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July 16, 2026
<img src="https://storage.noirlab.edu/media/archives/images/newsmini/noirlab2617a.jpg" border="0" hspace="4" align="left" alt="Corona Australis Molecular Cloud" />The 570-megapixel Department of…
Starlink is now available in Côte d’Ivoire, with SpaceX confirming that customers in the country can order the service and […] The post Starlink Goes Live in Côte d’Ivoire appeared first on Space in…
July 15, 2026
At least 15 F-35s built in the last year have lacked required equipment, according to a Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) list sent to Defense Daily after a Freedom of […]
The post U.S. Navy awards Ursa Major $10M MK 104 development contract appeared first on Ursa Major .
Jacksonville, Fla. (July 15, 2026) – Redwire Corporation (NYSE: RDW), a global leader in space and defense technology solutions, today announced it has received follow-on awards totaling $21.5…
Airbus, Boeing and Embraer are all in contention for a new narrowbody order from Ethiopian Airlines, with a… The post Airbus, Boeing and Embraer all in contention for new Ethiopian narrowbody order…
LMS®, a leading provider of innovative fuel measurement and management solutions, announced it has been awarded a contract by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, to design and supply the modernized…
July 14, 2026
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Boeing delivered 314 commercial aircraft during the first half of 2026, its highest total for the period since 2018 as… The post Boeing posts strongest first-half aircraft deliveries since 2018…
The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today major program deliveries across its commercial and defense operations for the second quarter of 2026 as follows: Major Programs 2nd Quarter 2026...
July 13, 2026
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is receiving $955 million and Sierra Space $798 million under fixed price Other Transaction Authority (OTA) rapid prototyping contracts for an expedited launch of Tranche…
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Riyadh Air is considering placing an order for as many as 30 additional Boeing 787 Dreamliners as the… The post Riyadh Air weighs firm order for 25-30 more Boeing 787s appeared first on AeroTime .
SkyAlyne, a joint venture between CAE and KF Aerospace, and Canadian Helicopters Limited (CHL) are pleased to jointly announce the signing of a contract that will see CHL support the Royal Canadian…
<img src="http://www.esahubble.org/media/archives/images/newsmini/heic2610a.jpg" style="text-align: left; margin-right: 4px; border: none;" alt="Omega Centauri context image" />The massive globular…
July 11, 2026
10 July 2026: After investment firm Castlelake's offer last week to take over British low-cost airline EasyJet, a new player has surprisingly entered the…
July 10, 2026
The Space Force has designated its third tranche of mission areas to Portfolio Acquisition Executives (PAEs) as part of the Department of War's Acquisition Transformation.<br/>
July 9, 2026
Airbus has finalised a contract for the purchase of 10 H125 helicopters by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations (CBP AMO). These aircraft will be operated by Air and Marine…
Equinor has extended its agreement with CHC Helikopter Service for personnel transport and search and rescue services in Central Norway until 2030. Equinor has exercised two options with CHC. The…
Domestic contractors vying for U.S. air traffic control modernization projects are citing Chinese business ties as well as cyber and national security concerns in their latest bid to shut out…
L3Harris Technologies has received orders totaling $84 million in support of the U.S. Army for Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2) manpack Falcon® systems.
July 8, 2026
This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows Messier 3, a densely packed cluster of stars whose origins may be a merger between globular clusters in the early universe.
Cirrus Aircraft is expanding its portfolio with a model designed specifically for flight training, the three-seat TRAC10 with a Rotax 916iSc engine. Deliveries of the first units…
In the last decade, SpaceX has transitioned from just a commercial launch company to a full-scale aerospace contractor for hire. From its early NASA contracts to being the sole supplier of crewed…
July 7, 2026
It will still be a while before the Belgian Air Force receives its first new Pilatus PC-7 MKX training aircraft, but in preparation for taking delivery of the turboprop…
*Rendering of aeroshell for NASA SkyFall mission to Mars; Credit: Firefly Aerospace Cedar Park, Texas, July 7, 2026 – Firefly Aerospace (Nasdaq: FLY), a market leading space and defense technology…
July 4, 2026
Flight attendants are reportedly refusing to give their consent to hand over biometric data to the federal government in order to use a new TSA line-skipping system that is being progressively…
July 3, 2026
The agreement with Madrid will allow Warsaw to increase its tanker order to four units.
GomSpace has secured a contract valued at 1.5 MEUR (16.6 MSEK), with an additional 500 KEUR (5.5 MSEK) in optional activities, as part of the European Space Agency’s (ESA) RAMSES mission to visit…
July 2, 2026
Ryanair is demanding that the European Union scrap its controversial new immigration border checks until September to avoid ‘chaos’ breaking out at airports across Europe during the busy summer…
July 1, 2026
L3Harris Technologies has received a Federal Aviation Administration contract to upgrade and continue to operate the nation’s aircraft tracking network through 2045. Modernization of the network…
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