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August 18, 2026
Despite Congress increasing the ceiling in 2023, the Pentagon continues to pay AvIP rates at 2017 levels seemingly preferring more targeted bonusses.
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The carrier will temporarily redeploy the capacity on a pair of Asian routes instead.
By Jay Menon Subscription Required Aug. 18, 2026, © Leeham News: When former IATA head Willie Walsh assumed charge as chief executive of IndiGo in the first week of August, he inherited the…
As final assembly progresses at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth, Texas facility, the first F-35A fighter for Germany entered the finishing phase…
Spaceflight can do strange things to the human body — including making it harder for astronauts to poop.
During the total solar eclipse of Aug. 18, 1868, two astronomers, Pierre Jules César Janssen of France and J. Norman Lockyer of England, each independently discovered a new line in the Sun’s…
SpaceX has successfully guided Starship Ship 40 to a location just off the coast of… The post Ship 40 arrives at Christmas Island, Plans Return to Starbase appeared first on NASASpaceFlight.com .
The aim of the EMD contract is to establish the GEK800 turbofan as a second-source propulsion system for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM).
Clock watching Cork Airport has named PRM Engineering as its new Official Time Partner. It notes that the agreement is a strategic brand partnership that will see the company become the exclusive…
Starting in the coming days, the city of Taranto will host the Taranto 2026 sporting event – the Mediterranean Games – and from tomorrow some teams will begin arriving on charter flights…
The rogue component was only discovered after the jet had completed a long-haul round trip to the US and back.
Germany’s Interior Minister, Aelxander Dobrindt, has opened a drone security research centre at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Cochstedt near Magdeburg today (18 August). The post Germany…
Alliance Aviation Services has appointed aviation industry veteran Steven Greenway as its new Chief Executive Officer, with Greenway set to take charge of the Australian specialist aviation company…
Today, in the early morning hours, the Israeli Air Force attacked the (still) abandoned military airfield of Abu al-Duhur in Idlib province… more...
Bulgaria's Defence Minister, Dimitar Stoyanov, learned during a meeting on 14 August with Lockheed Martin representatives that delivery of the second batch of eight…
Slingshot Aerospace announced it is adding new capabilities to its Portal platform to help operators better monitor that crowded environment. The post Slingshot’s Portal Adds New AI-Powered Missions…
NASA astronaut Anil Menon and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot began a spacewalk at 8:29 a.m. EDT outside the International Space Station to replace a Space-to-Ground antenna on…
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A major pilots' union has warned that a cockpit defect linked to unexpected engine shutdowns on Airbus aircraft could have potentially catastrophic consequences, urging regulators to broaden their…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s fifth-generation fighter aircraft ambitions are increasingly being reflected not only in prototype development but also in... The post…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is quietly undertaking one of its most significant infrastructure modernization projects in... The post MDL…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s ambitious Project-18 next-generation destroyer programme is moving toward the formal approval process, with the Indian Navy... The post…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s reported interest in joining the French-led Future Combat Air System (FCAS) sixth-generation fighter programme has triggered... The post…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The proposed Reliance Industries–Rolls-Royce partnership to develop an indigenous combat aircraft engine for India’s Advanced Medium Combat... The…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Former Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria has argued that India should not look... The post RKS Bhadauria: India Should Not Look…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Pakistan’s military spokesperson has launched a sharp attack on India over a documentary covering Operation Sindoor, accusing... The post Pakistan…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Indrajaal Autonomous Defense Systems and Sigma Advanced Systems announced approximately Rs 155 crore in orders for Indrajaal... The post Indrajaal…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Department of Defence Production (DDP), Ministry of Defence has notified the sixth Positive Indigenisation List (PIL)... The post Aatmanirbhar…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Southern Naval Command, Kochi, on 14 Aug 2026. The bilateral engagement witnessed intensive professional interaction, exchange of... The post India…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The White House’s Section 232 proclamation enacting up to 100% tariffs on imported unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)... The post The 100% Tariff Wall…
This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Recent disclosures from the highest echelons of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have shed definitive light on... The post Air Vice Chief Confirms Zero…
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