Aviation and space news
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July 31, 2026
If the schedule holds, a small Japanese capsule will cross the Australian sky in the 2031 fiscal year and land carrying more than 10 grams of material gathered from Phobos, the larger of Mars’s two…
Australia, the United States and Japan have formalized a new trilateral agreement, with the aim of strengthening air… The post Australia, US, Japan formalize new trilateral air logistics agreement…
In this premium Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake talks to author Melanie Hill about how she brought the high-speed, high-stakes world of air races to life, as well as how her book "Jett Cooper"…
Building on their debut at the multinational Exercise Pitch Black in Australia’s Northern Territory in 2024, the Philippines returned for the 2026 iteration with a similarly sized contingent of four…
The CH-47D Chinook helicopter, equipped with an 11,300-litre water tank, and Bell 412 reconnaissance and support aircraft will be deployed to France, accompanied by 24 highly skilled aerial and…
July 30, 2026
The exercise provides the RAAF P-8A community with its first experience using a new anti-ship capability. Royal Australian Air Force Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft are serving in both…
Qantas' seasonal Perth to Rome flights are key routes in the airline's network.
July 29, 2026
Lieutenant General Holger Neumann is touring Australia as part of Exercise Pitch Black 26 held in the Northern Territory this month.
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Australia and the U.S. Navy, joined Taipan Strike 26, a live fire test of a developmental Medium Range Ground Based Air Defence […]
PERTH, Western Australia — LatConnect 60 (LC60) is executing on a multi-geography industrial plan to accelerate its SWIRSAT constellation, anchoring core technology development and payload…
Australia has introduced its first national standard operating procedures for large air tanker firefighting aircraft, including minimum drop… The post Australia introduces national air tanker safety…
Dovetail Electric Aviation, an Australian-Spanish company developing electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems for regional and general aviation, has signed its The post Dovetail Electric…
No height rules were in place when Coulson 737 crashed into rising terrain after downslope retardant drop in early 2023. Australia has set out standard operating procedures (SOPs) for large…
On this week’s Australian Aviation Podcast, Jake and David unpack the crate expectations being placed on Australia’s secondary airports as freight operations ramp up at WSI and Avalon.
The Qantas Airbus A350-1000ULR, built to conquer the last frontier of long-haul travel, completed its round-trip test flight on Tuesday.
July 28, 2026
Lockheed Martin, in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Australia and the U.S. Navy, has successfully supported Taipan Strike 26, a live fire test of a developmental Medium Range Ground Based Air…
Australian company CubePilot, which supplies hardware and embedded software for the civilian unmanned systems industry, has warned its customers that some of its systems are offline while it…
July 27, 2026
Being able to freely share Collaborative Combat Aircraft, even in a heated fight, could be a huge boon for U.S. and Australian airpower. The post Australian MQ-28 Ghost Bat Fighter Drones Could Be…
The expansive red bluffs of Western Australia's Yilgarn Craton give the landscape a Martian appearance. It turns out the resemblance is more than superficial: The Yilgarn Craton also shares…
Australian defence spending will increase over the next decade as its military recapitalises capabilities across warfighting domains.
Australia’s top air force officer and his German counterpart flew together during Exercise Pitch Black 2026. Both leaders… The post Super Hornet, Eurofighter fly together as Australian, German air…
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us to the south-western tip of Australia, in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, with an image from June 2026.
Qantas and Australia Post have extended their century-old air freight partnership for another 10 years. The move is… The post Qantas, Australia Post extend century-old freight partnership for 10…
July 26, 2026
The disgraced former chief executive of Australian flag carrier Qantas, Alan Joyce, has broken his silence to defend his leadership of the airline, nearly three years after he was forced to resign…
July 24, 2026
PERTH, Australia – 24 July 2026 – LatConnect 60 (“LC60”), an Australian satellite Earth observation and AI company, today unveiled a proprietary intelligence-fusion capability that leverages the…
Image: The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over Australia’s southwestern corner in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia.
Qantas’ first ultra-long-range Airbus A350-1000ULR has landed in Melbourne, Australia, after flying nonstop from Toulouse, France. The journey… The post Qantas’ ultra-long-range A350 lands in…
July 23, 2026
Australian Army has conducted its first AH-64E Apache live-fire training in Australia during Exercise Possum Guns in July 2026. This was the first time the new Apache helicopters fired live……
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The A350-1000ULR began a 22-hour test flight between Toulouse and Melbourne, a major milestone in its certification campaign. This flight paves the way for Qantas's future ultra-long-haul routes…
The Air and Space Army is participating in the multinational exercise 'Pitch Black 26, the largest air maneuver in the Indian-Pacific, which is developing at the Darwin and..
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