Aviation and space news
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August 11, 2026
Boeing plans to offer a cheaper seeker for defensive and offensive military missiles, while Northrop Grumman revealed more about a cannon-based solution to bat down threats like drones and cruise…
NASA has declared “wrenches down” on the first completed payload designed for Artemis astronauts to deploy on the Moon’s surface. Engineers working on NASA’s Lunar Environment Monitoring Station, or…
The US FAA is moving forward with a $30 million investment plan to digitize air traffic control operations at the New Jersey terminal.
US leasing and investment firm 777 Partners has filed for bankruptcy protection under Chapter…
A covert aviation switch used a catering truck and a C-32A to mask presidential movements after an Iran threat.
The Dominican airline is betting on Uruguayan traffic that today travels through other hubs to vacation on Caribbean beaches, or even connect onward to the United States.
US military personnel and Morocco's Royal Armed Forces carried out, between August 3 and 7, the first live-fire demonstration of the Africa Multidomain Training and Experimentation…
In July, Boeing completed deliveries of 53 commercial aircraft. This figure represents an increase…
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The 737 MAX accounted for 39 deliveries, while gross orders totaled 38 aircraft
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Madeira Airport – Cristiano Ronaldo received an unusual visit with the arrival of a Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner associated with the Government of Saudi Arabia. The presence of a wide-body aircraft…
Pentagon contractors are beginning to book Golden Dome related work, but much of it is flowing through established programs The post Golden Dome money starting to reach contractors, but long-term…
Keith’s note: NASA just issued “What can we learn about human health and performance from astronauts living and working on a Moon Base?“: NASA’s Human Research Program (HRP) is requesting […] The…
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) is a partner, have captured…
The CH-53K King Stallion, the largest and most powerful military helicopter currently in US service, demonstrated its aircraft recovery capability during an exercise held in…
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope imaged the planetary nebula NGC 2392, the Lion Nebula, using the observatory’s NIRCam and MIRI instruments. The central star’s remains are responsible for the…
Observing across the starry “plains” of space, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken new images of NGC 2392, nicknamed the Lion Nebula. The nebula’s “mane” is clear and detailed in this image…
The 5th batch of the Pentagon UAP files was released on August 7, 2026. The videos, documents and images include reports of more orbs, triangles and more. The post 5th batch of Pentagon UAP files…
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Germany is evaluating the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat as one of the main options for its future collaborative combat aircraft program, known as Collaborative Combat Aircraft or CCA…
Using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope, an international team of astronomers has discovered that dust and water can form and survive surprisingly close to the supermassive black hole at…
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President allegedly used airport catering truck to board a Boeing C-32.
The US Navy intends to deploy 31 new-generation E-130J TACAMO aircraft, officially known as Phoenix II, to replace the current 16 E-6B Mercury planes. The program…
Voyager Technologies will develop space-to-space communication capabilities for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command in a major new contract win announced late Monday. Under the contract…
The final fighter created by the Grumman Aircraft Corporation Few aircraft of the Cold War era have attained such cult status and adoration among those that flew it, wanted to fly it or kept it…
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C.— An American Airlines flight bound for Charlotte, North Carolina, was forced to make a dramatic emergency landing shortly after takeoff on Monday after striking a flock of birds…
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SpaceX launched 29 more of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit from Florida's Space Coast today (Aug. 11).
Deal follows Archer's agreement with Boeing and adds another eVTOL developer to the growing defense market
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The AOPA Air Safety Institute has released an early analysis of a fatal July 2026 Beechcraft Baron crash in Illinois. Two private pilots without instrument ratings encountered severe weather at…
Infinium produced the fuel using waste carbon dioxide and renewable electricity.
Archer Aviation will assess how much of Wisk’s aircraft development and autonomous flight technology to adopt once its purchase of the Boeing subsidiary is complete, Archer CEO Adam Goldstein said…
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has imposed temporary entry and travel restrictions on air passengers arriving from certain…
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