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13 October 2026

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Zenith/Zenair STOL CH 701

Zenith/Zenair STOL CH 701 (c/n -, SP-SZDZ), landing at Witków airfield during the International Vintage Glider and Classic Hang Glider Rally, Witków, May 2026. The CH 701 sport utility aircraft belongs to a family of light aeroplanes designed and developed [...]
MILITARY AVIATION

First Brazilian-built Gripen E completes maiden flight

On 6 October 2026, the first Gripen E fighter manufactured in Brazil successfully completed its maiden flight from Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto airfield in São Paulo State. Designated F-39E by Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB, the Brazilian Air Force), the aircraft is [...]
AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY

Clément Ader and the first powered flight of an aeroplane

On 9 October 1890, French aviation pioneer Clément Ader made the first manned flight of a powered, heavier-than-air aircraft in history. Although the flight was uncontrolled and only reached a height of around 20 centimetres, this event marked an important [...]
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Macron’s vision for European space autonomy — how close is it to reality?

At this year’s International Space Summit in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron presented an ambitious vision for Europe’s future in space. As we reported in one of our previous articles, within two years, he wants to see the European Nyx [...]
PHOTO OF THE WEEK

Mil Mi-6PZh2

Mil Mi-6PZh2 / Ми-6ПЖ2 (c/n 9683901V, formerly “41” of the Soviet Air Force / Военно-воздушные силы СССР), exhibited at the Central Air Force Museum (Центральный музей Военно-воздушных сил РФ) in Monino, July 2017. In the early 1950s, OKB-329 (commonly known [...]

Macron’s vision for European space autonomy — how close is it to reality?

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7 October 2026

At this year’s International Space Summit in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron presented an ambitious vision for Europe’s future in space. As we reported in one of our previous articles, within two years, he wants [...]

Europe sets out new ambitions for human spaceflight and lunar exploration

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23 September 2026

On 9 and 10 September 2026, the International Space Summit took place in Paris, bringing together world leaders, government ministers, representatives of the space industry and astronauts to discuss the future of global space activities. [...]

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