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Sikorsky Unveils U-Hawk, a Fully Autonomous Cargo Black Hawk
14 October 2025
Aerotime reports, “Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has unveiled the S-70UAS U-Hawk, a fully autonomous variant of the UH-60…
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SpaceX Performs 11th Test Flight of its Mega Starship Rocket
14 October 2025
AP News reports, “SpaceX launched another of its mammoth Starship rocketson a test flight Monday, successfully making…
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US Air Force Planning Independent Squadrons of Collaborative Combat Aircraft
10 October 2025
Defense News reports, “The U.S. Air Force plans to create independent squadrons for its future fleet of collaborative combat aircraft…
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SpaceX Rolls Out Starship’s Super Heavy Booster in Preparation for Monday’s Scheduled Launch
10 October 2025
SPACE reports SpaceX moved its Super Heavy booster to the pad recently to gear up for Flight 11 of its Starship megarocket. The rollout is “part…
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Airbus Q3 Results Point to Over 800 Deliveries by Year-end
9 October 2025
Aerotime reports, “Airbus’ third-quarter performance in 2025 shows strong growth in aircraft deliveries, keeping the company on track…
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Blue Origin Performs its 15th Space Tourism Launch
9 October 2025
SPACE reports, “Blue Origin launched its 15th space tourism flight” yesterday (Oct. 8), “sending six people on a brief trip to the final frontier…
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Pentagon Expected to Select US Navy’s Next-generation Fighter Soon
8 October 2025
Reuters reports, “After months of delay, the Pentagon will select as soon as this week the defense company to design and build the Navy’s…
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Blue Origin to Build Payload Processing Facility at Cape Canaveral SFS
8 October 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Blue Origin will build a new payload processing facility at Cape Canaveral SFS, Florida, under a…
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Airbus A320 Surpasses Boeing 737 as Most Delivered Jet Ever
7 October 2025
Aerotime reports, “The Airbus A320 has surpassed the Boeing 737 as the most delivered commercial aircraft in history upon Saudi airline Flynas receiving the European manufacturer’s 12,260th jet.
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FCC Declares October as ‘Space Month’ in Effort to Accelerate Satellite Regulatory Reforms
7 October 2025
Space News reports, “FCC Chairman Brendan Carr vowed Oct. 6 to accelerate satellite regulatory reforms, declaring October as ‘Space Month’ at the U.S. regulator to overhaul licensing…
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Pilots Demand Air India Ground Boeing 787s After Emergency System Used
6 October 2025
The New York Times reports, “India’s largest association of pilots has asked regulators to ground all Boeing 787s…
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Space Force Announces SpaceX, ULA Assigned to First Set of Key Launches Beyond FY27
6 October 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “The Space Force announced today that it has assigned the first seven future launches under its National Security Space…
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Amelia Earhart’s Long-lost Plane Likely Located, Research Team Claims
3 October 2025
CBS News reports, “Researchers from Purdue University are set to travel to the South Pacific to determine if a ‘visual anomaly’ on a remote island…
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Starlab Space Partners with Saber Astronautics for Payload Services Aboard Starlab’s Commercial Space Station
3 October 2025
Military Aerospace reports, “Starlab Space LLC in Houston announced a strategic partnership with Saber Astronautics in Adelaide…
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Skyryse Introduces its AI-powered Cockpit Flight Assistant Skylar
2 October 2025
Aerotime reports, “Skyryse, a California-based aviation technology startup company, has introduced Skylar, an AI flight assistant…
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ESA Sets Record with Deep-space Laser Link to NASA’s Psyche Probe Using Altechna Optics
2 October 2025
Military Aerospace reports, “The European Space Agency (ESA) has completed a deep-space optical communications campaign by sending…
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New Zealand’s NH90 Helicopters Make Record-Breaking Flight Across Tasman Sea
1 October 2025
Defense News reports, “Two Royal New Zealand Air Force NH90 helicopters have flown from Australia to New Zealand on a two-day…
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Space Force Announces ATLAS Space Domain Awareness Software Now Operational
1 October 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “The Space Force announced today that its software-centric program for managing, processing and disseminating…
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Beta Technologies Files for U.S. IPO
30 September 2025
Reuters reports, “Electric aircraft maker Beta Technologies filed for an initial public offering in the United States on Monday, the latest…
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Firefly Alpha Rocket Destroyed During Preflight Testing
30 September 2025
Aviation Week reports, “The first stage of a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket being prepared for launch on a commercial mission for Lockheed…
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Mississippi State University Testing Aurora’s Tactical eVTOL Drone to Aid First Responders
29 September 2025
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “Researchers at Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory are flying…
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Blue Origin to Grow New Shepard Fleet
29 September 2025
Aviation Week reports, “Blue Origin is developing three new suborbital New Shepard launch systems and mulling expanding flight services beyond…
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B-21 Flight Test Pace Speeds Up as USAF, Northrop Plan to Increase Production
26 September 2025
Aviation Week reports, “The second B-21 flight test aircraft has already flown a second time since its delivery sortie from Northrop Grumman…
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Amazon’s Project Kuiper Constellation Reaches 129 Satellites with ULA Launch
26 September 2025
Via Satellite reports, “Amazon’s Project Kuiper constellation reaches 129 satellites after United Launch Alliance (ULA) launched another batch on…
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Belgian Air Force’s First MQ-9B Performs Debut Flight
26 September 2025
Defense Daily reports, “The first of four General Atomics MQ-9B SkyGuardian drones ordered by the Belgian Air Force arrived at Florennes Air Base…
