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August 5, 2026
By admitting that Brazil would have to "open the gate" in the event of a hypothetical US invasion, the Defence Minister sought to warn of the insufficient resources of the Armed Forces, but…
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into an air traffic safety incident involving Marine One, the helicopter carrying President Donald Trump, near Ronald…
Boeing announced this Wednesday (5th) that it will begin low-rate initial production of the long-range version of the Joint Direct Attack Munition smart bomb, the JDAM-LR (Long Range). The…
New group has four single-seat F-16AM and two two-seat F-16BM jets; aircraft will make stopovers... The post Argentina to receive second batch of six F-16 fighters in September first appeared on…
Agency’s plan requires mandatory inspections to address installation concerns.
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The task orders come under an ID/IQ with an undisclosed value granted to nine firms in April, and follow a first order to SpaceX in May worth $4.6 billion.
The Perseids are back! One of the year’s brightest and most popular meteor showers has been ramping up since early July and will sparkle in the skies through the end of August. The shower reaches…
SpaceX reported its second quarter earnings on Tuesday reporting revenue of $7.8 billion – nearly doubling year-over-year. Leadership set a bold target of $100 billion in annual recurring revenue…
On August 5, 2026, SpaceX President and Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell outlined the company’s Q2 performance and strategic direction, confirming plans to expand Starlink’s Direct-to-Cell…
The Treasury Department formerly accused the carrier of working with the Iranian government.
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has awarded $615 million in Other Transaction Authority contracts for Space Based Airborne Moving Target Indication (SB-AMTI) to Rocket Lab, STR LLC…
The reinforced presence of F-22 Raptor stealth fighters at Kadena Air Base, in Okinawa, underscores the United States' strategic priority for the Indo-Pacific. The move took place during the…
A first of its kind measurement of a magnetar may have captured empty space behaving in a way physicists have predicted for 90 years, but never directly observed. The results published Wednesday in…
In what was a scheduled change-of-command, Lt. Gen. Daniel Lasica will now lead US Air Forces Central at a consequential time for American forces in the Middle East.
USAF maintains high rotation of F-22s in Japan as Kadena awaits permanent arrival of F-15EX Eagle II
While awaiting completion of the arrival of its new F-15EX Eagle II fleet, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) continues to maintain a high rotation of its F-22 stealth fighters…
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National Airlines completed what it calls the longest nonstop commercial Boeing 777 freighter flight, hauling an engine part across the globe.
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Anil Menon have been given the go by mission managers for Thursday’s spacewalk to prepare the International Space Station for future upgrades to its power system…
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DH. 106 Comet By 1952, the British were enjoying international acclaim with their first operational jetliner, the de Havilland DH. 106 Comet, ‘The Comet looked the part of a speeding pullet with its…
Early this morning, a SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon at seven times the speed of sound. Now, lunar orbiters are trying to get a look at the aftermath.
The Ordnance Load Carried by an A-1 for a Sandy Mission Designed as a US Navy carrier-based aircraft, the AD (Attack, Douglas) Skyraider first flew in 1945. The plane turned out to be exceptionally…
Engineers connect the Orion crew and service modules for the Artemis III mission inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Technicians joined the Orion crew and service modules together on July 30, 2026, inside the Neil Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew module…
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Elon Musk has declared that SpaceX has effectively solved one of Starship’s most persistent engineering challenges: the reliability of its heat shield tiles. During the company’s first-ever Earnings…
SAN FRANCISCO – The National Reconnaissance Office has awarded contracts to Capella Space, Iceye U.S. and Umbra to expand the U.S. government’s use of commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR). The…
NASA is advancing toward Artemis III’s crewed demonstration mission with accelerated, measurable progress across all fronts, outpacing Artemis II integration timelines as teams ready the Orion…
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You might think of rockets as powerful vehicles that blast astronaut crews and robotic missions into space. But what if they could be used to send cargo from one side of Earth to the other in a…
Scientists at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona report they detected a plume from the impact August 5 from that errant SpaceX rocket stage. “We can safely say that we measured a response…
V2X has secured a contract to continue providing logistics support for the US Air Force’s (USAF) C-12 Huron aircraft fleet.
The FAA has issued a warning to pilots flying near Washington's Mount Rainier National Park about potential hazards involving active helicopter operations. Learn about the uncharted Kautz Creek…
China has officially unveiled the GJ-3A, a new reconnaissance and strike unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that emerges as a potential rival to the American MQ-9B SkyGuardian. The aircraft…
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