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August 4, 2026
The Paznic detachment of the Spanish Air and Space Force in Romania has carried out the first familiarisation flights - known as FAM Flights - of an F-18 and an A400M, after…
Dip a pH strip in the Río Tinto and it reads like the vinegar in your kitchen cupboard. The Río Tinto runs for roughly 100 kilometres through southwestern Spain, and its upper reaches, the first 50…
This 3 August marks 45 years since the arrival of the first CASA (now Airbus) C212/200 Aviocar aircraft, FAU 530 and 531, at Carrasco Air Base No.1 of the Uruguayan Air Force (FAU)…
A total of 3.4 million passengers passed through Copenhagen Airport in July 2026, an increase of 3.6% on the same month a year ago. Spain and Italy topped the list of the most popular holiday…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- The opening of bookings confirms one of Air Europa's main moves in Central America for the winter season: a direct route between Madrid and San…
The Spanish Navy recently launched two tender processes to contract a service for the demilitarization of more than 200,000 projectiles of all types and to acquire new batches of…
SAN FRANCISCO – Spanish startup Kreios Space announced plans Aug. 4 to conduct the first very low Earth orbit (VLEO) demonstration of its air-breathing electric propulsion (ABEP) in a Kongsberg […]…
Lidax's involvement demonstrates the capability of Spanish engineering to design and manufacture highly complex solutions for critical space missions, working with…
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With the arrival at the Airbus Defence & Space plant in Getafe (Madrid) of the last A330 MRTT after being repainted in Malta, the final phase of the industrial period begins ahead of its delivery to…
Spanish company Kreios Space will test new technologies for satellites in very low Earth orbits. Kreios Space has selected Lithuanian company NanoAvionics to supply the…
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August 3, 2026
As part of allied military deployments in NATO's eastern region, the Tactical Air Detachment (DAT) "Paznic" of the Spanish Air and Space Force took command of the mission…
Hisdesat has contracted Airbus and Thales Alenia Space to build the SpainSat NG-III secure satellite communications satellite for Spain. Airbus, the prime contractor, announced the award on July 31…
reportur.com R. R. | Bogotá | August 2, 2026 Thirteen people, including 11 tourists from Spain, Italy and Germany, died on Saturday in Peru when a light aircraft carrying them to…
Held Sept. 17 at the Aragon Institute of Technology in Spain, with an opportunity for remote participation, the inaugural event will unite five Horizon Europe projects around recyclable composites…
The Nato Support and Procurement Agency awarded Thales’ Spanish subsidiary a contract to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation system.
Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space will build a replacement military communications satellite for Spain as they, along with Leonardo, continue efforts on a space joint venture. The…
The Community of Madrid held the 8th edition of the Fermina Orduña Technological Innovation Awards at the Higher Technical School of Aeronautical and Space Engineering (ETSIAE). It would not…
Spanish company Armmo Defense Technologies is moving forward with its industrial complex in Zafra (Badajoz), a project focused on designing and manufacturing autonomous systems for the…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- The cost of an aircraft operation in Spain isn't limited to landing. Certified weight, number and type of passengers, schedule, noise class, parking, boarding bridge…
As a result, a solid proposal from Spain could tip the balance in favor of La Palma, amid what Minister Morant has described as "risks of the project stalling." In the latest…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- Can the industry get a new firefighting aircraft faster by converting an existing platform? Positive Aviation is betting…
Spain received 9.7 million international tourists in June, up 2.9% year-on-year. Of these, 8.2 million arrived by air, up 1.1% versus the same month of the…
For the first time in more than a century, a total solar eclipse is coming to mainland Spain with an even longer encore next summer.
Thales has secured a contract from the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to supply its next-generation Deployable Tactical Air Navigation (D-TACAN) system to the Spanish Air & Space Force…
Thirteen people, including two Spaniards, died last Saturday in Peru when the Cessna Grand Caravan C-208 light aircraft they were flying over the Nazca Lines in crashed, in the…
August 2, 2026
For the first time in Spain we were able to see the Boeing C-17 strategic transport aircraft of the Kuwait Air Force. Although in the vicinity of Rota Naval Base (Cádiz) or the Air Base of…
Thales in Spain has been awarded a contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation (D-TACAN) system for the Spanish Air & […]
Airbus Defence and Space has been awarded a contract by Hisdesat to act as prime contractor for the development and construction of SpainSat NG-III, Europe’s most advanced secure communications…
Spain’s Ministry of Transport and Sustainable Mobility is preparing to officially rename Palma de Mallorca Airport as Palma–Mallorca, following a campaign to better reflect local linguistic…
Emirates (EK), has opened a global pilot recruitment roadshow that begins in Madrid (MAD) on August 6 and runs across Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas until February. The post Emirates Hiring…
