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July 28, 2026
Unveiling propels UK to top table of CCA market. With global interest in a new class of collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) having taken off this decade, including with the US Air Force earlier this…
F-14 Advancements during the Cold War in Soviet long range patrol and bomber aircraft dictated a requirement for a fleet defense fighter that could engage high-altitude bombers from well beyond…
At AirVenture in Oshkosh, the German manufacturer is showing a two-seater with a Rotax 916 iS engine built to the FAA's new MOSAIC rules.
Manufacturer proposes first-class configuration and front boarding door for ATR 72
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A tragic accident at London Heathrow Airport has left a Virgin Atlantic engineer's family mourning, as the airline investigates the circumstances.
NASA announces a new demonstration mission for autonomous navigation and rendezvous in lunar orbit
Technicians have completed fuelling of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, bringing it a major step closer to launch. Last Saturday, the team…
Amazon Leo has filed an application with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy up to 5,105 new satellites designed to use Globalstar's spectrum with the…
Rocket Lab has been awarded its largest launch contract to date, a $266 million multi-launch contract with the U.S. Space Force, solidifying the vertical integrator’s position in launch and critical…
Upgrade will allow US Marine Corps helicopters to field more advanced capabilities. Bell has secured a contract from the US Navy to apply its Structural and Power Improvements for NextGen Effects…
L2 Aviation Selected for U.S. Air Force KC-46 CASPER Multiple Award Contract L2 Aviation, a global leader in avionics integration, manufacturing, certification, aircraft modification, repair, and…
Operators in the USA will need to update all their altimeters, some 58,500 units, under a new FAA rule. US airlines and foreign carriers flying to the USA must update radio altimeters on all their…
The Boeing 787-9 is leading 2026 widebody deliveries, and its arrival is accelerating the retirement of three older aircraft types.
Passenger seat assemblies could detach under high loads if not correctly locked into floor tracks
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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…
European air bases are central to the US's ability to project air power in the Middle East, with some becoming more important after others are denied.
We've been covering the journey of the Habitable Worlds Observatory for some time now. Over the past few years, it's gone from a proposal to a relatively fleshed-out plan for how and what the next…
NASA announces three astronaut spacewalks from the International Space Station (ISS) during next August to continue upgrading the solar arrays, replace a…
Rocket Lab Corporation, a launch services and space systems company, announced today that it has been awarded its largest launch contract to date: a launch contract…
Second Quarter 2026 Revenue increased to $24.6 billion primarily reflecting 171 commercial deliveries GAAP loss per share of ($0.67) and core loss per share (non-GAAP)* of ($0.76) Operating cash...
The 13th test flight of SpaceX's Starship megarocket went pretty well —and provided some amazing visuals, too. See the highlights here.
Though the U.S. and Iran aren't directly attacking each other, Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure has been rocked by Iranian proxies. The post Uneasy Pause In U.S.-Iran Fighting Holds Amidst Growing…
A new study using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope finds that star formation in the nearby Andromeda galaxy has undergone a 500-million-year decline, with an even steeper drop in the last 40…
Chief executive Robert Isom says fuel-price spikes wiped out more than $1 billion in expected profit in less than a month. American Airlines can return to profitability regardless of volatile fuel…
The two airlines join Southwest as the other US carrier to ban such items.
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Five orbital launches are scheduled worldwide for this week. In China, a Chang Zheng 6A… The post Launch Preview: Falcon 9 and Chang Zheng rockets set to launch this week appeared first on…
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Emirates announced it will not accept the first ten Boeing 777-9 units already produced by Boeing, considering that these aircraft do not meet the final standard intended by…
The rule has become a major safeguard for the 737 MAX.
Rocket Lab just inked a $266 million deal with the U.S. Space Force to launch up to 18 suborbital missile-defense missions, most of them from Alaska's Pacific Spaceport Complex.
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