Aviation and space news
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August 20, 2026
Colombia's new government has opened one of the main lines of scrutiny into the Gustavo Petro administration's record on security: the real state of the operational capabilities of…
Azul Linhas Aéreas is opening 45 job opportunities across different areas and cities in Brazil, with 32 permanent roles and 13 talent-pool positions
FBI and local officials describe how a multi-agency task force detected dozens of unauthorized drones, located pilots and worked to keep firefighting aircraft flying by DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim…
The best approach to accessing and integrating satellite data into workflows depends on your technical needs and preferred tools.
Three piloted flights begin testing of the company’s electric ducted-fan propulsion system.
A Venezolana de Aviación MD-83 passenger aircraft, registration YV-3499, suffered severe damage on the ground this Thursday, August 20, at Libertador Airport in Palo Negro,…
The new directive, signed off by Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg, is meant to “reset” the Pentagon’s expectations for supplier cost and pricing information.
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Given its size and ambitions, the Indian Air Force [IAF] has limited airborne early warning and command [AEW&C] capabilities, since these…
Castelion aims at building more affordable and usable hypersonic weapons that can be churned out at high production rates. The post This Is The New Blackbeard ‘Cheap’ Hypersonic Weapon appeared…
Celebrate 80 years of the iconic Cessna 120 and 140 taildraggers at the International Cessna 120-140 Association’s 2026 convention in Fredericksburg, Texas. From Sept. 22 to 26, aviation enthusiasts…
Rheinmetall Air Defence and Hensoldt have succeeded in integrating the latter’s Twinvis passive radar into the former’s Skymaster command and weapon engagement system.
In the end, there will be no rescue attempt for NASA's Swift space telescope. The Link spacecraft, tasked with the rescue operation, is not fully under control, so there…
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced today that the company will likely attempt to catch the Starship upper stage with its launch tower arms “in a few months.” In a post on X, Musk wrote, “Looks like we…
A drone entered Romanian national airspace and crashed in an uninhabited area of Tulcea county early Thursday morning, according to a statement from the country’s Defence Ministry.
The carrier said flights to and from the small airport are no longer financially viable.
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Huntsville, AL — Moog Inc. (NYSE: MOG.A and MOG.B) announces a significant expansion at its Huntsville, AL facility that now includes a new secure Hypersonic/Interceptor Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL)…
Dufour Aerospace has a new hangar at Västervik Drone Science Park (VDSP), giving the Aero-200
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“We believe HÜRJET has the potential to become not only the trainer aircraft of Türkiye and Spain, but also a training platform for NATO,” CEO Mehmet Demiroglu said.
Aviación Digital, Sp.- On August 19, 2026, in a desert in northwestern China, a stainless-steel rocket descended on its legs and showed that orbital reusability is no longer…
On August 20, 2026, United Launch Alliance (ULA) initiated a $1.5 billion private bond placement to finance launch infrastructure expansion and scale production capacity for its heavy-lift launch…
DSPA calls on AUVSI to reset after Michael Robbins' exit: back drone operators, demand evidence, and judge drones on risk, not country of origin.
Avianca and GOL reported operating two cargo flights between Bogotá and El Edén International Airport in Armenia, carrying humanitarian aid for those affected by the earthquake that struck…
Argentine low-cost carrier Flybondi is going through unprecedented operational and financial paralysis. With 14 days…
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How digital casting workflows help defense programs recover legacy parts, improve first-pour success, and bring idle equipment back into service This issue becomes more acute when the part is tied…
Images show much of the service’s small Avanti fleet together as Italy continues to renew the unusual twin-pusher aircraft
On 12 and 13 September 2026, the European Space Agency (ESA), CNES and the Cité des sciences et de l’industrie invite the public to «Off to…»
Aviación Digital, Sp.- On the night of August 19, 2026, the sky over Carlisle Airport (Pennsylvania) was the scene of one of the events general aviation fears most: two aircraft…
The US Army is phasing out the 3rd Battalion, 504th PIR, its only drone assault unit, seven months after creating it to absorb Ukraine's drone war lessons.
This summer, NASA has been studying pyrocumulonimbus clouds, or fire-driven thunderstorms. Researchers are flying planes right into the plumes for samples. The post Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are…
Honeywell Primus avionics, refreshed interior, and exceptional maintenance pedigree highlight capable business jet.
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