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Aéronautique
An Aircraft's Arrival in Europe Preceded a
Series of NATO Orders
Aircraft 26901’s arrival in
Portugal in October 2023 marked an important milestone for Embraer
and the KC-390 Millennium. It was the first KC-390 to enter service
outside Brazil and the first delivered to a European operator. The
aircraft therefore represented more than another military
transp...
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Les États-Unis dévoilent le
premier avion à ailes hybrides : 250 passagers, 9 260 km
d'autonomie et 50 % de carburant économisé
Une start-up californienne
développe un avion sans fuselage de 250 places, dont
l’ensemble de l’aile accueille la cabine. Selon le
concept présenté, cette architecture pourrait
réduire jusqu’à 50 % la consommation de
kérosène sur une...
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Israël s'intéresse de
près au Boeing F-47.
Et si Heyl Ha’Avir était la cliente
de lancement du futur chasseur américain de 6ème génération ?
C’est en tous cas ce qui semble se dessiner puisque l’état
hébreu a échoué à rejoindre les Européens sur leurs propres
programmes indigènes. Selon le Jerusalem Post l’état-major
isr...
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Futur avion régional ERA : Aura Aero
signe un partenariat stratégique avec Pimco
Le néo-avionneur haut-garonnais
Aura Aero conclut un « partenariat stratégique »
avec Piper Industrial Manufacturing Company (Pimco). Cet accord vise
à accélérer « l’industrialisation et
la production à grande échelle » d...
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Le C909 de COMAC arrive au Cambodge : deux
premiers avions attendus fin 2026
Air Cambodia doit recevoir en novembre
2026 ses deux premiers COMAC C909, première étape d'un
programme portant sur dix avions fermes à livrer jusqu'en
2029. La compagnie nationale cambodgienne devient ainsi un client
particulièrement stratégique pour l'avionneur
c...
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Mammoth Freighters livre un premier Boeing
777-200LRMF à Jetran pour DHL
Mammoth Freighters a livré au
loueur américain Jetran un premier Boeing 777-200LRMF
destiné à DHL. Ce 777-200LR, converti en avion tout
cargo (MSN 32222, immatriculé N703DN, ex-Delta Air Lines),
viendra compléter la flotte de DHL.
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Vols annulés et retards : la
grève des contrôleurs aériens frappe Oslo et
Bergen
La grève de douze
contrôleurs aériens norvégiens a
entraîné la fermeture d'Oslo-Gardermoen au trafic
commercial régulier, dimanche 23 août, de 6h30 à
11h30. Si l'aéroport a repris progressivement ses
opérations à la mi-...
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Espace
Après le Texas, la Louisiane envisage
une législation favorable aux fusées de SpaceX
L'odeur du kérosène
pourrait bientôt se mêler à celle des bayous.
SpaceX, le titan de l'aérospatiale, jette son dévolu
sur la Louisiane pour y construire un nouveau site de lancement,
déclenchant un mélange de promesses économiques
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Shield AI and Sedaro Validate On-Orbit AI
Pilot and Edge Autonomy Onboard LEO Satellite
The flight demonstration evaluated
multi-objective autonomous optimization across consecutive 24-hour
test windows. During orbital passes, the Hivemind AI pilot
autonomously managed payload imaging tasking, spacecraft health
diagnostics, battery state of charge, and pointing vectors without
requirin...
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New orbital power grid targets 10x boost for
space-based computing and data centers
US-based space tech firms Star Catcher
Industries and Aethero have partnered to scale high-performance
computing and artificial intelligence in orbit, addressing the power
constraints that have limited the growth of space-based data
centers.
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T-Mobile CFO Cites Physical Laws Limiting
Satellite Direct-to-Device Networks to Complementary Coverage
In response to queries from Evercore
analyst Kutgun Maral regarding whether orbital operators can compete
directly with terrestrial mobile network operators (MNOs), Osvaldik
stated that physical signal attenuation and beam capacity constraints
prevent satellites from replacing ground tower networks.
