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Aéronautique
Lufthansa prépare une nouvelle
commande long-courriers majeure : Airbus A350-1000 et Boeing
777X en concurrence
La compagnie allemande Lufthansa
prévoit de moderniser sa flotte long-courrier. Le groupe
envisage de passer une commande supplémentaire d'avions
gros-porteurs, notamment pour l'Airbus A350-1000 et le Boeing
777-9.
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Australie : VietJet prépare une
nouvelle compagnie low-cost locale dès 2027
La compagnie vietnamienne VietJet Air
ambitionne de créer une filiale australienne pour
opérer des vols domestiques à bas coûts. Une
initiative rare, qui pourrait rebattre les cartes sur un
marché dominé par Qantas et Virgin Australia.
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France : le gouvernement reconnaît les
limites du contrôle aérien face à la hausse du
trafic
Le ministre français des
Transports, Philippe Tabarot, a reconnu mercredi que le
système de contrôle aérien français ne
répondait pas pleinement aux exigences du trafic qui transite
par l’espace aérien du pays.
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CYVIATION Partners with Boeing on New
SkyGuard Service
CYVIATION recently announced its
strategic partnership with Boeing on the company’s newly
launched SkyGuard service, deepening a relationship that brings
continuous, aircraft cyber risk visibility to airlines, business
aviation operators, MROs and OEMs worldwide.
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Voyage low cost : easyJet devient la
première compagnie en capacité sur l'axe
France-Italie
EasyJet s'impose comme première
compagnie aérienne en termes de sièges entre la France
et l'Italie pour la saison estivale 2026, avec une offre
renforcée de 7% et 48 lignes au total, dont de nouvelles
dessertes vers Cagliari en Sardaigne.
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Leonardo and Baykar Completed the First
Phase of K-SWARM Live Testing
In June 2026, Italy's Leonardo and
Turkey's Baykar announced the completion of the first phase of live
flight testing for their K-SWARM program. This project successfully
demonstrated autonomous capabilities in a series of tests.
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Taiwan reportedly plans ATR 42 aircraft
acquisition
Taiwan's air force is reportedly
considering the acquisition of at least eight ATR 42-600 twin-engine
turboprop aircraft to replace its aging fleet, which includes three
Fokker 50 and eleven Beechcraft 1900C aircraft.
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Safran, MTU and Avio Aero Welcome EU Support
for SHARP Project Focusing on Next-Gen Helicopter Engine Tech
The European Commission has decided to
support Safran Helicopter Engines, MTU Aero Engines and Avio Aero in
their technological research project known as SHARP (Sovereign
High-performance Architecture for Rotorcraft Propulsion).
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Le nouveau système européen de
contrôle aux frontières déclenche la
colère des aéroports
Le système biométrique de
contrôle aux frontières mis en place pour les passagers
de pays tiers qui se déplacent dans l'Union européenne
est en train de créer d'importants ralentissements dans
certains aéroports.
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Espace
Live coverage: ULA to launch final Atlas 5
rocket supporting Amazon Leo's broadband internet satellite
constellation
The Leo Atlas 8 mission is also the
final flight of an Atlas 5 551 configuration. Liftoff from pad 41 at
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is scheduled for 12:24 a.m. EDT
(0424 UTC).
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America's First Space Station Proved Humans
Could Live and Work in Orbit for Months. Now, the Public Can See What
It Looked Like in Person for the First Time in Eight Years
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A backup version of Skylab was displayed
when the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum opened 50 years
ago. After renovation of the building, the artifact is once more on
view in a new gallery.
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Satellites Maneuver Around Each Other on
Rapid Timelines for Victus Haze Mission
Now that the Space Force has launched
satellite into orbit on less than 17 hours' notice, the companies
operating the satellites involved in the mission involved say their
space domain awareness and maneuver operations are progressing faster
than expected.
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US firm files FCC application for
100,000-satellite data center constellation
The next major battleground for the
survival of artificial intelligence is being fought roughly 300 miles
above our heads. And now, to challenge the tech giants, a newly
launched, five-month-old startup has set a big, ambitious goal.
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China's new rocket launch tech could change
the way we go to space
China is working on a new
electromagnetic launch system intended to propel rockets to
supersonic speeds using electricity before engine ignition. This
approach contrasts with conventional chemical rockets, like those
employed by SpaceX.
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South Africa: Deputy President Launches
Satellite Services to Expand Digital Access
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has
launched BrainSAT Satellite Services and Thuraya satellite phones as
part of efforts to expand digital connectivity to citizens in rural
and remote communities.
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Orbit overload could devastate astronomy if
1.7 million proposed satellites brighten night sky
A new European Southern Observatory
(ESO) study has found that current proposals to launch more than 1.7
million satellites into orbit, including extremely bright ones, would
have "devastating consequences for astronomy.
