Aviation and space news
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August 11, 2026
On August 11, 2026, Italian cybersecurity scale-up DamoTech officially joined the Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC). The membership expands the international threat-sharing…
An unusual incident occurred on the morning of Monday, August 10 at Milan-Linate airport, Italy, when a ground handling vehicle collided with a private jet. The…
Italian rail group Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane, known as FS Group, has signed a major order for 19 high-speed trains to enter long-distance service through…
Career diplomat Mario Cospito has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), taking over leadership of the agency following the death of its president, Teodoro…
Five arrests in three months is the result of the Guardia di Finanza operation carried out at several airports in search of the thieves looting duty-free shops at…
COSPAR has re-elected Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund as president for a four-year term, closing a Florence assembly that drew 3,000 attendees and returned to Italy after a 46-year gap - with the next…
An incident between a ground handling vehicle and an executive jet drew attention at Milan Linate Airport, in Italy, on Monday, August 10. The collision took place in the…
August 10, 2026
Chinese Long March 7A rocket explodes with communications satellite for geostationary orbit on board
On 10 August, at 14:02 Italian time, a Chinese Long March 7A rocket was launched from the Wenchang spaceport and exploded shortly afterwards. Everything points to an explosion…
On 3 July 2026, an invisible signal travelled across Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, to Rome, Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Ground Control Centre to a Galileo Second Generation…
On July 3, 2026, an invisible signal traveled across all of Europe. From Oberpfaffenhofen in Germany to Rome in Italy, the signal connected the Galileo Control Centre (GCC) with a…
August 9, 2026
On August 8, Ambassador Mario Cospito was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Italian Space Agency (ASI), by decree of the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso. The…
August 8, 2026
by Alberto Cossu – Vision & Global Trends. Società Italiana di Geopolitica project, Geopolitics of the Poles. Arctic and Antarctic between routes, resources and global powers. Part I, a...
It is Ambassador Mario Cospito, appointed by decree of the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Adolfo Urso […]
On Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the sky will offer one of the most impressive astronomical spectacles visible from Earth: a total solar eclipse crossing the Arctic and…
August 7, 2026
Three members of the Italian Space Agency’s board of directors have resigned, resulting in the board’s dissolution. This clears the way for the appointment of an extraordinary commissioner to lead…
The war that began on 24 February 2022 has not only been fought in the trenches of Donbas, in Ukrainian skies and... The article Libertà di stampa? L'Italia è dietro l'Ucraina proviene…
August 6, 2026
beOnd, the all-business airline for the Italian market, has chosen Aviareps Italy in Milan as its GSA. beOnd flies to Milan. The Maldives-based carrier, headquartered in Dubai, operates…
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It's called the 'Self Supply model' for fuel procurement at the Rome Fiumicino hub. The airline is the first in Italy to take on the role of Fuel Trader.
Avincis, Europe’s largest aerial emergency services operator, has completed more than 9,200 flight hours and nearly 3,900 firefighting missions across Spain, Portugal and Italy during the 2026…
ITA Airways has introduced a new model for procuring jet fuel at its Rome-Fiumicino hub. As the first Italian airline to do so, it is taking on the role of a…
A closer look at why the UK, US, and Italy are swapping their Harriers for F-35Bs and why Spain may yet choose to purchase them.
21st-century national security can no longer be understood solely through the availability of means and weapon systems…
BLR Aerospace, a company of Ducommun Incorporated, has entered into an exclusive partnership with Italy-based Boggi Aeronautics S.r.l. to distribute the Airbus AS350/H125 Dual Cargo Mirror System…
Nuburu, a company operating in the dual-use Defense and Security sector, announced that the Italian government has authorized, under Golden Power legislation, the acquisition of 70% of…
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Today, August 6, 2026 at 21:35, there will be a new bright pass of SpaceX's Starlink satellites visible across Italy. Often looking up…
Nuburu, a company operating in the dual-use Defense and Security sector, announces that the Italian Government has authorized, under Golden Power regulations, the acquisition…
ITA Airways posted a loss of around €141.5 million in the first half. Lufthansa Group currently holds 41 percent of the Italian airline and reports a burden on…
ITA Airways posted a loss of around 141.5 million euros in the first half. Lufthansa Group currently holds 41 percent of the Italian carrier and reports a resulting charge to its…
ITA Airways posted a loss of around 141.5 million euros in the first half of the year. The Lufthansa Group currently holds 41 percent of the Italian airline and reports a…
The Italian Space Agency has awarded Officina Stellare a contract worth over 7 million euros for the development of EarthNext, a mission aiming to demonstrate the potential…
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