Aviation and space news
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August 21, 2026
Université de Sherbrooke researchers demonstrate a new approach to landing multirotors on steep, irregular ice surfaces Cats may seem an unlikely source of inspiration for drone landing gear. But…
Edelweiss is sticking to its flights between Zurich and Windhoek. According to the leisure airline, connections are running on schedule and nonstop. Even in the face of possible…
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB), Australia's transport safety regulator, confirmed the opening…
Mateo Arjona will take over the leadership of the Colombian state airline, replacing Major General Óscar Zuluaga Castaño, in a handover that marks a significant change from the traditional…
Welcome to your weekly UAS news update. We have three stories for you. DJI gets a big win. We have a new drone tariff. And then lastly, we have a Chinese drone maker that is somehow getting FCC…
Airbus has taken a new important step in developing the A350F, its new large freighter designed to compete with Boeing's models in the air cargo transport market…
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21 August 2026: Flughafen Zürich AG first went international in 2001. Since then, the portfolio of its subsidiary Zurich Airport International AG has grown to ten stakes in…
Tight capacity and soaring rates in the truckload sector have prompted US shippers to turn increasingly to intermodal transport. But although enthusiasm for the alternative appears to be waning, it…
There's about to be a big fight to secure access to space.
Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced that the FAA will repeal the law banning civil supersonic aircraft from flying over the US and replace it with a new regulation…
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Following a new intelligence report, Ukraine's Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) reported that Russia already has approximately 50 ballistic missiles…
On Aug. 21, 1914, a total solar eclipse temporarily darkened skies across Europe and Asia.
Stars scattered across the cosmos sparkle in the appropriately named Chandelier Cluster.
After a successful EVA-97 on Tuesday 18 August, watch ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot venture into the vacuum of space for the second time on Tuesday 25 August, during EVA-98.
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The US State Department has approved the possible sale of up to four Boeing KC-46A Pegasus aircraft to Qatar. The package, notified to Congress on 20 August, has a maximum value of 4.5…
The Jacksonville-to-San Diego flight took approximately four hours and seven minutes and is awaiting certification.
India envisions a future heavy-class AWACS Mk3 and is again considering the Airbus A330 as the platform for its development.
India is planning a future heavy-class AWACS Mk3 and is once again considering the Airbus A330 as the platform for its development.
Planned final assembly facility in Beja is not needed for the 12 aircraft already ordered by Portugal but could support future sales to other NATO countries
The UK’s rotary-wing military aircraft inventory fell to 249 platforms as of April 1, 2026, down 27 from one year earlier, according to annual statistics published… The post UK military helicopter…
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A U.S. appeals court struck down the order from the U.S. Department of Transportation…
For the first time, Starship lands on the sea without exploding — everything about the rescue operation and what it means for SpaceX…
Partnership Introduces Advanced Long-Range Uncrewed Helicopter Systems for Enhanced Aerial Intelligence San Francisco, Zurich and
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The Eve-100 will serve as the basis for six certification aircraft; the company has already converted part of its purchase intentions into firm orders
Ukraine is moving toward a new category of counter-drone systems with Alexa Spatium, the first Ukrainian UAV interceptor powered by a jet engine added to the arsenal of its…
What to Know A judge has dismissed most claims in ex-flight attendant Lisa Denson’s lawsuit against United Airlines, ruling the carrier had no plausible way of knowing about her pilot boyfriend’s…
Over the past three decades, computer models of planetary system formation have gone from fairly crude representations to sophisticated simulations using thousands of different starting points.
Counter-drone technology joins Motorola Solutions’ public safety portfolio as demand for airspace protection grows Motorola Solutions has completed its $1.5 billion acquisition of counter-drone…
The carriers will work to expand connectivity between Japan and Saudi Arabia.
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