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Nothing lasts forever – a cloudy future of European military display teams (part 1)

29 February 2024 Jacek Domański

Flying displays of military aircraft are among highlights of any aviation events and, without a doubt, they are some of the most loved by both aviation enthusiasts and general public. However, in recent years we […]

AVIATION EVENTS

Blériot XI for the Aviation Fair Squadron

24 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 8th February, the Aviation Fair Squadron (Letka Aviatické pouti) acquired its fourth aeroplane, a replica of the Blériot XI monoplane from the pioneer years of aviation. The aircraft is being based, just like the […]

AVIATION EVENTS

A first glimpse of Aviation Fair 2024

19 February 2024 Jacek Domański

The upcoming edition of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) air show will take on 1st and 2nd June 2024. This year, the East Bohemian airfield in Pardubice will be hosting that biggest civilian aviation event in […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Serbia choses Repellent to reduce the mosquito nuisance

18 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 14th February 2024, the Serbian Armed Forces for the first time officially disclosed to public its latest acquirement – Repellent electronic warfare system. That Russian-made weapon address the increasing threat from light unmanned aerial […]

SPACE

New spaceflight record – more than 880 days in space

9 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 4th February 2024, another milestone is space exploration was achieved. That very day, cosmonaut Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко), onboard of the International Space Station (ISS) broke the cumulative most-in-space record of 878.480 […]

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NOAA satellites helped to save 350 people in 2023

7 February 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

The polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are mainly responsible for weather and climate monitoring. However, being a part of global COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system, they additionally contributed to rescuing 350 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Earlier retirement of the German EC665 Tiger fleet

5 February 2024 Jacek Domański

At the end of January 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) published the 18th issue of armament affairs report – 18. Bericht des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten. Between several aviation-related […]

SPACE

Historic journey of Ingenuity, NASA Mars Helicopter has come to end

31 January 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

In a news release published on 25th January 2024, NASA announced that, after three years, mission of its history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has regrettably come to an end. However, by this time, that first-ever powered […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Sentry Aloha over Hawaii

28 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th January 2024, another edition of Sentry Aloha aerial combat training began. Hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard, the exercise involves more than 700 personnel and 46 aircraft from the United States armed […]

AVIATION EVENTS

Date of this year´s Tag der Bundeswehr announced

24 January 2024 Jacek Domański

The German Ministry of Defence recently disclosed the date of annual open doors event of the country´s armed forces – Tag der Bundeswehr. This year´s edition will take place on 8th June in ten different […]

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Military Aviation

  • PÉGASE 26 – French Rafales train with US, Japanese and South Korean fighters
    5 October 2026
  • Boeing selected to develop U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX fighter
    30 September 2026
  • PEGASE 26 opens a new route to the Indo-Pacific through the Arctic
    14 September 2026

Aviation Events

  • Šumperk airfield marks 80 years with a special air show
    7 September 2026
  • Letecký den Cheb returns for its tenth edition
    3 August 2026
  • 70th anniversary of the Náměšť air base – open day at the 22nd Helicopter Air Base
    17 June 2026

Space

  • Macron’s vision for European space autonomy — how close is it to reality?
    7 October 2026
  • Europe sets out new ambitions for human spaceflight and lunar exploration
    23 September 2026
  • ESA to send first Czech astronaut to the ISS on private Vast mission
    15 June 2026

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Civil Aviation

  • Boeing wins major new orders from Korean Air, Turkish Airlines and Biman Bangladesh
    28 September 2026
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    16 September 2026
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Aviation History

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Other

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