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August 11, 2026
The Federal Civil Aviation Agency (AFAC) reported that, from August 10 to 14, 2026, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will carry out the International Program of…
After Düsseldorf-based defence group Rheinmetall and US company Lockheed Martin signed a memorandum of understanding in early July on joint production of the ATACMS artillery rocket…
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, July 31, 2026 As mentioned in the previous blog, Curiosity has been exploring a…
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a purchase agreement with Saudia for four new Boeing 777F aircraft. The aircraft will be leased back to Saudia under long-term lease agreements. The…
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A Lufthansa Boeing 747-8 made an unscheduled stopover in Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, during its flight from Johannesburg to Frankfurt am Main…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- The data, published on August 3, 2026 by consultancy Forecast International and not yet officially confirmed by the manufacturers, depict an industry that…
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Aviación Digital, Sp.- According to information released between August 5 and 6, 2026, including statements by Elon Musk at the company's first earnings presentation after…
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has signed a purchase agreement with Saudia for four new Boeing 777F aircraft and finalised long-term lease contracts for these aircraft, whose…
Washington Reagan National Airport is preparing a comprehensive modernisation and redesign of its historic Terminal 1. The planned infrastructure project by the Metropolitan Washington…
Space Systems Command states the goal is to demonstrate an integrated capability within the Golden Dome architecture by 2028, though the US official sources consulted do not specify…
The Trump-class program aims precisely to act as a catalyst for regaining that industrial capacity through investments in infrastructure, skilled labor and new…
The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) became the first US Navy unit equipped with a fully operational Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC), the…
Space Systems Command states that the goal is to demonstrate an integrated capability within the Golden Dome architecture by 2028, though the US official sources consulted do not specify…
The US Air Force has taken one of the most symbolic steps toward the definitive retirement of the A-10 Thunderbolt II, the legendary Warthog, by graduating the last class of officers…
The US Navy has taken a new step toward integrating unmanned systems into its carrier strike groups with the addition of its first Unmanned Air Warfare Center…
Its technology is based on advances developed at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, which have extended GPS-based navigation to record distances. Altus-1, which…
WASHINGTON — In an extraordinary security operation triggered by a credible assassination threat from Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump was secretly shuttled via an airport catering truck to board a…
The US Navy destroyer USS Arleigh Burke will be the first to enter the floating dry dock at Navantia's Cádiz shipyard for maintenance and…
NASA will place one of its WB-57 research aircraft in the path of the total solar eclipse of August 12, 2026. The high-altitude aircraft will be used in a special mission to track the…
Earth’s orbit is getting more crowded by the week, and NASA is no longer just talking about the problem. It’s working with industry to build the infrastructure to manage it. From its support of the…
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August 10, 2026
A US Air Force B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flew a mission of more than 16 hours between the United States and Australia, in a demonstration of the projection capability of…
Boeing and Archer Aviation announced the companies have signed definitive agreements in which Archer will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries. The deal will combine…
The announcement came in a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ahead of a quarterly investor earnings call on Aug. 10.
Leading air forces worldwide are now initiating the practical introduction of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), also called strike-fighter drone in air-to-ground operations. They are thus moving…
Łódź, Poland, August 11, 2026 — Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze Nr 1 S.A. (WZL-1), the Military Central Bureau of Design and Technology S.A. (WCKBT) and Boeing have signed offset implementation...
Founded only eight years ago to develop electric air taxis, Archer Aviation has attracted United Airlines and Stellantis and is now expanding into defense and autonomous aircraft
A NASA WB-57F Canberra arrived in Iceland, from where it will depart on Aug. 12 to fly in the path of the solar eclipse. A NASA WB-57F Canberra arrived at Keflavík Airport in Iceland on Aug. 10…
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In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Aug. 5, the upper stage of a Falcon 9 rocket crashed into the moon in an uncontrolled collision.
The sightings highlight concerns about drone attacks from the sea, especially at a time of extreme hostility between Iran and the U.S. The post Drone Sightings Are Happening At Diego Garcia…
American Airlines is sending two contradictory signals this month. On one side: a voluntary unpaid leave program offering 1,205 flight
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