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The U.S. Air Force has given Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract to produce the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon. ARRW is the service's first hypersonic weapon to enter production.
HondaJet's APMG S upgrade package has gained EASA validation. Operators in the European Union can now get the upgrade, which was already available in the U.S. and Mexico.
Electra says its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft took off and landed at the Downtown Skyport heliport in Manhattan. The company presents the flight as evidence that its design can operate from very small urban sites without a conventional runway.
A Purdue Ph.D. candidate describes how NASA's Perseverance (Mars 2020) rover examined the southern edge of 'Idubi,' an olivine-rich igneous outcrop, and spotted an intriguing geologic feature with its cameras.
A look back at Britain's last attempt during the 1982 Falklands War to destroy Argentina's Exocet-armed Super Étendard jets, which posed a serious threat to the Royal Navy task force.
Four launches are planned this week from the US and India, including SpaceX Falcon 9 flights and an ISRO GSLV mission.
Flightradar24 has added an automated YouTube live stream from London Heathrow, its eighth airport camera across North America, the Caribbean and Europe, and highlights some of the more unusual routes and aircraft seen at the UK hub.
Over 1,645 sols, Perseverance tracked fine Martian dust sticking to spacesuit material samples carried on the rover. Some particles are small enough to reach human lungs and blood, and the data could guide protection for future crewed Mars missions.
A feature on underwater analog missions, where crews live in subsea habitats to simulate isolation and operational conditions and help prepare astronauts for future spaceflight.
The sunshade for NASA's NEO Surveyor asteroid-hunting telescope, about 6 m tall, was mounted on an assembly ring for clean-room inspections at BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems in Boulder, Colorado, in July 2026.
A BAE Systems technician in Boulder inspected NEO Surveyor's sunshade in late July. Applied Aerospace of Stockton, California, built the structure, which has since been fitted with solar cells for the planetary defence mission.
A KC-10 aerial refueling tanker retired by the US Air Force has flown again after leaving storage at an Arizona boneyard, now owned by a civilian operator.
A McKinsey study says increasing business jet traffic, particularly to leisure destinations, combined with older fleets is putting growing strain on airport capacity and wider aviation infrastructure.
A Ryanair 737-800 operating Alicante to Newquay as FR2954 on 24 October could not land in Cornwall because of severe weather and flew back to Alicante, leaving passengers airborne for almost eight hours.
A University of Leicester security academic argues the UK should prepare to fight without US support under Trump, calling for defence spending of five per cent of GDP. He sharply criticises the American president's stance on Russia.
On 25 October a Jet2 737-800 arriving from Venice briefly left Runway 33 and ran onto the grass while landing at Birmingham in strong winds linked to Storm Boelo.
SyberJet has received a wave of letters of intent for its newly unveiled SJ36 business jet. The aircraft was revealed shortly before the NBAA-BACE show.
Textron Aviation has rolled out the first production Cessna Citation CJ4 Gen3, moving the updated light business jet closer to entry into service. The latest version adds pilot-focused upgrades and new capabilities.
Flexell Space has opened a Paris-based subsidiary, Flexell Space France SAS, to expand in Europe. The new unit will support contract and volume-production talks with European space customers, from technical reviews to supply.
Civil Air Patrol has ordered 21 new Cessna aircraft, a mix of Skyhawk, Skylane and Stationair models, to support its search-and-rescue and community service missions across the United States.
A former UK defence chief argues NATO should field drones on a scale equal to '32 Ukraines' to reduce its reliance on US troops. NATO's commander has also called for low-cost drones to complement high-end systems.
Embraer's order backlog rose to US$35.7 billion in the third quarter of 2026, another all-time high for the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer.
Babcock plans to offer its Arrowhead 140 design, the basis for the Royal Navy's Type 31 frigate, for a U.S. Navy frigate requirement, possibly teaming with a major American shipbuilder.
CAE is adding four full-flight simulators for Bombardier, Embraer, Pilatus and Cessna aircraft, expanding business aviation pilot training capacity across the Americas.
Electra flew its hybrid-electric EL2 demonstrator into and out of a Manhattan heliport, showcasing the short takeoff and landing capability it plans to bring to its nine-seat EL9 aircraft.
The U.S. Space Force wants industry to invest quickly in satellites and software for operations in cislunar space, with the aim of having hardware ready to launch by 2029.
Bombardier is growing its U.S. footprint with 800 new hires at its American sites, a move the company says will support thousands more jobs across its network and supplier base.
Jet Aviation is marking 25 years in Hong Kong, where it launched dispatch services in 2001 for aircraft-management clients in the Asia-Pacific region.
Duncan Aviation now installs the Archangel attitude and heading reference system in Pilatus PC-12s. The upgrade gives operators a replacement for the obsolete LITEF AHRS units.
The Department of the Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract to produce and field the AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic missile. The award formally moves the program into production and expands the service's high-speed standoff strike options.