miércoles, 17 de diciembre de 2025
martes, 16 de diciembre de 2025
lunes, 15 de diciembre de 2025
viernes, 12 de diciembre de 2025
jueves, 11 de diciembre de 2025
Boeing completes ‘ecoDemonstrator’ flights to study internet-based communications
- Boeing and United Airlines Test Advanced Digital Communications for the Future of Flight
- Boeing ecoDemonstrator Explorer airplane, a United 737-8, tested advanced digital communications to enhance operational efficiency
- Collaboration also included government agencies, Boeing suppliers, communications service providers and academia
China okays Airbus deliveries for existing orders
Airbus (AIB, Toulouse Blagnac) has secured Chinese approval to proceed with deliveries of 120 aircraft previously ordered by customers in the country, but the long-discussed new order for hundreds of jets remains stalled.
miércoles, 10 de diciembre de 2025
German‑Norwegian Partnership to Build a Sovereign ISR Satellite Constellation by 2029
original in German
https://www.hartpunkt.de/helsing-und-kongsberg-wollen-in-deutschland-satelliten-bauen/
English summary
German AI specialist Helsing and Norway’s defence contractor Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace have signed a cooperation agreement to develop a European‑owned constellation of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) satellites. Together with Germany’s sensor firm Hensoldt and launch partner Isar Aerospace, they aim to have the network operational by 2029, featuring a fully integrated communications layer for Europe. The partners plan to establish a joint venture in Germany for producing Kongsberg‑derived satellites that can be customized to exclude U.S. ITAR‑controlled components, supporting Germany’s €35 billion five‑year investment in military space security.
The initiative, dubbed “SPOCK 1,” will combine Kongsberg’s low‑Earth‑orbit satellite hardware with Helsing’s on‑board artificial‑intelligence algorithms for real‑time data preprocessing. Hensoldt will contribute SAR, electro‑optic, infrared and electronic‑warfare sensors, while Kongsberg Satellite Services will provide its extensive ground‑station network for command and control. The partners stress that experience gained from operations in Ukraine underlines the strategic importance of space‑based target acquisition, and they intend to invest several tens of millions of euros in the near term to advance the architecture.
If successful, the ISR constellation could consist of 75–100 satellites, delivering weather‑independent, near‑real‑time imagery and signal data across synthetic‑aperture radar, optical and RF modalities. The system is designed to operate within European legal frameworks such as the Satellite Data Security Act, and commercial image distribution may be offered where permissible. Observers expect the joint venture to be formally created early next year, positioning Europe with sovereign space‑based surveillance capabilities that bolster deterrence and defense readiness.
Lockheed Martin drone makes mission-saving decisions on its own
Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) Skunk Works® successfully completed a live demonstration of artificial intelligence driven mission contingency management (AI/MCM) on a Stalker XE Block 25 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and an Alta X 2.0 drone modified by Drone Amplified. This test demonstrates how AI can automatically adjust an unmanned mission when an unexpected problem occurs, advancing the shift towards more autonomous unmanned operations.
martes, 9 de diciembre de 2025
lunes, 8 de diciembre de 2025
russians Say to Produce Il-100, Il-276 Aircraft, Amid No Signs They Even Fly | Defense Express
The Aviastar-SP plant in Ulyanovsk, russia, to seriously expand and increase the number of employees to 20 thousand - the basis for this decision is called the aircraft designs that exist just "on paper"
The russians say that they will produce the Il-100 Slon (Slon or Слон in russian stands for Elephant) strategic airlifter as well as Il-276 medium-airlift military transport aircraft at the Aviastar-SPplant in Ulyanovsk.
domingo, 7 de diciembre de 2025
France leases Babcock's L39
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has signed a contract with Babcock France's British division to lease Czech-built Aero L-39 Albatros trainer aircraft for the EPNER flight test school.
sábado, 6 de diciembre de 2025
viernes, 5 de diciembre de 2025
Four military-grade drones breach no-fly zone ahead of Zelensky’s arrival in Dublin
related:
New drone sighting around Brussels Airport, air traffic briefly halted
jueves, 4 de diciembre de 2025
Daher has completed the first flight of its EyePulse UAV, based on its TBM turboprop.
Daher has successfully completed the flight demonstration of EyePulse, a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) drone prototype presented to the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA) as part of a call for projects.
