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Skydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Secure US Navy Contract to Develop Airborne Beyond 5G Tactical Network
Sydney, Australia (SPX) Oct 31, 2025 Skydweller Aero and Nokia Federal Solutions Inc. received a US Navy Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract to demonstrate an airborne 5G communication hub designed for secure, resilient networks in contested environments. The project, titled Intelligent Radio Access Network for Beyond 5G Resilient Tactical Networks, will use Skydweller's Perpetual Flight solar-powered autonomous aircraft to support a reconfigurable communication system. This airborne solution aims to provide a deployab ... read more |
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Long-life high-entropy alloy heat shield technology promises major step for aerospace enginesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 29, 2025 A team at Hanbat National University in the Republic of Korea, led by Professor Joonsik Park, has developed a two-step boron and silicon coating method for high-entropy alloys, producing a robust he ... more 
X-59 Completes First Flight in Quest to Reduce Supersonic BoomLos Angeles CA (SPX) Oct 29, 2025 Lockheed Martin Skunk Works and NASA achieved the first flight of the X-59 supersonic aircraft, marking a step toward commercial supersonic travel over land. The aircraft departed from U.S. Air Forc ... more 
NATO stands with Lithuania over balloon incursion: RutteBrussels, Belgium (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 NATO voiced firm support for Lithuania Tuesday over what Vilnius condemned as a "hybrid attack" on its airspace by Russia's ally Belarus, involving balloons filled with contraband cigarettes. ... more 
Hong Kong runway resumes operations after fatal plane crashHong Kong (AFP) Oct 28, 2025 The Hong Kong runway involved in a fatal plane crash has restarted operations, authorities said Tuesday, after two men were killed in one of the deadliest such incidents since the airport opened in 1998. ... more |
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Erdogan heads to Doha eyeing Qatari Eurofighter jetsIstanbul (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was due in Doha late Tuesday as Ankara sought to acquire some of Qatar's used Eurofighter Typhoon jets, a Turkish security source told AFP. ... more 
China says raised 'stern protest' with Australia after mid-air incidentBeijing (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 China has issued a "stern protest" to Australia after a mid-air incident over the weekend involving military planes from the two countries, a spokesman for Beijing's defence ministry said Wednesday. ... more 
Sweden PM says Ukraine could buy up to 150 fighter jetsLink�ping, Sweden (AFP) Oct 22, 2025 Ukraine could buy up to 150 Gripen fighter jets, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Wednesday after the signing of a letter of intent on stepping up aviation cooperation between the two countries. ... more 
China's low-altitude economy takes flight across multiple industriesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Oct 22, 2025 China's fast-growing low-altitude economy is emerging as a powerful driver of innovation and industrial transformation, fueling applications that range from emergency rescue and drone logistics to p ... more 
European airlines drop vague promises on carbon offsetsParis (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 European airlines are starting to become prudent when promoting flight carbon-offset measures, such as reforestation, following courtroom losses and stepped-up pressure by regulators. ... more |
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Cargo plane skids off HK runway, kills two on ground; Air China flight diverts to Shanghai after battery fire
Hong Kong (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 A cargo plane veered off a runway Monday during landing in Hong Kong, hit a security patrol car and then skidded into the sea, leaving two men in the vehicle dead, authorities said. Officials said an investigation would aim to determine what caused the Boeing aircraft to leave the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport, one of the busiest in the world for air cargo. The plane's damaged fuselage was left partly submerged in the sea water that borders the airport, with its emergency evacuation ... read more 
Lightning strikes can exempt airlines from compensation: EU courtVienna (AFP) Oct 16, 2025 The EU's top court ruled Thursday that a lightning strike on an aircraft may qualify as an "extraordinary circumstance" that may exempt airlines from compensation for long delays or cancellations. ... more |
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Qatari Emiri Air Force facility planned for Idaho, Pete Hegseth says Washington DC (UPI) Oct 10, 2025 The Qatari Emiri Air Force will base several F-15 fighters and their pilots at a base in Idaho, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Friday. ... more
Denmark to buy 16 more US-made F-35 fighters after drone flightsCopenhagen (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 Denmark will buy another 16 F-35 fighter jets from the United States, its defence minister said Friday, two weeks after unidentified drones intruded into the Scandinavian country's airspace. ... more
Washington mulls barring US-bound Chinese airlines from flying over RussiaWashington (AFP) Oct 10, 2025 The United States has proposed prohibiting Chinese airlines from using Russian airspace while flying to or from American airports, a US document has shown, as the rival superpowers try to thrash out a trade deal. ... more
India and China to resume direct flights after 5 yearsNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 3, 2025 India and China will resume direct flights between their two countries this month after a five-year suspension, officials said, with bookings opening on Friday. ... more 
France doubles down on threat to build future fighter jet aloneParis (AFP) Sept 29, 2025 France is in a position to develop a next-generation combat aircraft alone should negotiations with Germany and Spain fail, a government official said Wednesday. ... more |
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