Aviation and space news
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August 20, 2026
The Portuguese Air Force will mark 75 years of operating the De Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk at Air Base No. 1 in Sintra this September. Events are planned to mark the occasion…
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NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman showcased his rare MiG-29 jet fighter at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2026. During a Warbirds in Review panel, he captivated the crowd, sharing his vision for…
Exercise with Anduril YFQ-44A and General Atomics YFQ-42A is helping define how the future combat drones can be controlled, maintained and rapidly returned to the air
Portugal's oldest airline is celebrating its 85th anniversary. With more than two hundred domestic and international flights a week…
Today, bad weather with storms and heavy lightning activity at Milan Malpensa forced landings to be suspended between 17:15 and shortly after 18…
It could have been a disaster, but "Star Trek"'s collaboration with the Jim Henson Company is a hilarious masterpiece
Europe's Mars Express orbiter has captured stunning telemetry to create a new flyover visualization of the Red Planet's Southern Highlands and Schiaparelli Crater in magnificent detail.
Brazil recorded 59 million domestic flight passengers and 17.7 million on international routes between January and July, a new record
Brazilian Army Aviation completed an important cycle in its modernisation process. On 13 August, the official handover of the last HM-4 helicopter unit took place…
“The proposed sale will increase Qatar’s capability to meet current and future threats by enhancing its defense capabilities,” the US State Department said.
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Researchers studied gas flows in the Monoceros R2 star forming region to understand how gas is channeled into star forming hubs. By tracing the flow of carbon monoxide, they found that a system of…
Thermal imaging drones help crews locate underground heat pockets that could reignite after major fires in northwest England. United Utilities is using thermal imaging drones to find hidden hotspots…
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.
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