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August 25, 2026

MOSCOW — A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III heavy transport aircraft landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport on Tuesday morning, raising questions among military aviation watchers and diplomats as…
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Embraer does not expect to begin deliveries until 2028. Three aviation regulators have certificated Embraer’s Phenom 300EV, the latest variant of the manufacturer’s light-jet family and the first…
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However, airframer does not expect deliveries to begin until 2028. Three aviation regulators have certificated Embraer’s Phenom 300EV, the latest variant of the manufacturer’s light jet and the…

Tony Hallas from Foresthill, California The Fireworks Galaxy (NGC 6946), a face-on spiral about 25 million light-years away straddling Cepheus and Cygnus, has produced ten known supernovae since…

airBaltic has cancelled its planned winter flights from Liège Airport to Tenerife South and Gran Canaria, Liège Airport confirmed to the independent transport publication mobilithib. The decision…

Three specimens, one of them intact, came out of two hand pumps in Bihar in January 2025. The team that described them says the animal is a new genus as well as a new species, and says in the same…

West Star Aviation has received FAA Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) ST00818DE, an Approved Model List (AML) STC covering the installation of Honeywell CD-830 flat-panel displays across more than…

Saab presented a conceptual model of a future unmanned air combat system... The post Saab presents full-scale concept of unmanned aircraft first appeared on Poder Aéreo.

“This transaction will help us turn that foundation into the production capacity our customers need,” CEO Chris Spagnoletti said.

In Poland, a new framework agreement was concluded between the Armaments Agency and MESKO S.A. for the supply of several thousand Piorun portable anti-aircraft missile systems. The agreement…

A new contract worth up to US$131.23 billion with Boeing for the F-15 program includes both countries within the FMS foreign military sales framework.

A new contract worth up to US$131.23 billion with Boeing for the F-15 program includes both countries within the FMS foreign military sales framework.

The provision to Kyiv comes alongside increased tensions between Moscow and London over the UK’s support for Ukraine.

China’s upgraded S4000 Stratosphere Airborne Wind Energy System (SAWES) has completed a full-process flight test, reaching an operational… The post China’s S4000 airborne wind turbine passes…

The moon's getting its first airport, and it's about to get busy. Within the next two decades, NASA's planned Gateway—humanity's first lunar spaceport—may become a bustling hub for Orion crew…
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A passenger died on a Turkish Airlines flight on Monday (August 24). The passenger fell suddenly ill on board flight TK731 from Colombo to Istanbul. The cabin crew…

StandardAero’s Van Nuys MRO can now perform maintenance and modifications for Global Express, Global Express XRS, Global 5000, Global 6000 and Global 7500 aircraft.

Subscription required By Howard Hardee and Scott Hamilton Aug. 24, 2026, © Leeham News: Cutting down on traveled work at Spirit AeroSystems's former facility in Wichita, Kansas is critical for…

DJI's 15-second teaser dates the Osmo 360 II for September 3 at 7 AM EDT, three weeks after a China-only launch that skipped an American price.

A US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III carried out an unusual flight between Riga, Latvia, and Moscow, Russia, this Tuesday, August 25. The military aircraft…
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Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMI) has marked a major milestone in its developing cargo operations after welcoming its first Boeing 747 freighter on August 24. The post Boeing 747 Lands for…

One of the most detailed views of the surface of the red supergiant Betelgeuse, taken by the Alma interferometer, shows a strange bright spot, 800 degrees hotter than the rest…

The new AD for International Aero Engines EG V2500 models requires operators to replace the full set of failing third-stage blades with approved replacement parts.

Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane in gusty wind conditions while flying low over water, which resulted in the floats impacting a wave and the airplane’s…

Five-meter-per-pixel maps cross-referenced with the resistance limits of five microorganisms common on spacecraft reveal that up to 30% of the lunar south pole's surface preserves…

The trial of Abu Agila Mohammad Kheir Al-Marimi for his involvement in the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been… The post Lockerbie bombing trial delayed over ‘newly discovered evidence’ appeared first…

Mexican airline Aeroméxico plans to present its shareholders with an annual share buyback program of up to $100 million. According to the company…
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The landing of a US Air Force aircraft at Moscow-Vnukovo airport is fueling speculation. The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga to Russia on Tuesday morning.
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The landing of a U.S. Air Force aircraft at Moscow Vnukovo Airport is fueling speculation. The Boeing C-17A Globemaster III flew from Riga to Russia on Tuesday morning.

The C-17 flew to the Russian capital from a base just outside Washington, D.C., with a stop in Riga, Latvia. The post USAF C-17 Makes Extremely Rare Visit To Moscow appeared first on TWZ .