Electra Unveils Defense Unit to Advance Ultra-STOL Aircraft for U.S. Military Missions
The EL9, a multi-mission ultra-short takeoff and landing aircraft, will deliver people, power, and payloads for the U.S. Military
Electra today announced the launch of "Electra Defense", a new business unit focused on meeting defense mission needs, as the company develops the EL9, a dual-use, nine-passenger hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft for the U.S. Military.
With the ability to take off and land in spaces as short as 150 feet, Electra's EL9 enables access to helicopter-sized areas in austere or remote environments while maintaining the safety, cost, and long-range benefits of a fixed-wing aircraft
Electra today announced the launch of "Electra Defense", a new business unit focused on meeting defense mission needs, as the company develops the EL9, a dual-use, nine-passenger hybrid-electric ultra-short takeoff and landing (ultra-STOL) aircraft for the U.S. Military.
With the ability to take off and land in spaces as short as 150 feet, Electra's EL9 enables access to helicopter-sized areas in austere or remote environments while maintaining the safety, cost, and long-range benefits of a fixed-wing aircraft
LEVEL enters a new phase: begins operating under its own IATA code “LL”
LEVEL has officially started operating as a fully independent airline within the IAG Group, marking a major milestone with the launch of flights under its new IATA code LL. The first flight using the new identifier—LL2627 from Barcelona to New York JFK—departed on 1 December 2025, symbolising the airline's transition from an Iberia-operated brand to […] https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/international-airlines-group-iag/level/level-enters-a-new-phase-begins-operating-under-its-own-iata-code-ll/
Dcubed Powers Ahead: Introducing ARAQYS – The Power Solution for Space
Dcubed unveils its ARAQYS-D3 mission, a demonstration featuring a 2kW in-space-manufactured solar array designed for supporting power beaming and directed energy applications built together with Astro Digital, manifested for launch on a SpaceX Rideshare mission targeted for Q1 2027 arranged by Maverick Space Systems.
https://dcubed.space/dcubed-powers-ahead-introducing-araqys-the-power-solution-for-space/
https://dcubed.space/dcubed-powers-ahead-introducing-araqys-the-power-solution-for-space/
Northrop Grumman's nav system built to withstand hypersonic abuse
Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at speeds of over Mach 5.
miércoles, 3 de diciembre de 2025
Ya está aquí tu Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica de diciembre.
Ya está aquí tu Revista de Aeronáutica y Astronáutica de diciembre. En este número:
🛫¡Acción en los cielos de Canarias! Ocean Sky 2025: Lideramos el mayor combate aéreo simulado de Europa. Cazas indios, F-15 americanos y nuestros Eurofighter dándolo todo.
🐯 Tiger Meet: El Ala 14 ruge de nuevo en Portugal.
🌊 75 años salvando vidas desde Mallorca La Base Aérea de Son San Juan está de aniversario. 🚁 Descubre la historia del 801 Escuadrón, los guardianes del Mediterráneo. Desde los hidroaviones clásicos hasta los nuevos helicópteros. ❤️💛❤️
🤖 ¿Cómo será la guerra del futuro? Analizamos los desafíos tecnológicos que ya están aquí. La Nube de Combate: Conectando datos en tiempo real para decidir más rápido.
🌍 Geopolítica: El poder aéreo en el Indo-Pacífico y el papel de los drones.
👇 Descarga la revista gratis aquí: [Enlace al PDF]
Se inaugura en Sevilla la primera FAL de Pilatus fuera de Suiza
Se ha inaugurado la fábrica de Pilatus en Alcalá de Guadaíra, Sevilla, con un sobrevuelo de nuestros PC-21.
Comunicado Ejército del Aire:
✈️ El Jefe de Estado Mayor del Ejército del Aire y del Espacio ha asistido a la inauguración de la primera planta de Pilatus fuera de Suiza, un nuevo hito para la industria aeronáutica nacional.
🏭 El centro, ubicado en Alcalá de Guadaíra (Sevilla) y con 8468 m² de instalaciones, producirá aeroestructuras y cableados para el jet PC-24.
