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August 18, 2026

Images were captured between August 11 and 12 by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), six days after the object hit the lunar surface The post NASA finds 18-meter crater…

Ukraine is counting on the Equalizer to provide an affordable air-launched standoff weapon that doesn't rely on foreign donors. The post New Details Emerge About Ukraine’s Homegrown “Equalizer”…

NASA has released a report recommending an initial health standard for the Martian dust that astronauts could inhale during future missions. Although sending people to Mars is still years away, NASA…
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Turkish Airlines will strengthen its presence in China with the launch of direct flights between Istanbul and Chengdu starting November 11, 2026. The capital of Sichuan province…
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Turkish Airlines will strengthen its presence in China with the launch of direct flights between Istanbul and Chengdu starting November 11, 2026. The capital of Sichuan province will become the…
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Turkish Airlines will strengthen its presence in China by launching direct flights between Istanbul and Chengdu from 11 November 2026. The capital of Sichuan province…

The company will use a Photon spacecraft to test interoperability with the Space Data Network's core infrastructure built by SpaceX The post Rocket Lab to test Space Force data network connection in…

Astronomers have uncovered a previously underexplored population of faint, rapidly fading remnant radio galaxies, offering new insights into what happens after supermassive black holes stop powering…

The aircraft are all Gulfstreams. Villa d'Este in Cernobbio is hosting a week-long private event for Kenn Ricci, the boss of FlexJet, and 9 aircraft have arrived at Milan Malpensa from…

Duke's SonicFly follower quadcopter chases a leader drone with a 10-gram microphone array, no GPS sharing, no radio link, and no camera.

Riyadh Air and All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced on Tuesday the signing of an MoU aimed at improving travel between Saudi Arabia, Japan and destinations beyond, by combining their networks…

Riyadh Air and All Nippon Airways (ANA) announced this Tuesday the signing of an MoU aimed at optimizing travel between Saudi Arabia, Japan and destinations beyond, by combining their route networks…
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American Airlines duplicate callsign incident highlights ATC communication risks and dispatch procedures for regional flights. The post Two American Airlines Flights End Up With the Same Flight…

Michael Robbins leaves AUVSI September 30 to run the Semiconductor Industry Association, the industry he spent three years telling drone makers to copy.

Investigators are trying to determine why a Cirrus Vision Jet attempted to take off from a runway that… The post Cirrus jet suffers gear collapse during takeoff attempt from closed runway appeared…

The smallest member of the A320 family will remain in scheduled service until March 27, extending its unexpected stay by another four months

The Italian contingent, together with allied units of the NATO Battle Group deployed in Latvia, has concluded the Mission Rehearsal Activity "Oak Shield", held from 3 to 14 August…

Theodore Postol has spent decades teaching at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he held the Science, Technology and National Security Policy chair before becoming professor…

(Updated at 9:10) Nothing will ever be the same again, and nothing can be taken for granted anymore. Donald Trump keeps tearing down common assumptions, established alliances and…

Fifteen days after the migratory invasion of Ceuta, on 30 and 31 July, ahead of the planned entry, once again, into national territory, announced by all kinds of media, whether…

The United States Air Force (USAF) has been using the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack jets for quite a few decades and had planned their full retirement before 2030…

Defense authorities want to know whether Washington will in the future allow Israel access to the sixth-generation fighter
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Ocean Software has been selected by SkyAlyne to provide the Resource Management and Scheduling (RM&S) capability as part of the training system supporting Canada’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT)…
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In the report I prepared, Cannon Fodder: the trap of foreign recruitment in the Russian army... The article The "likeable rogues" states: the…

The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced demonstration flights using hybrid-electric technology to evaluate routes intended to…

Integrasys has been selected to develop two research and development projects in the defense field in Luxembourg, for a combined amount of €2.89 million. The company…

The multinational exercise Pitch Black 26, organized by the Royal Australian Air Force, came to an end after two weeks of intense operations involving more than 20 countries…

International air passengers arriving in Spain in July totaled 12.4 million, a 5.8% increase compared to the same month last year, according to data…

Amid a wave of wildfires, 45.3% of young Spaniards aged 16 to 29 are unaware that piloting careers can extend to fields such as firefighting…
