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August 21, 2026
On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse darkened skies over Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. As the Moon covered the Sun, it briefly revealed the Sun’s wispy outer atmosphere — the corona — to those in the…
A small civilian plane carrying eight people and contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crashed Aug. 20 near a remote Alaskan radar site managed by the Air Force in support of NORAD, killing…
Alaska Airlines will expand its international operations in 2027 with two new direct routes from Seattle, United States. The airline announced seasonal flights to Athens,…
EU competition authorities had examined whether Pratt & Whitney Canada restricted independent spare-parts suppliers’ access to components and services
Something in the young universe is shining like a star that should not be possible. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has detected a compact red object so luminous that ordinary nuclear fusion…
First airframe for -200LRMF modification programme handed to leasing customer Jetran. Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LR to customer Jetran, which will place the…
The first two F-16V Block 70 aircraft bound for Taiwan have left the United States and are on their way to the island. The aircraft, identified by tail numbers 6727 and 6728, mark the start…
According to reports from US media, a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft belonging to the US Air Force (USAF) had to abort its flight to Antarctica in the face of a…
<p><strong> </strong></p> <p>The 11<sup>th</sup> Circuit Court of Appeals issued its ruling this week in Delta and Aeromexico’ s case against the U.S. Department of Transportation regarding the…
DJI's All For Passion Challenge pays up to $10,000 for Avata 360 sports videos through September 30. The drone's US story makes it complicated.
Lockheed Martin has released new images and an official update documenting the move of Germany's first F-35 from the final assembly line to the Aircraft Final…
For more information, contact Mark K. Leader, Glenn Research Center, mark.leader@nasa.gov Download the PDF version NASA’s Chemical Equilibrium with Applications (CEA) code is a foundational tool for…
This NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month takes us to a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and billowing winds sculpt dust clouds into…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured this Aug. 6, 2026, infrared image of part of the Carina Nebula, a star-forming region also home to the Cosmic Cliffs. This feature, called the “Treasure…
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The Argentine Army has just taken an important step toward acquiring 235 8×8 Stryker VCBR vehicles, after Defense Minister Carlos Presti led the signing of the…
Conceived as the United States' supersonic shield against Soviet bombers, the interceptor... The post Convair F-102 Delta Dagger: the fighter that broke the sound barrier after…
Argentina's Ministry of Defense announced that today, Defense Minister Lieutenant General Carlos Presti signed, alongside US Ambassador Peter Lamelas, the letter of…
21/08/2026 LaNacion.com – News Li Rui – Xinhua WASHINGTON, August 20 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court overturned on Thursday the order issued by the administration of President…
President Donald J. Trump will award each of NASA’s Artemis II crew members the Congressional Space Medal of Honor at 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, Aug. 28, during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space…
Through the Coalition Heterogeneous Affordable Offensive Strike (CHAOS) program, the US Navy is deepening the development of its new generation of modular “low-cost” cruise missiles. The…
A Boeing 767-300 operated by United Airlines returned to Geneva Airport on Thursday (20 August) after an engine problem. The N686UA was flying as flight UA957 to New York-Newark…
In the end it wasn't meant to be, and NASA has cancelled the rescue mission for the Swift orbital observatory by the Link satellite due to problems with […] The post Farewell to the LINK mission…
Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LRMF freighter to Texas-based lessor Jetran ahead of the aircraft joining DHL’s UK operation. The aircraft (MSN 32222) is the first…
If confirmed, it would be a major win for the US manufacturer over its European rival. This Thursday, August 20, 2026, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced it had approved the…
The US State Department has approved a $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft… The post US approves $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing KC-46A tankers to Qatar…
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The Israeli Air Force has received the second Boeing KC-46A Pegasus from an order of six aircraft, advancing the modernisation of its aerial refuelling capability. The new aircraft arrived…
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The MS-21, created to compete with Airbus and Boeing, advances in a nationalized version after Western sanctions altered the project
SpaceX completed a single-engine test-firing of its next Starship spacecraft to prepare for its coming test flight, which will be the first to reach orbit.
The US Air Force has started market research to find contractors capable of designing and delivering a suite of training devices for its future E-7 Wedgetail aircraft, according to a government…
The unmanned underwater vehicle was approaching the Neptune Deep offshore gas platform. A pair of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters intercepted and destroyed a suspected Russian naval drone in the Black…
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