Aviation and space news
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August 17, 2026
The US Coast Guard is moving forward with expanding its long-range surveillance aircraft fleet by adding new C-130J Super Hercules. The aircraft will…
It has recently been announced that the U.S. is preparing to sell more than 100,000 M14 rifles used by its Armed Forces during the Cold War. The Program of…
The US Air Force has awarded a contract for the development of the GEK800 engine as a second-source propulsion system for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) programme.
Strategic partnership will bring Zipline drone delivery to Uber Eats customers, starting in existing U.S. markets later this year Uber and Zipline have announced a strategic partnership aimed at…
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Air France is now operating its new La Première cabin daily between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and San Francisco. It is found on select Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and features suites…
November event will combine an airshow, aerospace technology displays and public access to parts of Kennedy Space Center.
Like a collage made of layered sheets of colored cellophane, a vibrant new image layers observations of a famous star-forming nebula from NASA space telescopes. The resulting cosmic “craft” reveals…
Why Air Canada Chose 16 Airbus A350-1000s Over Boeing's Delayed 777X To Replace Its Aging 777-300ERs
Could the carrier's decision be bad news for the American planemaker?
Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of 30 Doradus, or the Tarantula Nebula, in this Aug…
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As part of the list of new contracts signed through 12 August, the US disclosed it ordered the production of more missile launchers for THAAD anti-ballistic systems in…
The 800lbf (3.5kN)-thrust turbofan will be used to power Lockheed’s JASSM cruise missile. A small, low-cost turbofan jointly developed by GE Aerospace and Kratos has received a production contract…
US Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy has announced the installation of a brand-new Surface Movement Radar (SMR) at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA). The radar replacement forms…
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“The Boeing Company and Archer Aviation Inc. have announced the companies have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal…
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NASA’s Starling mission has marked another milestone in spacecraft autonomy by using a new system that determines a satellite’s position in orbit by referencing other objects in space, instead of…
As NASA prepares to establish the Moon Base, advancing surface mobility will be key to helping crews and robotic systems travel farther across the lunar surface. To help advance that capability, the…
In February, after facing the wrath of US President Donald Trump for not investing enough in its industrial capacity, the Raytheon group, an RTX subsidiary, announced…
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In a bilateral space effort, the U.S. Space Force successfully launched a Space Domain Awareness payload aboard Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite 7.
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A United Airlines Boeing 767 turned back on Monday (August 17) shortly after taking off from Washington-Dulles bound for Zurich. The 33-year-old jet, registered N651UA, was…
Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, grew to its current size in part by consuming smaller galaxies. Now, new data from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope show definitive evidence of a dwarf galaxy…
2026 I-Corps Webinar On August 13, 2026, the NASA SBIR/STTR program hosted a webinar to introduce selected firms to the I-Corps program for 2026. The post 2026 I-Corps Webinar appeared first on NASA…
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On May 29, 2026, Blue Origin experienced firsthand the problems of having only one launch pad for a rocket. That […] The post The second launch pad for…
By: Hispaviación Editorial Staff. The agreement reached between Somon Air and Rolls-Royce is a strategically significant decision for the Tajik operator, while also representing an endorsement…
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17-08-2026 Airline Somon Air has formally selected Rolls-Royce to supply four Trent 1000 XE engines, which will power its two new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft…
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The aircraft landed safely, but has yet to return to the skies following the incident.
The U.S. military, scrambling to rebuild depleted stocks of high-tech weaponry, awarded Raytheon $22.9 billion to dramatically boost Tomahawk production.
The Expedition 75 crew has completed preparations and mission managers are go for a spacewalk to swap out a high-speed antenna outside the International Space Station on Tuesday. Meanwhile, there…
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The new Air Force One programme is getting more expensive again. Boeing has received a $75 million contract modification for spare parts for the two VC-25B…
Rotortrade, the global helicopter dealership, is pleased to announce that its U.S. maintenance facility, Rotortrade MRO Latrobe, has received Mexico’s Workshop Certificate Convalidation…
17-08-2026 The US Space Force has taken a decisive step in managing space debris by contracting private companies to remove defunct objects in…
Upper C-Band aviation safety is becoming a model for how the United States can balance aviation safety with wireless innovation.... Read More »
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