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August 25, 2026

Priority Courier Experts (PCE) has acquired Priority Dispatch and Diamond Expedited, strengthening its position in the Midwest and expanding its same-day medical, courier and freight delivery…

ASL Aviation Holdings has acquired two Boeing 747-400ERFs. Bearing serial numbers 33516 (registration OE-IFB) and 33945 (OE-IFD), the aircraft have already been part of its fleet since 2017 and […]…

Inside the airline programs, retaining fixed award charts and zone matrices that preserve clarity for strategic mile spenders.

In July, after rejecting the French Naval Group's defence and intervention frigate (FDI), Portugal signed an agreement with

Integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering and Fault Management to Enable Autonomous Space Missions
Fully autonomous space mission operations require the ability to detect faults and compensate for them without human intervention. To address this challenge and provide model-based support for…

NASA’s Great Observatories were intended to peer at the universe in different wavelengths: the Hubble Space Telescope in visible light, the Compton Gamma Ray in gamma rays, the Chandra X-ray…

The NASA-led Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on 30 August 2026 at 07:26 EDT / 12:26 BST / 13:26 CEST from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. With its wide field of view…

After the air forces of China and Egypt began a new edition of the joint Eagles of Civilization 2026 exercise, six heavy multirole J-16 fighters, developed by…

SALT LAKE CITY – Aug. 25, 2026 – Tendeg has released NewTEN, a two-axis steerable reflector antenna that expands communications performance and pointing access for small spacecraft. Unveiled Monday…

Polish startup Ares Shield hired to protect data center satellites with high-power microwave weapons
Florida-based Lonestar Data Holdings has contracted Polish startup Ares Shield to provide protection for its off-Earth data centers, in a deal worth up to $6 million.
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This fast radio burst (FRB) is among the most distant ever detected and released the equivalent of our Sun's entire output over 30 years…
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What makes NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope a powerful tool with an unprecedented wide view of the cosmos? NASA engineers who designed, built, and tested Roman pop the hood to explain the…

Recently, the Perseverance rover witnessed two notable astronomical events in the Martian sky: the transit of Phobos across the Sun and, more surprising still, the occultation of Earth by the…

At an event held at Newark Liberty International Airport with CEO Scott Kirby in attendance,…

How do women experience professional aviation in Germany? A current survey by Elevate(her) Aviation aims to capture women's experiences across different areas of aviation…
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Embraer announced that the Phenom 300EV received certification from ANAC (Brazil), the FAA (United States), and the European Union Aviation…
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For more than twelve years, Syrian Air was on the EU sanctions list. In July it returned to Europe with flights to Amsterdam. Now comes the next step: from late September…

The US Navy has officially revealed the existence of the AIM-424 Malice LRAAM, a new-generation air-to-air missile developed by Raytheon. The announcement came on August 22, 2026, during the…

After detecting an unidentified odor, the SWISS Boeing 777 landed today at Terceira. The airline dispatched a rescue aircraft.

After detecting an unidentified odour, the Swiss Boeing 777 landed today in Terceira. The airline sent a rescue aircraft.
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Abra Group finalised the agreement to take over SKY Airline on 21 August. After receiving approval from Chilean and Peruvian competition authorities, the deal…

China’s Chang’e-7 lunar probe sitting atop its Long March-5 Y14 carrier rocket has been rolled back to the assembly and test building at the Wenchang Space Launch Site in Hainan. Chang’e-7 was ready…

Transavia announced it is taking another step in Belgium, where it recently established a fully operational local crew base at Brussels Airport. After having announced…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Indian Navy is exploring the development of an autonomous and intelligent underwater drone swarm capable of... The post Indian Navy Seeks…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has taken an important step toward establishing a new Trisonic... The post DRDO Begins…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Indian Air Force is preparing for the second edition of Tarang Shakti, with the 2026 exercise... The post Tarang Shakti 2.0: US F-35 Could Make…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. There is a quiet but persistent argument circulating in Indian defence-enthusiast circles that the Tejas Mk2, once... The post Does Tejas Mk2…

An airline catering company that supplies in-flight meals to at least 15 carriers at Los Angeles International Airport is under scrutiny due to allegations of poor hygiene and working conditions.

This week there will be a lunar eclipse, occurring 15 days after a solar eclipse — understand the differences between these phenomena…