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Aéronautique
L'IA de Google testée pour
éviter les traînées de condensation
derrière les avions
Les traînées blanches
observées derrière les avions feront l'objet d'une
étude approfondie dans le corridor aérien de
l'Atlantique Nord, reliant l'Europe à l'Amérique du
Nord. Le gouvernement britannique et Google financent cette recherche
pour ...
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TUI fly Nederland se prépare à
introduire ses Boeing 737-10
TUI fly Nederland est prêt
à accueillir le Boeing 737-10 dans sa flotte. La filiale
néerlandaise du groupe TUI prévoit de remplacer les six
737-8 qu’elle exploite actuellement par six 737-10 à
partir du premier trimestre 2027, et d’ajouter un 737-10
supp...
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Airbus Begins Extension Of Belfast A220 Wing
Facility
Airbus has started construction on an
extension of its Belfast, Northern Ireland, wing facility—a
move it said should help support the ramp-up of production of its
A220 program to 13 aircraft per month by 2028. The manufacturer
said construction had started on the 6,221
m2 ...
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RFP issued by Indian government for
transport aircraft
The Indian government has released a
request for proposals for a new fleet of transport aircraft to
succeed the Indian Air Force's Antonov An-32s. The plan involves
acquiring approximately 60 Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA), with an
estimated cost of around 1 trillion rupees ($10 billion). The MTA
i...
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Ampaire Raises $19 Million for
Hybrid-electric Airplanes
Hybrid-electric propulsion developer
Ampaire has raised $19 million in a Series B round led by
DiamondStream Partners, the company announced on August 18. Corporate
venture arms of two airline groups joined the round: Alaska Star
Ventures, which invests on behalf of Alaska Airlines, and IAGi
Venture...
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La force aérienne indienne envisage
de développer un avion d'alerte avancée à partir
d'un Airbus A330
Au regard de son format et de ses
ambitions, la force aérienne indienne [IAF – Indian Air
Force] dispose de capacités de détection et de
commandement aéroportés [AEW&C] limitées
puisque celles-ci reposent sur trois Beriev A-50 EI ainsi que sur
troi...
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La société française
Safran développe un moteur d'avion hybride efficace,
entraînant 250 commandes d'un fabricant américain.
Un avion capable de décoller sur
seulement 45 mètres de piste est en cours de
développement par Safran en collaboration avec deux
partenaires, un américain et un français. Le motoriste
français, dont une des filiales importantes est située
à Bo...
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Espace
LandSpace et la course chinoise au vol
spatial réutilisable
Zhuque-3 de LandSpace a réussi
l'atterrissage de son premier étage, marquant une étape
importante dans la stratégie chinoise visant à
développer des lanceurs réutilisables et
fréquents. Cet événement souligne les
avancées d...
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Kratos' Orbit secures multi-million-dollar
orders for GAIA 100 antennas
Orbit has introduced the GAIA 100
Tri-Band 6.1 antenna, which aims to provide increased gain, better
link margins, and improved performance in Ka-band tracking. This
announcement accompanies the news of Kratos securing
multi-million-dollar orders for GAIA 100 antennas.
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INNOSPACE Cancels Initial Flight Test of
SEBIT Suborbital Rocket Due to Trajectory Issue
At 16:30 BRT, a flight test was
conducted at the Alcântara Space Center in Brazil to evaluate
the operational performance and systems of the SEBIT rocket. This
single-stage rocket is equipped with a three-ton-class hybrid engine,
designed to transport payloads to suborbital altitudes of 100
ki...
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Ground Infrastructure Vulnerabilities
Accelerate Industry Transition to Cloud-Based SATCOM
Virtualization
In the initial stages of Operation Epic
Fury, targeted strikes were conducted on satellite communication
terminals and ground infrastructure at U.S. military installations in
Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
Following this, precision missile attacks were aimed at
commerci...
