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August 10, 2026
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Archer Aviation buys Wisk, SkyGrid and Insitu from Boeing, bringing together eVTOL, autonomous flight, UAS and artificial intelligence technologies
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Archer Aviation will acquire Boeing’s Wisk Aero, SkyGrid and Insitu subsidiaries in an all-stock transaction that is poised to make Boeing the largest outside shareholder in the electric vertical…
Boeing and Rheinmetall are accelerating the introduction of Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) – unmanned escort drones for air-to-ground and air-to-air missions – for … more...
Boeing and Rheinmetall have stepped up their push for Germany to adopt collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) capabilities before 2029, with the MQ-28 Ghost Bat proposed as the platform for…
The two organisations unveiled a 2.4-metre-high illuminated Arsenal crest made entirely from upcycled components from Emirates Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 aircraft, following the extension of their…
Now in August, the F-5E/F Tiger III jets of Aviation Group No. 12 continue operating from Los Cóndores Air Base in Iquique. According to information obtained by defensa.com, these…
SpaceX satellite internet service will first appear on an Airbus A320neo as the airline group begins a fleetwide rollout
Companies propose Australian-developed aircraft as a fast-track platform for the Luftwaffe to develop Collaborative Combat Aircraft capabilities by 2029
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If Boeing's name is closely tied today to legendary commercial airliners such as the 707, the 747 or the 777, one must not forget that the manufacturer always…
One of the first apparent consequences of Donald Trump's rise to power in the United States has been the end of the so-called "West", a name that more or less...
How the US engine maker wants to future-proof its geared turbofan architecture.
Setna iO has acquired a 2019-vintage Airbus A320neo airframe and two sets of Pratt & Whitney PW1100G quick engine change (QEC) components for teardown. The aircraft, which features latest-generation…
On Saturday 8 August at 9:35 am (Pacific time), SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East…
The United States (US) Embassy in Djibouti has reported an incident involving a US military aircraft in the… The post Embassy reports incident involving US military aircraft near Yemen appeared…
NASA now has a crew, a date and clear objectives for its next…
On 6 August, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon completed a six-hour, 27-minute spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Meir and Menon…
Avi8 Air Capital is not only working on relaunching the PanAm brand in the United States. The group has announced the launch of an airline in Southeast Asia, Avi8 Airways…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is preparing to expand the infrastructure underpinning one of the planet's most important logistics routes. Its position…
Redwire's SpaceMD has booked its first commercial microgravity mission on SpaceX's new Starfall reentry capsule, flying drug candidates for in-orbit research before return to Earth.
Aviación Digital, Sp.- An eclipse that will last just over two minutes from the ground at its best viewing sites will become, on August 12, an airborne and stratospheric scientific campaign: the…
"Our satellite capabilities for constellations, operations and launch services put us in a unique position to offer innovative solutions," the company stated. Rocket Lab argues…
According to project details published by NASA, the system could prove especially useful for future Moon or Mars missions, bringing to space a technique already…
Brace noted that the initial difficulties of being the first activity of this kind in South Korea were overcome thanks to close cooperation with South Korean forces…
The French Air and Space Force achieved an unprecedented milestone for NATO by carrying out, for the first time, in-flight refuelling of RC-135 intelligence aircraft from the United…
The company that developed a spacecraft to boost the orbit of a NASA observatory says it is making progress in recovering from its own spacecraft’s problems. The post Katalyst Space makes progress…
August 9, 2026
Two pilots died after a heavy-lift Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane helicopter crashed during a wildfire-fighting mission in Utah, United States. The accident occurred in…
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today the launch of Strigo™ – a new set of modular defense solutions that includes radio-frequency (RF) sensors, missile datalinks and missile seeker...
Lockheed Martin Announces Successful Static-Fire Test of Next Generation Interceptor's Stage 2 Motor
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has announced the Stage 2 rocket motor for the Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) program has successfully completed a static fire test inside a high-vacuum chamber that...
LITTLETON, Colo. – Aug. 11, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has announced a multimillion-dollar investment to develop a Modular Payload Delivery System (MPDS). This investment transforms...
Transaction creates an end-to-end physical AI platform for aerospace and defense. Adds a profitable defense business generating over $200M in annual revenue1, with operations across 35 countries,...
