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August 22, 2026
From Santa Fe to Tokyo, United is expanding on all fronts.
These Japanese crows have turned traffic lights into a reliable tool—and researchers spent two decades watching them perfect the strategy. The post Researchers in Japan documented carrion crows…
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Having chosen not to join the UK, Italy and Japan in developing GCAP [Global Combat Air Programme], Sweden also stayed out of the future Combat Air System of the…
And more: a Japanese mission to the moons of Mars, solar storms and the mystery of dark energy…
The ocean patrol vessel JS Sakura (OPV-901) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) completed its first sea trials, after spending four days sailing in the bay…
"We're also on track to beat last year's launch count." Experience that opens doors to Neutron. Beck also noted that the extensive experience with Electron, which has already accumulated…
Japanese space startup Letara is betting its hybrid rocket technology can move beyond small satellite thrusters into a broader market for space, defense and security, after raising ¥2.6 billion ($16…
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August 21, 2026
Japan recently gave the world a look at the spacecraft of its MMX mission, which will launch on Oct. 19 to grab pieces of the Mars moon Phobos and haul them back to Earth.
Lufthansa and Munich Airport are expanding their joint stopover programme to five more Asian markets. From now on, Lufthansa passengers from China, India, Japan, South Korea and…
The carriers will work to expand connectivity between Japan and Saudi Arabia.
Japanese propulsion startup Letara closed a ¥2.6B ($16M) pre-Series A round to fund the development of its low-cost, hybrid engine tech. The post Letara Raises ¥2.6B to Build its Hybrid Rocket…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who met his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday,... The post Will devote all my…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India and Japan will explore the possibility of joint development in naval shipbuilding and design by leveraging... The post India, Japan to work…
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The US government approved the acquisition of the aerial refuelling aircraft, already exported to Japan and Israel
The deal, which still must clear several procedures before becoming a firm purchase, is estimated at a total cost of $4.5 billion, equivalent to nearly €3.85 billion…
Japan’s SkyDrive has raised new funding through a third-party share allotment to Resona Asset Management Co, a Japanese asset manager. This capital injection strengthens SkyDrive’s business…
The Japanese carrier will bring more than 26,000 additional inbound seats to WA between 25 October 2026 and 27 March 2027 following the success of its first daily seasonal service between December…
JAXA has set 20 October for the launch of MMX, the world's first mission designed to return a sample from the Mars region, also demonstrating round-trip Earth–Mars travel technologies."
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Malaysia Airlines cancelled flight MH89, which covered the route between Narita International Airport in Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur, after the aircraft, an A330-900neo, aborted the…
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The MMX probe will launch on October 20 and attempt to land on Phobos; the mission will also study Deimos and plans to return material to Earth in 2031…
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August 20, 2026
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese and Russian aircraft continue to operate in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. Japan has said China’s Tengden…
Japan's ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars' moons will lift off Oct. 20, the space agency announced Thursday.
Potential deal would make the Gulf state the fourth customer for the 767-based refueling aircraft after the United States, Japan and Israel
Rocket Lab completed its ninth launch for Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) on Aug. 21 from New Zealand. iQPS based in […] The post…
SkyDrive Inc., a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announced the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gold Coast Helitours, a premier helicopter operator based in…
JAXA's MMX mission will land on Phobos, collect samples and return to Earth around 2031. The post Japanese mission to search…
A Malaysia Airlines (MH) Airbus A330 bound for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) aborted its takeoff at Narita International Airport (NRT) on Thursday after an aircraft problem was reported…
The aircraft joins the silver plane delivered in July and completes the two-aircraft project created with Japanese artist Hajime Sorayama
Japan has unveiled details of the Tokyo Defense Ministry's budget request for 2027, which includes the development of underwater hypersonic missiles for strikes against…
