Aviation and space news
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August 21, 2026
The Space Force announced the newest awardees of the SpaceWERX Strategic Funding Increase program during the Fed Supernova conference on Thursday. The post SpaceWERX Announces 2026 STRATFI Awardees…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s decision to acquire the English Electric Canberra rather than the much larger Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 in... The post Canberra vs Tu-16: Why…
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Northrop Grumman Corporation has announced it has completed a critical design review for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Block II upgrade, paving the way for integration and…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Pakistan’s defence community has reacted strongly to the signing of the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan,... The post Pakistan…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Big Bang Boom Solutions Private Limited (BBBS) has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding with Itajaí Marine... The post Big Bang Boom…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Poland’s Ambassador to India, Dr. Piotr Antoni Świtalski, has addressed regional media reports concerning the alleged deployment... The post Polish…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who met his Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh in New Delhi on Thursday,... The post Will devote all my…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India and Japan will explore the possibility of joint development in naval shipbuilding and design by leveraging... The post India, Japan to work…
Swarmer, Inc has today (21 August) announced a strategic partnership with and equity investment in startup Vectus Air Defense Systems. Swarmer will work closely with The post Swarmer teams up with…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. SpaceX founder Elon Musk has backed Starlink’s satellite internet service for expanding connectivity in underserved parts of... The post Starlink…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Department of Telecommunications has directed telecom operators to decline new connections to subscribers already having nine... The post Don’t…
The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) has announced nearly 615 million USD in funding for airport infrastructure projects across 42 states and two US territories. The funding, announced by…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Territorial Army, in collaboration with CyberPeace, has launched Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0), a national-level... The post Territorial…
Today, less than an hour ago, a Ryanair B737-800 EI-DWK operating flight FR 5920 from Malaga to Turin began its descent, turned left and headed toward Marseille…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Two commercial vessels carrying a total of 22 Indian nationals have been hijacked by pirates in separate... The post Two vessels with 22 Indians on…
SkyDrive Inc. has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Gold Coast Helitours for the potential introduction of its SKYDRIVE SD-05 electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft in Australia…
The United States decided to disband the special attack drone battalion it formed in Europe in early 2026 to apply lessons from the war in Ukraine. An Army representative…
The U.S. Department of State has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to the Government of Qatar for the purchase of KC-46A tanker aircraft and related equipment. The total cost…
LOS ANGELES — A Mexico City-bound United Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency diversion to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Thursday afternoon following an in-flight technical…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Genoa, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Pisa, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
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In the 2026/27 winter schedule, German Airways will operate Embraer E190s mainly on four routes for Condor. The route network changes seasonally: Venice is dropped for winter, while…
Jet2 and Ryanair slashed ticket prices from the Yorkshire airport after EasyJet said it would end all Leeds Bradford flights in January. Low-cost carriers Jet2 and Ryanair have launched fare sales…
During joint counter-drone training at Bemowo Piskie Training Area in Poland on August 18, 2026, US Army drone operators flew first-person-view aircraft for Romanian crews to… The post Romanian…
Autonomous Power Corporation (Powerus) has secured a contract valued at approximately USD 22.3 million to provide networked counter-uncrewed aircraft system (C-UAS) detection, tracking…
Free internet from gate to gate, a single login for the whole group and new operational possibilities: Lufthansa has ushered in its Starlink era. CEO Jens Ritter activated the…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Florence, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
Airline Lufthansa is overhauling its catering concept on short- and medium-haul flights from 1 September 2026. In Economy Class, on flights of two hours or more, for the first time…
The questions, posed by members of the current opposition to the Government, focused on various aspects of the failed purchase of two OPV 87s from the Vigo shipyard, including delays in the…
Today's bad weather, with heavy showers, lightning and wind, is causing various problems. Among them, Bologna, where inbound flights have been diverted, which…
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