Aviation and space news
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August 21, 2026
The Swedish Air Force carried out the first launch of a Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile from a JAS 39 Gripen fighter this Friday, 21 August. The test took place at the…
The U.S. State Department approved a possible Foreign Military Sale to Italy of the air-to-air variant of the APKWS-II, which would include over 5,000 guided rockets. The U.S. Defense Security…
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The VN34 flight that took off from Munich Airport (MUC) to Hanoi’s Nội Bài International Airport (HAN) at 1:35 p.m. CEST on Aug. 16 was cancelled after the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was made to turn…
With the presence of the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces and President of the Republic of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, at a ceremony held at the First Air Brigade attended by Zona Militar as…
Astronomers have discovered a hitherto unseen population of galaxies with fading radio lobes, revealing what happens to these vast outflows when their black hole engines stall.
A Russian Il-20M electronic intelligence aircraft violated Finnish airspace and penetrated about 8.7 kilometres into Finnish territory. The incident took place in…
Hong Kong International Airport handled 5.62 million passengers in July 2026, an increase of 8.4% compared with the same month last year. Aircraft movements rose by 1.7% to 34,230. The increase was…
The latest Airport Improvement Program round includes 238 grants across 42 states and two territories.
A strike by 12 Norwegian air traffic controllers began on Friday morning, causing disruption at several airports. Bergen Airport is expected to face the greatest impact initially, while Oslo Airport…
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As Commander of the German Space Command, Major General Traut leads Germany’s dedicated military space operations organization, responsible for protecting German and allied space assets and…
By Scott Hamilton Aug. 21, 2026, © Leeham News: Engineers and technicians represented by the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) soundly rejected contracts their…
A Swedish pilot and a Norwegian passenger escaped injury after their Swedish-registered Flight Design CT2K floatplane, SE-VIH, overturned during take-off off the Danish island of Læsø on Friday…
Air Arabia will launch a new nonstop service between Sharjah and Katowice on 17 December 2026, making the southern Polish city its third destination in Poland after Warsaw and Kraków. The route will…
Keith’s note: according to NASA Artemis II crew will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Jared Isaacman sent this note to all of NASA this afternoon: “NASA Team, As […] The post Artemis…
The United States is updating its approach to managing spaceflights and reentries, with the goal of expanding the nation's capabilities to support more than 1,000 rocket launches per year by 2030.
"We lose so much sleep, we have crazy hours, we say crazy things, we even look crazy."
The return of ships, aircraft and submarines to the Mar del Plata and Puerto Belgrano naval bases on the Atlantic coast marked the successful conclusion of the Sea Phase of the Combined Exercise…
Long-period Radio Transients are sources that emit repeating radio and x-ray signals. The signals are polarized and coherent, and are similar to pulsars in some respects. But the type of…
On Aug. 12, a total solar eclipse crossed Iceland and Spain — the first time totality has touched European soil since 1999, and the first time it’s crossed Iceland since 1954. Clouds spoiled the…
Paris, France | August 2026– More than 6,500 Earth observation (EO) satellites are expected to launch by 2035, generating $155.9 billion in manufacturing revenues as governments expand sovereign…
United Airlines (UA) is facing a lawsuit from flight attendant Lisa Denson, who alleges that former United first officer Andrew Hill secretly recorded her, posted intimate images online…
Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense…
Rocky planets may have gotten their start far earlier than anyone expected, almost as soon as the first stars gave the universe the ingredients to build them. New computer simulations suggest that…
The newly designed attire will replace the modified U.S. Air Force uniforms worn since 2019, and establish a distinct visual identity with unique service colors and insignia. <br/> <img…
The NASA astronauts who flew around the moon on the Artemis II mission will receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor next Friday (Aug. 28).
Yesterday's presentation of the “Dédalo” Plan by the Argentine Navy marked the start of a five-year period during which Naval Aviation Command will undergo a profound…
The White House set a target for the U.S to support more than 1,000 launches and reentries annually by 2030 in a new National Security Presidential Memorandum released Thursday. That […]
James G. Roche, the 20th Secretary of the Air Force from 2001-2005, died Aug. 4. He was 86. As Secretary, Roche led the Air Force through the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and subsequent…
The technology can also expand the ability to track aquatic mammal populations in hard-to-reach areas…
Mammoth Freighters has delivered its first converted Boeing 777-200LRMF (MSN 32222) to lessor Jetran. The aircraft, converted in Manchester and showcased at Farnborough, will join the DHL Air UK…
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