028, would be the first in-flight validation of a nuclear electric propulsion system and is expected to carry three helicopters to Mars to collect scientific data and search for potential water sources.

Airbus to release a revised medium-term outlook, further reinforcing its profitability commitments.