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August 24, 2026

Aviación Digital, Sp.- On the night of October 29, 2024, as the DANA storm battered the province of Valencia with extreme severity, Salvamento Marítimo's Helimer 203 became a capability…
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AMAC Aerospace Turkey has carried out several short-notice maintenance inputs on Dassault Falcon aircraft, including AOG support, troubleshooting, component replacement, and defect rectification at…

Low-cost airline easyJet has decided to change its operating and commercial policy by eliminating several routes from Leeds/Bradford in the United Kingdom. From 4 January there will no longer be…

Grupo Abra closed the second quarter of 2026 with US$2.6 billion in operating revenue, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%, while the group's airlines carried 17.6 million…

US carrier United Airlines has postponed the planned resumption of scheduled flights between George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston and Maiquetía Simón…

The twin-engine Jabiru J432 is aimed primarily at flight schools. Two 85 hp Jabiru engines are meant to enable low operating costs.

Less than a year after launching a collaborative programme with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV), GKN Aerospace unveiled its UAV demonstrator, marking the first public presentation…

Kremlin propaganda has a singular ability: it manages to describe Moldova simultaneously as a small, poor, weak country... The article The Moldova that frightens the Kremlin…

Ukraine’s Defence Forces have added the Alexa Spatium, the country’s first domestically developed jet-powered drone interceptor, to their arsenal, Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence announced on August…

AeroVironment, Inc. has announced that it will establish an industrial presence in Greece through AV Eagle, a joint-venture with Athens-based Eyeonix SA, following the completion of a definitive…

Maldives-based premium airline Beond has signed a memorandum of understanding with India's Aeroprime Group to develop a cargo partnership. Under this…

NASA has completed a major test campaign for a lightweight, flexible radar antenna that will enable its proposed SkyFall Mars helicopters to search beneath the Red Planet’s surface for accessible…

A local shortage of jet fuel at Hosea Kutako International Airport in the Namibian capital Windhoek is forcing adjustments to the flight operations of European airlines. The…

Employees worldwide celebrate seventy-five years of innovation and excellence. PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – August 24, 2026 – Chromalloy, a global leader in aftermarket engineering and manufacturing…
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China is transforming Antelope Reef, in the Paracel Islands, into a major new advanced facility in the South China Sea that could become one of the main…

In this context, it adds, its Blackbeard development “is an example of what the United States can do when private capital and government work together.” Thanks to its work, the company that…

Previously, the company states, it had “already sparked great interest among customers, delegations and industry professionals at ILA Berlin 2026 and at the International Aeronautics…

Stacie Pettyjohn, of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), warned that "Ukraine serves as a battlefield for understanding how drone warfare is reshaping combat…

The two largest airlines in the Sultanate of Oman are experiencing a leadership shakeup. On August 20, 2026,… The post Oman Air and SalamAir announce leadership changes on the same day appeared…
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The growing trend of using military aircraft for pilot training. Nelson During, editor-in-chief, DefesaNet Since the announcement that the Gripen F will take on a central role in the conversion…

Only a few days remain until the Altenrhein airfield anniversary, held from August 28 to 30. Preparations are on schedule, and already the…

Korean Air will launch a nonstop route between Seoul-Incheon and Melbourne, operating three times a week from December 18 to March 14, 2027.

Etihad Airways has recently announced a new seasonal service between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Gothenburg (GOT). The service will begin on December 17 2026, and run four times a week until March 21 2027…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. India’s Tejas Mk2 programme is approaching a pivotal juncture in its avionics and weapons architecture, with the... The post Tejas Mk2 Set to Enter…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Turkish media appears to be increasingly attempting to connect India with the rapidly worsening strategic rivalry between... The post Turkish Media…
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This report was originally published on IDRW.org. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is scheduled to arrive in Beijing on Monday to take part in... The post NSA Doval to visit China on Monday to…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that India is capable of becoming a global shipbuilding hub,... The post India capable of becoming…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Iran had prepared for a potential war with the US for four decades, including contingencies such as... The post Iran’s decades-long war planning…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Sunday said the convergence of streams like space technology, AI, quantum... The post ‘Space, AI, other…

This report was originally published on IDRW.org. In a significant milestone for India’s shipbuilding & defence manufacturing sector, Shri Rajnath Singh, Hon’ble Defence Minister... The post GRSE &…