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August 24, 2026
Press release No. 42–2026. Journalists are invited to a Q&A session at ESA headquarters in Paris with astronaut Sophie Adenot.
Synspective has set 31 August for the launch of its 11th StriX SAR satellite, flying on Rocket Lab's Electron from Mahia, New Zealand.
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AMAC Aerospace Turkey has carried out several short-notice maintenance inputs on Dassault Falcon aircraft, including AOG support, troubleshooting, component replacement, and defect rectification at…
Low-cost airline easyJet has decided to change its operating and commercial policy by eliminating several routes from Leeds/Bradford in the United Kingdom. From 4 January there will no longer be…
Saab has unveiled its roadmap for its Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) program, a stealthy, supersonic ‘fighter drone,’ which could enter service in the 2030s with the Swedish Air Force and…
Grupo Abra closed the second quarter of 2026 with US$2.6 billion in operating revenue, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%, while the group's airlines carried 17.6 million…
US carrier United Airlines has postponed the planned resumption of scheduled flights between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Maiquetía Simón…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- SpaceX is working to launch, no earlier than August 28, 2026, the fourteenth orbital test flight of its Starship rocket from the Starbase site in Texas. The flight…
The twin-engine Jabiru J432 is aimed primarily at flight schools. Two 85 hp Jabiru engines are meant to enable low operating costs.
Less than a year after launching a collaborative programme with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), GKN Aerospace unveiled its UAV demonstrator, marking the first public presentation…
Kremlin propaganda has a singular ability: it manages to describe Moldova simultaneously as a small, poor, weak country... The article The Moldova that frightens the Kremlin…
Ukraine’s Defence Forces have added the Alexa Spatium, the country’s first domestically developed jet-powered drone interceptor, to their arsenal, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence announced on August…
AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it will establish an industrial presence in Greece through AV Eagle, a joint-venture with Athens-based Eyeonix SA, following the completion of a definitive…
Maldives-based premium airline Beond has signed a memorandum of understanding with India's Aeroprime Group to develop a cargo partnership. Under this…
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The United States government authorized the possible sale of thousands of guidance sections for the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System II (APKWS II) for rockets intended for the Forces…
More than 10 years after First Officer Andreas Lubitz, apparently severely mentally ill, crashed a Lufthansa subsidiary Germanwings A320 in the French Alps, a trial is now…
NASA has completed a major test campaign for a lightweight, flexible radar antenna that will enable its proposed SkyFall Mars helicopters to search beneath the Red Planet’s surface for accessible…
A local shortage of jet fuel at Hosea Kutako International Airport in the Namibian capital Windhoek is forcing adjustments to the flight operations of European airlines. The…
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Airnorth’s Embraer E190 VH-XFC flew a SpaceX recovery team to Christmas Island on 15 August for a crew change following Starship Flight 13’s splashdown in the Indian Ocean. According to the airline…
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 August 24 – Comet… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a…
The drying of the massive lake exposed playas that became the setting for feats of engineering and technological ingenuity, as well as epic tales of exploration and desperation.
Employees worldwide celebrate seventy-five years of innovation and excellence. PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – August 24, 2026 – Chromalloy, a global leader in aftermarket engineering and manufacturing…
What if Heyl Ha’Avir became the launch customer for the future American sixth-generation fighter? That, at least, is what seems to be taking shape…
Germany also maintains contacts with Ukrainian industry on various arms production programmes.ELSA, the European frameworkGermany's strategy is also part of the European…
Previously, the company states, it had “already sparked great interest among customers, delegations and industry professionals at ILA Berlin 2026 and at the International Aeronautics…
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The A3-001 represents, according to the company, a possible later evolution of that technological activity. The time difference is relevant: the demonstrators that Saab intends to fly before…
In this context, it adds, its Blackbeard development “is an example of what the United States can do when private capital and government work together.” Thanks to its work, the company that…
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China is transforming Antelope Reef, in the Paracel Islands, into a major new advanced facility in the South China Sea that could become one of the main…
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The A3-001 represents, according to the company, a possible further evolution of that technological activity. The time gap is relevant: the demonstrators that Saab intends to fly before…
Germany's Rheinmetall integrates Hensoldt's Twinvis passive radar into its Skynex air defence system
The architecture is also designed for operations against drones and C-RAM-type threats. The integration demonstrated at Timber Express expands the system's possible uses by allowing…
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