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Atmos Space Cargo veut ramener les
satellites sur Terre avec un dispositif gonflable
Ramener des satellites en un seul
morceau sur Terre, c'est le pari un peu fou de la start-up
européenne Atmos Space Cargo. Pour y parvenir, elle a
développé une sorte de matelas de sauvetage spatial
appelé décélérateur atmosphérique
gonflable.
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Drones et nouveaux usages
Eurosatory 2026 : le drone DT61 en approche
dans l'armée de Terre
Un premier système de drones
tactiques légers (SDTL) est en phase d'atterrissage dans
l'armée de Terre : le DT61 de Delair, ce drone que le 61e
régiment d'artillerie fera défiler le 14 juillet
prochain sur les Champs-Élysées.
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Sarla Aviation Successfully Completes Flight
Test Campaign of Sylla - India's Largest and Heaviest Electric eVTOL
Technology Demonstrator.
India has built
world-class systems before: the railways, the highways, one of the
fastest-growing airline industries on Earth. What it has never built
is a heavy electric aircraft that can rise straight off the ground,
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France adapts MQ-9 Reaper drones and
helicopters to counter cheap long-range strike drones as interim air
defence solution
The French Air and Space Force has
redeployed its MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles to counter
hostile attack drones. This initiative aims to address a gap in
defense against low-cost, long-range drones.
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Drone as first responder? NYPD's
‘zero-failure' World Cup security goes up in smoke
As New York embraces a high-tech future
for policing the 2026 World Cup, a flaming drone in Brooklyn Bridge
Park highlights the stark contrast between corporate promises and the
reality of autonomous aerial security.
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C'est quoi "Joby", ce taxi
aérien futuriste qui doit révolutionner le transport
sur la Côte d'Azur ?
Un hélicoptère au design
surprenant a été présenté ce mardi soir
devant le terminal 1 de l'aéroport de Nice. Entièrement
électrique, cet appareil est prévu pour effectuer des
trajets très courts dans un avenir proche.
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Dassault Aviation confirme son
éviction du programme de drone MALE européen par
Airbus
Les initiatives européennes de
drones MALE, telles que le Talarion et le Telemos, ont
rencontré des défis, permettant ainsi aux entreprises
américaines et israéliennes de progresser.
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BCN Drone Center Secures Spain's First SAIL
III Authorization for Urban BVLOS Deliveries
CATUAV has secured Spain's first SAIL
III operational authorization under the SORA 2.5 framework.
Partnering with RigiTech and AESA, this landmark approval enables
complex, urban BVLOS drone deliveries.
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House FY27 NDAA Signals Drones Have Become
Core Military Infrastructure
Rather than focusing primarily on buying
new drones, the House Armed Services Committee is proposing the
standards, training, doctrine, and sustainment needed to make
unmanned systems a permanent part of the U.S. military.
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ND UAS Council Adds Grand Forks DDA to
Strengthen Drone Ecosystem
The North Dakota UAS Council has added
the Grand Forks Downtown Development Association as its newest
member, linking the state’s drone industry to its downtown
community.
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Helsing and Eurenco to Develop Sovereign
European Warheads for HX-2 AI-Defined Strike Drones
Helsing and Eurenco announced at
Eurosatory 2026 their collaboration to develop European-made warheads
for HX-2 AI-defined strike drones. This initiative is formalized
through a new Memorandum of Understanding between the German
AI-defense company Helsing and Eurenco.
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Northern Plains UAS Test Site Opens Vantis
to Operators at No Cost
The Northern Plains UAS Test Site
(NPUASTS) is opening its Vantis system to operators at no cost
starting July 1, enabling them to fly UAS beyond visual line of sight
(BVLOS) on North Dakota's statewide BVLOS network.
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Propulsion et Energie
Embarquée
CATAGEN welcomes VINCI Airports' leadership
to Belfast to showcase sustainable aviation fuel innovation
CATAGEN, a net-zero technology company
based in Belfast, hosted 170 executives from the VINCI Airports
network, including its president and CEO, to demonstrate their
decentralized sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production
system.
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Structures, Matériaux et
Procédés
South Mountain Aviation Completes FAA Part
145 Certification, FAA Awards Repair Station Certification
South Mountain Aviation, an aircraft
maintenance and avionics company, has received an FAA Part 145
certification which grants the company official authorization to
operate as an approved Repair Station.
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Pourquoi les hublots des avions Boeing 787
tombent-ils en panne ? Un ingénieur explique ce défaut
qui agace même Air France
Les avions long-courriers modernes
cachent parfois des technologies permettant d'améliorer le
confort des passagers. Un élément bien particulier
à bord du Boeing 787, utilisé par de nombreuses
compagnies comme Air France, fait cependant débat.
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