Aviation and space news
Sector news aggregated from reference outlets, always linking to the original source.
August 20, 2026
Continuing with the announcements made today at the Punta Indio Naval Air Base, as part of the rollout of the Plan Dédalo, the Argentine Navy confirmed the retirement and replacement of…
The Air Force is negotiating a potential $1.4 billion deal to replace five dormitories—reportedly suffering from mold, failing air conditioning systems, and foundational defects—that housed…
The TB-001 was intercepted alongside a Y-9Z electronic warfare aircraft as Chinese and Russian aircraft continue to operate in Japan’s Air Defense Identification Zone. Japan has said China’s Tengden…
Arianespace hasn’t publicly disclosed the cost for an Ariane 6 launch.
Some 50 miles from the border with North Korea, U.S. and South Korean forces recently executed their first counter-drone defense drills targeting medium-sized systems, which the North Korean…
Clic will once again strengthen its flights to Manizales as an alternative for travellers from the Coffee Region during the temporary closure of Pereira's Matecaña International Airport. From Monday…
A serious air accident between a light aircraft and a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter left one person dead and two officers injured on the night of Wednesday, the 19th…
Discover Airlines, the leisure carrier belonging to the Lufthansa Group, has been forced to modify and…
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A SpaceX Falcon upper stage crashed into the Moon on August 5th. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter captured images of the crash site from different viewing angles and with different sunlight…
The airline says the Denver facility is the largest of its kind in the world and can now train up to 860 pilots a day
Eve Air Mobility and RV Connex, a leading Thai engineering and aerospace company, are signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the development of a direct framework that will help…
Japan's ambitious mission to collect and bring back samples from one of Mars' moons will lift off Oct. 20, the space agency announced Thursday.
Qatar Airways has rescheduled the start of its flights to Bogotá and Caracas for 4 November 2026, resuming plans to open its new connection with Colombia and Venezuela after…
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China's Chang'e 7 moon probe will launch this weekend on the most ambitious lunar mission in history
China aims to launch its Chang'e 7 moon mission on Aug. 24 to send a lander, a rover, a hopper and a wide range of science experiments to the lunar south pole.
Mexican Navy ships complete mission in Venezuela delivering more than 700 tonnes of humanitarian aid
In support of communities affected in Venezuela, Mexican Navy ships ARM "Papaloapan" and ARM "Huasteco" completed their mission by delivering 718.54 tonnes of humanitarian aid at the port…
Potential deal would make the Gulf state the fourth customer for the 767-based refueling aircraft after the United States, Japan and Israel
The Navy and Defense Innovation Unit are investing $50 million in Shield AI's X-BAT, a tail-landing fighter drone that has never flown. The Air Force is deliberately sitting this one out, and the…
Sypris Electronics has won a major new contract to support an unnamed Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation. The company manufacture power processing units for an unnamed, next-generation satellite…
Russia unveiled a new Il-78MK-90A tanker aircraft in export configuration, sparking speculation about which country will receive the aircraft…
Muon Space closed a $250 million Series C round as the satellite manufacturer looks to accelerate building large-scale constellations and grow differentiated mission capabilities. This brings the…
The aircraft will be displayed alongside Qantas’ first 747-400.
LOT Polish Airlines will introduce a year-round direct service between Gdansk and Paris Orly on 5 April 2027, strengthening its regional network and connections between Poland’s Pomerania region and…
SpaceX will likely try to make the first-ever catch of its Starship upper stage a few months from now, according to Elon Musk. He had earlier flagged late August as a potential date for the milestone.
Phantom Space has appointed Worth Wray as chief operating officer with responsibility for day-to-day operations, operational efficiency, capital formation, and scaling business processes, as the…
The U.S. Navy is leading a multinational effort to develop a new version of the Evolved SeaSparrow air defense missile.
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The State Department has approved a proposed $4.5 billion sale of four Boeing [BA] KC-46A Pegasus tankers and associated equipment to Qatar, which could become the fourth nation after the […]
Rocket Lab completed its ninth launch for Japanese synthetic aperture radar (SAR) company Institute for Q-shu Pioneers of Space, Inc. (iQPS) on Aug. 21 from New Zealand. iQPS based in […] The post…
By Emme Hornung A quarter century later, as the nation reflects on the events of September 11, 2001, EAA is honored to welcome retired NYPD Chief Pilot Ken Solosky and emergency management…
2026 continues to be a seismic year for news in the satellite sector. On June 29, in one of the biggest, and maybe even surprising stories of the year, Rocket […] The post Rocket Lab’s Bold Move to…
Alexander Schott took office in early August as the new president of Germany's Federal Aviation Office (LBA). At his inauguration, the lawyer made clear that the era of…
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