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IonQ's quantum laser comms now on 84
satellites in orbit
IonQ reports that its Skyloom optical
communication terminals are installed on 84 satellites in orbit,
forming one of the largest operational laser communication networks
in low-Earth orbit. The latest deployment launched July 16, 2026,
aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force
Bas...
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KONGSBERG Expands Maritime Surveillance
Capability with Additional N3X Satellites
KONGSBERG has responded with an agile
solution, accelerating the deployment of additional satellite
capacity to improve revisit rates and provide near real-time
coverage. Three new satellites will be added to
KONGSBERG’s proprietary N3X constellation in early 2027,
bringing the total numb...
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IRIS² : l'Europe renforce sa future
constellation de satellites sécurisés
La Commission européenne et le
consortium SpaceRISE ont conclu un accord visant à
accélérer et à renforcer le déploiement
d'IRIS2, la future constellation européenne de satellites
dédiée à la connectivité
sécuris&eac...
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India's satellite launch cost 4x US, says
Cambridge study; space dept source disagrees
India’s space program is facing
scrutiny over launch costs after a 2026 University of Cambridge study
reported high per-kilogram expenses. The government disputes the
assessment, arguing that the analysis overlooked key subsidies and
savings.
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Drones et nouveaux usages
French firm targets mass, rapid launch of
drone interceptors
French drone maker Cavok UAS is
developing a containerized launch system to deploy swarms of its
Skydart5 interceptor drones. Counter Unmanned Systems highlighted the
effort on X after Cavok UAS described the concept. Based in
Sainte-Menehould in France’s Marne region, Cavok UAS posted a
schem...
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Aerofugia, Sysgo advance avionics for the
AE200-100 eVTOL
AEROFUGIA, an advanced air mobility
company developing next-generation electric vertical take-off and
landing (eVTOL) aircraft, and SYSGO, a European provider of real-time
operating systems and hypervisors for safety- and security-critical
embedded applications, announced a collaboration on the avio...
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Développé par l'entreprise
allemande Polaris, le drone de défense aérienne Cobra
600 a effectué son premier vol
Créée dans le sillage du
Centre allemand pour l'aéronautique et l'astronautique
[Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt, ou DLR] et
s'étant notamment fait connaître pour son projet d'avion
spatial à propulseur aérospike «Aurora»,
l'...
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Electric Copters Will Fly Out Of Downtown
L.A. Ahead Of 2028 Olympics
Archer Aviation, which wants to be a
dominant provider of short flights on electric copters in dense,
urban areas, is partnering with sports and entertainment company AEG
to set up a “vertiport” in downtown Los Angeles to
provide an additional transportation option for the 2028 Olympic
G...
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Lithium-sulfur battery tech with 2x energy
density enters US Army testing for drones
Australian battery developer Li-S Energy
has delivered its lithium-sulfur battery cells to the US Army for
independent testing, marking the first time the company’s
technology has reached a US government agency. The cells will be
evaluated by the US Army Co...
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GKN Aerospace Unveils UAV Demonstrator
within a Year
Less than a year after launching a
collaborative programme with the Swedish Defence Materiel
Administration (FMV), GKN Aerospace unveiled its UAV
demonstrator, marking the first public presentation of the platform
and a major milestone for the programme. Joakim Andersson, President
Engines, GK...
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Ukraine's Mi-8 gets drone interceptor
launchers to hunt Shaheds
Ukraine has mounted interceptor drone
launchers on a Mi-8 helicopter, with footage of the system shown in
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Independence Day address,
Militarnyi reported. The footage shows an interceptor launching from
beneath one of the helicopter’s hardpoints, using
simple...
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Saab Unveils Stealthy Supersonic
‘Fighter Drone' Concept
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Saab has outlined its roadmap for the
Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) program, a stealthy,
supersonic “fighter drone” that could enter service with
the Swedish Air Force and potentially other customers in the 2030s.
The aerospace and defence company is developing two unmanned
tec...
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