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August 19, 2026

Improper loading can cause an aircraft to fail to take off on time. But the load plan of the Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 now shows: in the incident at Munich Airport, this…

The DJI Flip is back at $349 on Amazon, with the RC 2 bundle at $509, two weeks before Trump's 25% drone tariff takes effect on September 3.
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German charter airline Leav Aviation is launching scheduled connections between Cologne/Bonn Airport and destinations in Syria. The airline has recently begun operating the route…
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American Airlines is overhauling its short- and medium-haul fleet. All seats will get their own entertainment screens, while it also expands…
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The toll of the wildfires in Gironde and the Landes has quickly come to light. France is experiencing its worst wildfire season this year, with the largest…

In addition to precise individual strikes, the system supports swarm operations to simultaneously attack multiple targets or to "saturate", deliberately overloading the systems of…

According to figures cited by the US outlet based on Pentagon data, 18 US servicemen have died since the start of the war, all of them outside the territory…

Mexico and the United States have signed a non-binding declaration of intent that will allow Mexico's National Defense Secretariat to access the US Army's digital marketplace…
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The aircraft carrier Liaoning (CV-16) of China's People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) was detected sailing in the Yellow Sea in recent days, in what appeared to be a brief…

The Ministry of Defence states that the system can cover more than 2,000 kilometres, a distance that allows it to operate at a depth far greater than that of the conventional battlefield. The…

"It's not enough to simply have technical training, to know how to program, to know how to manage these systems; something key is also needed, which is that capacity for tactical judgement, the…
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The United States has lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft since the start of the war with Iran, a figure that represents roughly a quarter of the US fleet…

Lufthansa A380 lands short of Munich Airport runway, damaging lights as Germany's BFU investigates the landing incident. The post Lufthansa’s Largest Passenger Jet in the World Damage Runway Lights…

Gulf carrier Emirates is planning to expand its route network from northern Italy toward Latin America. According to reports in the Italian media, the airline…

Franco-Italian turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR has identified 209 new domestic air routes across Indonesia that it says would… The post ATR sees 16 million-passenger market in untapped…

The Almogávares VI Paratrooper Brigade (BRIPAC) of the Spanish Army has received the latest VAMTAC ST5 BN3 armored ambulance model, which it will use in its upcoming deployment to Slovakia…

Korean Air is launching a new nonstop route between Seoul-Incheon and Melbourne. The seasonal route will operate three times weekly from December 18 to March 14, 2027. Flights will take place…
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D-ABKE belongs to the German Airways fleet. But the Embraer E190 is now flying on behalf of Condor - and now also in the look of the German holiday airline.

The newly founded Lufthansa Group subsidiary, Lufthansa City Airlines, has announced the start of final assembly of its first Airbus A220-300. The aircraft, with manufacturer serial number…

Korean Air announced it will launch nonstop services between Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) and Melbourne Airport (MEL),… The post Korean Air launches seasonal Seoul-Melbourne flights…

On Tuesday, August 18, Europe saw a major concentration of military aircraft belonging to countries that are part of the Organization of the…

US technology company Google has secured an extensive package of internal data as part of the insolvency proceedings of the defunct airline Spirit Airlines. For…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s indigenous air defence export ambitions appear to be gathering momentum in Central Asia. According to sources... The post After Armenia…
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This report was originally published on IDRW.org. At first glance, Brazil’s reported interest in India’s Tejas Mk1A despite already operating and planning to expand... The post Why Brazil Could Want…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. The Indian Navy’s elite MARCOS commandos were involved in high-risk drone-strike missions during Operation Sindoor, with two... The post MARCOS…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Our earlier Project ALE experiments explored a fundamental shift in aerial autonomy: what happens when an unmanned platform becomes... The post…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. In a notable milestone for domestic defense innovation, Zen Technologies has successfully commissioned India’s first AI-Enabled Containerised... The…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. In a significant milestone for India’s defense self-reliance, the Combat Vehicles Research & Development Establishment (CVRDE), a... The post CVRDE…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s tanker exports surged more than six-fold to $1.36 billion in the June quarter from $221.1 million... The post India’s tanker exports surge…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Indian Army chief General Dhiraj Seth on Tuesday called on Nepal’s Prime Minister and Defence Minister Balendra... The post Indian Army chief Gen…