Aviation and space news
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August 9, 2026
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...
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,...
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...
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has been selected for a contract with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to develop, evolve, modernize and sustain the agency’s Modeling &…
LITTLETON, Colo., Aug. 10, 2026 — Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) and Albany Engineered Composites, a segment of Albany International Corp. (NYSE: AIN), have announced a teaming agreement to...
Years of certification delays left dozens of early-built jets requiring extensive redesign work before delivery, prompting airlines to seek newer production aircraft instead
The Schwalbe Nicknamed Schwalbe (Swallow), the Messerschmitt Me 262 surpassed the performance of every other World War II fighter. Faster than the North American P-51 Mustang by 190 kilometers (120…
NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, finding that they form in a similar way to…
E-2 Hawkeye The all-weather E-2 Hawkeye was the US Navy’s first purpose-built Airborne Early Warning and battle management (AEW&BM) aircraft. The Hawkeye serves as the “eyes” of the US Navy fleet…
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A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 returned to Atlanta and evacuated passengers after smoke entered the cockpit shortly after takeoff.
NASA has released a series of updates on the Artemis program, spanning commercial robotic lunar… The post Artemis progress building lunar return roadmap appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
The first production YFQ-44A and the start of FQ-42A manufacturing show how quickly the Air Force is fielding combat drones
Aviación Digital, Sp.- A 52-meter upper stage, designed to return from space in a vertical position, has become an unusual maritime cargo. Satellite images show…
Delta Air Lines passengers were forced to evacuate a Boeing 757-200 on escape slides at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International… The post Delta passengers evacuate on escape slides after emergency…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- The Boeing 777X's years of delay are producing an unusual consequence even before it enters service: some of its main customers no longer want…
A flight attendant was injured early on Sunday morning at Sydney International Airport (SYD) after the pilots of a Jetstar plane taxiing for departure were forced to slam on the brakes to avoid…
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August 8, 2026
Blue Origin is nearing the end of its investigation into the catastrophic explosion of a… The post Blue Origin working engine resolutions and dual pad future appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
This image from NASA, ESA and CSA's James Webb Space Telescope takes us into a fantastical realm within our home galaxy, where piercing starlight and swirling winds…
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SpaceX launched another batch of its Starlink internet satellites to orbit today (Aug. 8) from California's scenic central coast.
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Coulson buys 10 C-130 Hercules aircraft from the Canadian Air Force to expand its firefighting fleet
Coulson Aviation announced the acquisition of 10 Lockheed CC-130H Hercules aircraft retired by the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), in a deal that will double its fleet of Hercules freighters…
Iran opened a new military exhibition at an underground base of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, displaying wreckage of aircraft and drones it claims to have…
Northrop Grumman and the Canadian Space Agency will adapt what they had been working on for NASA’s lunar Gateway into applications for a planned lunar base, albeit with few specifics. The post…
AW | 2026 08 08 13:33 | INDUSTRY / AVIATION SAFETY / AVIATION ORGANISMS New Airworthiness Directives for the Boeing 737 MAX The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has ordered new inspections…
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 with 199 passengers and six crew members on board was evacuated on the runway at Atlanta Hartsfield International Airport (ATL) on Saturday morning after smoke entered…
Lufthansa is renegotiating with Boeing the future of its Boeing 777X order, a move that could set an important precedent for the entire programme. The German airline…
China is expanding a vast military training complex in its deserts with full-scale replicas of US warships, military bases, aircraft and even the Palace…
A Falcon 9 upper stage ended up on a collision course with the Moon. While there are no images of the moment of impact, a Korean satellite managed to capture the first images…
Turning the page on the story written all over every Navy jet.
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Lufthansa has refused to accept the earliest built Boeing 777-9 jets, following Emirates in rejecting the aging airframes amid ongoing certification delays.
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