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Ars Technica reports that the Federal Aviation Administration is retiring decades-old floppy disk technology as part of a modernization…

FLYING Magazine reports that Orlando International Airport has inaugurated a new vertipad for testing electric vertical takeoff…

AVweb reports that the FAA announced three proposed commercial space regulations addressing rocket flight-abort requirements…

CBS News reports that NASA’s 3,200-pound Swift Observatory reentered Earth’s atmosphere over North Sumatra, Indonesia, at…

Aviation Week reports that NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced the X-70 Fractal experimental aircraft program…

Space.com reports that NASA is exploring ways to extend the operational life of the Hubble Space Telescope, which remains…

Aviation Week reports that Shield AI has unveiled the first prototype of its X-Bat autonomous combat aircraft, with…

Ars Technica reports that Chinese space officials have unveiled their most detailed timeline yet for landing astronauts…

Air Data News reports that Boeing has deployed two 777-9 test aircraft to Iceland and Bolivia for crosswind and high-altitude…

Ars Technica reports that a new analysis from Quilty Space warns of a significant global rocket launch shortage, with demand…

The War Zone reports that General Atomics is developing NextGen, a hybrid-electric flying-wing drone designed for strike…

Spaceflight Now reports that SpaceX completed its 700th Falcon 9 launch on October 31, sending 27 Starlink broadband…

Aerospace Global News reports that NASA’s experimental X-59 supersonic aircraft departed California on 28 October…

SpaceNews reports that NASA’s Space Reactor-1 (SR-1) mission remains on schedule for a late 2028 launch, despite…

Aerospace Testing International reports that BAE Systems and Bombardier have signed an agreement to explore collaboration…

Spaceflight Now reports that NASA is preparing two spacewalks on October 29 and November 5 to complete a years-long…

Aviation NewsDaily reports that Boston MedFlight has signed an agreement with Airbus Helicopters to acquire three H145…

Breaking Defense reports that China has tripled its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) satellite fleet since…

Aviation NewsDaily reports that Electra successfully landed and took off its hybrid-electric Ultra Short aircraft at Manhattan’s…

Spaceflight Now reports that SpaceX successfully launched 27 Starlink satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California…

Aviation International News reports that Bombardier plans to hire 800 additional employees and invest $270 million…

SpaceNews reports that NASA has ended science operations aboard the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after more…

AeroTime reports that Allegiant Air has ordered six additional Boeing 737-8 aircraft for delivery in 2028, bringing…

Aviation International News reports that Archer Aviation plans to launch electric air taxi services across the Dallas-Fort Worth…

WBIW reports that former AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher, now a professor at Purdue University, co-chaired a National Academies…

Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Air Force estimates it will need 1,509 combat-ready fighter jets by 2035…

SpaceNews reports that NASA is introducing changes to how it evaluates and selects future science missions, aiming…

CNBC reports that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved Boeing’s 737 MAX 10 after years of delays, marking…

SatNews reports that Planet Labs successfully launched its Pelican-12 Earth observation satellite aboard SpaceX’s Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission…

AeroTime reports that Honeywell Aerospace expects nearly 10,000 new business jets to be delivered worldwide through 2035, driven…

SpaceNews reports that “SpaceX launched a rideshare mission Oct. 20 whose payload included the company’s second Starfall reentry…

Defense Daily reports that Sikorsky has moved its unmanned U-Hawk helicopter into a formal flight test program, marking another…

SpaceNews reports that engineering studies have confirmed the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield performed as expected during NASA’s…

AeroTime reports that Archer Aviation has completed a series of piloted demonstration flights over the San Francisco Bay Area using…

Space.com reports that NASA is accelerating development of three SkyFall helicopters designed to explore previously unseen…

AeroTime reports that Airbus has secured an order for 75 A320neo family aircraft from U.S.-based leasing company Aviation…

SatNews reports that new speed restrictions affecting military Starshield satellite communications terminals in Ukraine…

AeroTime reports that Airbus is considering expanding production capacity for its A350 widebody aircraft as airlines seek…

Space.com reports that NASA’s Perseverance rover has set a new record for the greatest distance traveled on another world, surpassing…

Aviation Week reports that NASA is considering ambitious new aeronautics initiatives, including experimental X-plane programs and a…

Space.com reports that SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying an uncrewed Dragon spacecraft to the International…

Aerospace Global News reports that renewed interest in potentially returning a retired SR-71 Blackbird to flight is drawing attention…

Payload reports that the Department of Transportation has announced five proposed FAA rule changes designed to streamline commercial…

Via Satellite reports that American Airlines is expanding its agreement with SpaceX to equip its entire mainline fleet of…

SpaceNews reports that NASA has released a preliminary science report and the full dataset collected during its Artemis II mission…

AeroTime reports that Brazil’s first locally assembled Gripen E fighter completed its maiden flight on 7 October, marking a significant…

Payload reports that the U.S. Army has begun fielding its first permanent group of enlisted space warfighters, noting that…

Defense Daily reports that artificial intelligence readiness is emerging as a significant hurdle for the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative…

SpaceNews reports that increasingly ambitious megaconstellation plans are intensifying competition for orbital resources as companies and governments…

Aviation Week reports that the U.S. Army is opening its depots to drone-part production as the Pentagon looks for ways to rapidly expand manufacturing…