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Boeing Delivers First of Two 777 Jets to China’s Suparna Airlines
25 September 2025
Reuters reports, “Boeing delivered on Wednesday the first of two 777 freighters ordered by China’s Suparna Airlines, the U.S. plane…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches 28 Starlink Satellites from Cape Canaveral
25 September 2025
Spaceflight Now reports the Starlink 10-15 mission came a day after SpaceX launched a trio of spacecraft to study the effects of…
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Archer’s Midnight eVTOL Achieves 7,000-foot Milestone
24 September 2025
Military Aerospace reports, “Archer Aviation Inc. in Salinas, Calif., announced that its Midnight aircraft completed its highest altitude…
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SpaceX Performs Starship Static Fire Test Ahead of 11th Test Flight
24 September 2025
SPACE reports SpaceX performed a full-duration static fire test with its latest Starship spacecraft recently to help gear up…
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US Air Force Chief Says F-47 is Being Built and Will Make First Flight in 2028
23 September 2025
Defense News reports, “The Air Force’s first F-47 fighter is now being built by Boeing, and the advanced jet is expected to…
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Firefly Aerospace Anticipates Resumption of Alpha Launches Soon
23 September 2025
Space News reports, “Firefly Aerospace expects to resume Alpha launches in the ‘coming weeks,’ with two flights planned before the end of the year. The company shared details of its return-to-flight…
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Lockheed’s Skunk Works Unveils Vectis Stealth Drone
22 September 2025
Breaking Defense reports, “Lockheed Martin’s secretive Skunk Works advanced development arm has unveiled a new project…
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Blue Origin to Land NASA’s Ice-hunting VIPER Rover on Moon in 2027
22 September 2025
SPACE reports, “VIPER has officially come back from the dead. The NASA moon robot, whose name is short for ‘Volatiles Investigating Polar…
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NASA Invites Students to Submit Proposals to Fix Aviation Maintenance
22 September 2025
Flying Magazine reports, “U.S. college students have the opportunity to score NASA internships by sharing ideas for aviation maintenance technologies.
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Uber Partners with Flytrex On Food Delivery by Drone
19 September 2025
CBS News reports, “Your next Uber Eats order could get delivered to you via drone. Uber Technologies announced Thursday it is partnering with Flytrex…
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Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus Cargo Capsule Arrives at ISS a Day Late After Engine Issue
19 September 2025
AP News reports, “A supply ship arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday after a day’s delay due to a premature engine…
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DoD Validates Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s K1000ULE UAS for Defense and Commercial Use
18 September 2025
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “Kraus Hamdani Aerospace’s fully electric, long-endurance K1000ULE UAS has been added to…
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Northrop Grumman Delays Supply Delivery to ISS Due to Engine Trouble
18 September 2025
AP News reports, “A newly launched supply ship has run into engine trouble that is preventing it from reaching the International Space Station.
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NASA’s X-59 Demonstrator Gearing Up for Flight-Test Phase
17 September 2025
Aerotime reports, “NASA says the futuristic-looking X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is closing in on its first…
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Former Shuttle Commander Pam Melroy Joins Venus Aerospace After Groundbreaking RDRE Flight
17 September 2025
SPACE reports former NASA deputy chief and shuttle commander Pam Melroy has joined Venus Aerospace’s board after its groundbreaking RDRE…
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GA-ASI and Aerovironment Validate Large UAS as Motherships with Switchblade 600 Test
16 September 2025
Unmanned Systems Technology reports GA-ASI and AeroVironment completed a milestone test by launching a Switchblade 600 from…
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Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha Rocket Cleared to Fly Again
16 September 2025
SPACE reports, “The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has cleared Firefly Aerospace to resume launches of its Alpha…
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First Jetson One Delivered to Tech Founder, Achieving Milestone for Personal Aviation
15 September 2025
Aerotime reports, “The Jetson One, a single-seat electric quadcopter, has been delivered to Oculus and Anduril founder Palmer Luckey in…
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SpaceX Launches Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL on its First Mission
15 September 2025
SPACE reports, “SpaceX launched Northrop Grumman’s new “Cygnus XL” cargo ship on its debut mission to the International Space Station…
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Beta’s All-electric Alia Aircraft Performs Intercity Test Flight in Norway for First Time
12 September 2025
Aerospace Testing International reports, “Beta’s Alia electric aircraft flew a route between Stavanger and Bergen in Norway for the first time…
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Study Suggests Solar Flares Are Far Hotter Than Thought
12 September 2025
SPACE reports new research shows that solar flares are “six times hotter than earlier estimates” and calls for updated sun models that…
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Second B-21 Flies for First Time as Air Force Looks to Expand Testing
12 September 2025
Defense News reports the service hopes having two B-21s at Edwards Air Force Base will allow it to begin testing the bomber’s “weapons integration…
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Parallel Flight Technologies to Develop Maritime-Capable Firefly Heavy-Lift UAS for Office of Naval Research
11 September 2025
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “Parallel Flight Technologies has received a $3.74 million ONR Sequential Phase II SBIR contract to adapt…
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SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Space Development Agency’s First Operational Satellites
11 September 2025
Defense News reports, “The Space Development Agency launched its initial batch of operational satellites on Wednesday, kicking off a 10-month campaign to deliver…
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Air Taxis at Major Airports a Step Closer to Reality
10 September 2025
Aviation Week reports, “The prospect of flying premium passengers direct to airport terminals in clean, quiet electric air taxis has moved a step closer…