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August 12, 2026
A Turkish F-16 crashed this Wednesday, August 12, during a training flight in Yalova province, in the northwest of the country. The pilot managed to eject before the crash and…
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Agreements with WZL-1 and WCBKT establish a maintenance structure for Poland’s fleet of 96 AH-64E attack helicopters
The Pentagon’s secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably…
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln maintains its deployment in the Middle East after more than 200 days of operations; 264 if the time is also counted…
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — One year after its establishment, the Pentagon’s interagency team focused on improving drone defenses has created a “global priorities list” that includes “a few hundred…
Airbus widened its lead over Boeing in commercial aircraft deliveries in July 2026, handing over 67 jets compared with Boeing’s... Read More »
Boeing delivered 53 aircraft in July 2026, bringing the total number of aircraft delivered since the start of the year to 367. The monthly result improves on the 48 aircraft delivered…
Odyssey Robot claimed its equipment was made and assembled in the U.S.; an FCC investigation found otherwis The Federal Communications Commission has revoked equipment authorizations for a drone and…
SPACECOM is working to dissolve traditional silos of operations and thinking in order to speed-up swatting-down increasingly complex missile threats. The post U.S. Must Fuse Missile Warning And…
The decision allows airport operator Avports and the City of Manassas to move forward with the next phase of the project, including obtaining required state and local approvals.
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On August 11, 2026, as part of an international media briefing, Northrop Grumman presented a new gun-based air defense system under the name Raid … more...
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US-based Archer Aviation has signed definitive agreements to acquire Boeing subsidiaries Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu, aiming to expand its capabilities in physical AI technology.
8 widebody Airbus A330 aircraft are near. 40 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners belong to the near future. Sun PhuQuoc Airways' (SPA) longer-range flights are taking shape. 8 aircraft between…
NASA astronaut Mike Fincke is departing the agency on Wednesday after 30 years of service. Throughout his career, he flew four missions, spent 549 days in space, and completed nine spacewalks in…
Lockheed Martin, Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight Technologies, ODC and Astris AI have demonstrated a NetSense system using existing 5G infrastructure to detect and track unmanned aircraft The post…
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On August 12, 2026, in-space transportation provider Impulse Space was awarded a $28 million Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase III contract extension by the U.S. Space Force’s Space…
On August 12, 2026, defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corporation and specialized military communications provider Aeronix, Inc. announced a multimillion-dollar strategic joint investment…
As a young girl raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lindsey Waitt dreamed of working for NASA. Her dream is now a reality as she embarks on her role as a NASA test project engineer with the Artemis…
The Air Force Academy operates the largest glider program in the U.S., with more than 15,000 flights every year—almost entirely led and managed by the youngest instructor pilots in the Air Force…
Boeing again lost ground to Airbus in the number of commercial aircraft delivered in 2026, after the strong delivery pace seen in May and June slowed in…
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More than five hundred dead, four survivors and a desperate message On August 12, 1985, a Boeing 747 belonging to the Japanese company crashed into a mountain range while en route to Osaka. It is…
NASA will use a WB-57 research aircraft to follow the Moon's shadow during the total solar eclipse this Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The aircraft will operate at about 50,000…
According to contractual records, the first operating base for the U.S. Air Force's (USAF) future Boeing F-47 sixth-generation fighters has reportedly already been designated. The…
A Turkish Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed this Wednesday in Yalova province, in the northeast of the country, while performing a training flight. The accident was…
The freighter arrived at Memphis airport, now named after Frederick W. Smith, who died in 2025
Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 SA (WZL-1), Military Central Bureau of Design and Technology SA (WCBKT) and Boeing have signed offset implementation agreements to establish a…
And is studying the acquisition of KC-135 tanker aircraft 12/08/2026 infodefensa.com – Note The institution highlighted during its 114th anniversary ceremony the progress of the Peace Condor program…
Two eVTOL deals landed within days of each other this month. Archer Aviation is acquiring Boeing’s Wisk Aero, along with
A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter crashed during a training flight in the northwestern province of Yalova on… The post Turkish Air Force F-16 crashes near Yalova during training, pilot ejects…
NASA has completed development of the first payload designed for Artemis program astronauts to deploy on the lunar surface. Specifically, the engineers who…
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