Between April and July 2026, the NATO Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Force (NISRF) supported the activities of two MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) of the Belgian Air Component, which were temporarily deployed to Sigonella […]
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, during the NATO Summit Defence Industry Forum held in Ankara, Türkiye, four countries — Denmark, Finland, Germany and Norway — signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) announcing their intention to […]
At the NATO summit held in Ankara, Turkey, on 7–8 July 2026, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced that the Alliance would begin formal negotiations with Saab regarding the potential purchase of up to ten […]
On 25 June 2026, Red Bull issued a press release announcing that a group of eight of the world’s best wingsuit pilots had completed the longest terrain formation flight ever, launching from above Mont Blanc. […]
On 23 June 2026, two new Saab JAS 39 Gripen C fighter aircraft landed at Kecskemét Air Base, completing the deliveries stipulated in the contract amendment signed by Försvarets materielverk (FMV – the Swedish Defence […]
On 15 June 2026, in Donauwörth, Germany, Airbus Helicopters and Avincis, one of the world’s leading aerial emergency services operators, signed a contract for up to 15 H145 helicopters. The new rotorcraft will strengthen Avincis’ […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to organise an astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of the Czech Republic. This will be the first private astronaut mission to the ISS […]
On Friday, 5 June 2026, NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone by flying faster than the speed of sound for the first time. During the 81-minute flight, the X-59 performed as expected, achieving […]
The UK Space Agency recently announced that, thanks to an agreement signed between the UK Government and the US commercial space company Vast, British astronaut John McFall has the opportunity to become the first person […]
The Swedish company Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) from the USA have successfully completed the maiden flight of the world’s first unmanned Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft. This significant milestone was achieved […]
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