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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
In September 2026, the PÉGASE 26 deployment by the French Air and Space Force entered another important phase, with French crews operating alongside their American, Japanese and South Korean counterparts. Following the crossing of the […]
On 2 October 1918, the experimental unmanned aircraft, officially designated the Kettering Aerial Torpedo (aka the Kettering Bug), performed its maiden flight. Development of this aircraft, at that time known as an aerial torpedo and […]
On 29 September 2026, the U.S. Navy announced that Boeing had been selected to develop and produce its F/A-XX, a new sixth-generation fighter intended to replace the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet. The multi-billion-dollar contract will […]
IAv Bacau Iak-52 (c/n 822710, OK-JAX), taking off for the flying display during an air show held as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations of Aeroklub Šumperk, Šumperk, September 2026. The Yakovlev Yak-52 (Як-52) primary […]
Boeing has secured a series of major new orders from airlines in Asia and Europe. Korean Air, Turkish Airlines and Biman Bangladesh Airlines have all announced agreements covering more than 260 aircraft in total. The […]
On 25 September 1909, the French airship La République crashed near the Château of Avrilly on her return from a military exercise, killing the entire crew. La République was one of three semi-rigid military airships […]
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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