👩🏭 Actualmente trabajan 70 profesionales, y la planta alcanzará hasta 500 empleos en los próximos años, consolidando un importante impulso tecnológico e industrial para España.
martes, 2 de diciembre de 2025
Türkiye’s KIZILELMA UAV Hits Jet-Powered Target in Landmark Missile Test
BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA HITS TARGET WITH AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE
https://baykartech.com/en/press/a-new-chapter-in-aviation-history/
https://baykartech.com/en/press/a-new-chapter-in-aviation-history/
Related:
HISTORIC TRIAL FOR BAYRAKTAR KIZILELMA: LOCKED ONTO AN F-16, SCORED A DIRECT HIT IN SIMULATED FIRE!
lunes, 1 de diciembre de 2025
Boeing’s 737-derived E-7 Wedgetail caught in Congress-Pentagon spat
The defense department canceled a contract for Boeing's E-7 Wedgetail, a defense plane built from a 737 NG. But, in its bill to reopen the government, Congress allocated some funds to the program.
domingo, 30 de noviembre de 2025
viernes, 28 de noviembre de 2025
jueves, 27 de noviembre de 2025
miércoles, 26 de noviembre de 2025
DARPA launches X-plane competition for new uncrewed cargo drone
Heavy lift drone competition to revolutionize vertical lift aviation, offer $6.5M in prizes
martes, 25 de noviembre de 2025
lunes, 24 de noviembre de 2025
Air taxi ‘certification tourism’ draws industry criticism
Plans by some air taxi developers to launch operations in the Middle East before achieving US and European certifications has drawn criticism from industry executives, with Vertical Aerospace's chair warning against 'certification tourism'.
Joby sues Archer over alleged trade secrets theft
Joby Aviation has filed a lawsuit against rival air taxi developer Archer Aviation, alleging theft of trade secrets by a former employee who subsequently undermined a real estate partnership involving landing sites.
Air Arabia A320 descended to just 41ft above sea after take-off from Catania
Italian investigators have disclosed that an Airbus A320 descended to just 41ft above the sea after take-off from Catania in September, as the captain made nose-down pitch inputs during the initial climb. https://www.flightglobal.com/safety/air-arabia-a320-descended-to-just-41ft-above-sea-after-take-off-from-catania/165459.article
Türkiye’s KIZILELMA Achieves Milestone With Successful Air-to-Air Target Lock Test
Türkiye's first unmanned fighter aircraft, Bayraktar KIZILELMA, has carried out yet another historic test in the sky. In the test conducted with the participation of two F-16 fighter jets of the Turkish Air Force, KIZILELMA locked onto the target F-16 using the national AESA Radar MURAD, and achieved a direct hit in its simulated fire test with the national air-to-air missile GÖKDOĞAN.
Record-Breaking Optical Power Beaming Proves Path to Scalable Power Grid for Space
In less than eight months since debuting its power beaming technology, Star Catcher recently completed a series of historic optical power beaming tests at NASA's Kennedy Space Center to validate core technologies for its orbital energy grid, the Star Catcher Network. Using an advanced suite of multi-wavelength lasers, the team delivered more than 1.1 kW of electrical power to commercial off-the-shelf solar panels at Space Florida's Launch and Landing Facility. The most recent record high was 800 watts set by DARPA in May 2025. Star Catcher delivered more than 10 megajoules of energy throughout the test campaign.
Mach-23 potato gun to shoot satellites into space
Allow me to preface the title: Longshot Space wants to build a 6-mile-long (10-km) space cannon to shoot several-ton objects into low Earth orbit (LEO). The company has already built a working proof of concept.
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https://newatlas.com/space/interview-longshot-space-mike-grace/
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https://newatlas.com/space/interview-longshot-space-mike-grace/
Voyager 1 approaches one light day from Earth
As it heads out of the solar system never to return, the deep space probe Voyager 1 is headed for yet another cosmic milestone. In late 2026, it will become the first spacecraft to travel so far that a radio signal from Earth takes 24 hours, or one light day, to reach it.
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domingo, 23 de noviembre de 2025
viernes, 21 de noviembre de 2025
jueves, 20 de noviembre de 2025
NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11F
NTSB issues the preliminary report for its ongoing investigation of the Nov. 4 crash of a UPS Boeing MD-11F airplane in Louisville, Kentucky. Download the report PDF:
Air Force Reserve’s 919th SOW Returns to Gunship Mission with First Flight of AC-130J Ghostrider
The 919th Special Operations Wing flew the AC-130A Spectre for 20 years, before transitioning to non-gunship aircraft, and will now operate the new AC-130J. The 919th Special Operations Wing (919th SOW) marked its return to the aircraft gunship role on Oct. 9, 2025, after its constituent 711th Special Operations Squadron (711th SOS) flew its first […] https://theaviationist.com/2025/11/19/919th-sow-first-flight-ac-130j-ghostrider/