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SpaceX a équipé une capsule de
ravitaillement de 46 moteurs pour transporter 420 tonnes.
La NASA a confié à SpaceX
la construction d'un engin unique destiné à
détruire l'ISS en fin de vie. Le vaisseau,
dérivé de la capsule Dragon et doté de 46
moteurs Draco, arriera la station vers 2030 avant de la
précipiter dans le Pacifiq...
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Ce petit satellite va utiliser la Lune pour
capter les premiers sons de l'Univers.
Après le Big Bang, l'Univers a
connu une longue période appelée les âges sombres
cosmiques, qui a duré jusqu'à l'ignition des
premières étoiles environ 400 millions d'années
plus tard. Cette phase n'a jamais été directement
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Nuclear-powered heater to keep spacecraft
alive through Moon's freezing two-week night
Firefly Aerospace will send a
nuclear-powered heating technology to the Moon in 2028, testing
whether spacecraft can survive the lunar night’s extreme cold.
Zeno Power Systems will fly its Survive-the-Night Package aboard an
existing Blue Ghost mission to the Moon’s near side. Firefly
pl...
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Rocket Lab to launch a Japanese
Earth-observing satellite into orbit today.
On August 20, Rocket Lab successfully
launched a private satellite for the Japanese company iQPS into
orbit, contributing to an expanding network of Earth-observing
satellites. The Electron rocket lifted off from Rocket Lab's facility
in New Zealand at 9:04 a.m. EDT (1304 GMT), carrying a radar
sate...
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Drones et nouveaux usages
US Army to test high-power microwave weapon
that shoots drones while driving at full speed
The U.S. Army has awarded ThinKom
Solutions a prototype contract worth up to $49 million to develop and
test a mobile high-power microwave system for countering drones.
Announced on August 19, 2026, the deal will fund testing of
ThinKom’s Alecto system, which is built to target unmanned
aircra...
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Elroy to Advance Chaparral Cargo Drone
Development for US Army
The US Army has granted Elroy Air a $46
million contract to advance the Chaparral unmanned aerial system,
aimed at multi-mission payload distribution in challenging
environments. This agreement will enable the California-based company
to improve the vertical takeoff and landing capabilities of the
s...
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Drones with Claws Perch on Arctic
Icebergs
Microspines are a method for enabling
robots to attach to various surfaces, including walls and ceilings.
Researchers in Canada are now applying this technology to allow
drones to land on more difficult and remote surfaces, specifically
icebergs. The Ice Dart drone can securely land on steep and
sli...
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US Air Force Wants New Family of Target
Drones Ranging from Expendable to Sophisticated
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The U.S. Air Force is seeking a new
range of drones to function as aerial targets for testing purposes.
This includes both inexpensive, disposable quadcopters and larger,
reusable aircraft capable of simulating fifth-generation enemy
fighters. On August 14, the Air Force's Aerial Targets Program
Off...
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From parts to pilots: Hill's Black Knights
deliver end-to-end, Blue-listed drone solutions
Drones are no longer just simple cameras
in the sky. From commercial logistics and agricultural mapping to
tactical reconnaissance and strike operations, unmanned aerial
systems are reshaping everyday life and modern battlefields. To help
units navigate this fast-changing landscape, engineers at
Hil...
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AI firefighting drones take aim at
wildfires
Wildfires can escalate rapidly from
small sparks in remote areas, often before firefighters can respond.
To address this challenge, a new generation of AI-powered
firefighting drones is being tested to reduce response times. CAL
FIRE has recently evaluated Seneca's autonomous suppression drones in
C...
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BTP enhances drone operations with the
introduction of a seventh remote site.
The British Transport Police (BTP) has
completed the initial phase of its 'Drone in a Box' (DIAB) project,
now operational at seven sites, improving its response to trespassing
and emergency situations. This initiative is part of BTP’s
Drones Development Programme, aimed at incorporating Beyon...
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