UK jet trainer startup Aeralis enters administration as Qatari backer withdraws
Aeralis, a British startup developing a modular advanced jet trainer, entered administration on May 14, 2026, as its main…
ICEYE hands over POLSARIS SAR satellite constellation to Poland in under a year
Finnish space technology firm ICEYE has handed over a four-satellite synthetic aperture radar (SAR) reconnaissance constellation to the…
Finland scrambles F/A-18s as drone warning closes Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Finland’s Helsinki-Vantaa Airport suspended all air traffic for three hours on Friday, May 15, 2026, after authorities issued…
Russia’s Superjet replacement engine completes its certification trials
Russia’s United Engine Corporation (UEC) has completed certification tests for the Aviadvigatel PD-8 turbofan, the domestically built powerplant developed to…
Malaysia condemns Norway’s revocation of NSM missile export license
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has formally protested Oslo’s decision to revoke the export license for the Naval…
Switzerland weighs scrapping Patriot order as costs could double
Switzerland is bracing for substantial cost overruns on its order of five Raytheon Patriot air defense systems, with…
ArianeGroup, Thales fire FLP-t 150 for first time in France’s LRU race
ArianeGroup and Thales announced on May 12, 2026, that they had carried out the first flight test of the…
GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney advance NGAP engine prototypes for Boeing F-47
GE Aerospace and Pratt & Whitney have both cleared Assembly Readiness Reviews (ARR) for their competing adaptive cycle…
Dassault and OHB team up on VORTEX-S spaceplane bid to ESA
Dassault Aviation and German space prime OHB announced on May 11, 2026, that they will jointly propose the…
UK jet trainer startup Aeralis enters administration as Qatari backer withdraws
Aeralis, a British startup developing a modular advanced jet trainer, entered administration on May 14, 2026, as its main…
UK jet trainer startup Aeralis enters administration as Qatari backer withdraws
Aeralis, a British startup developing a modular advanced jet trainer, entered administration on May 14, 2026, as its main…
Latvian defense minister Spruds resigns over drone incident response
Andris Spruds resigned as Latvia’s defense minister on May 10, 2026, shortly after Prime Minister Evika Silina publicly…
US releases new UFO files in transparency push
The US Department of War published its first batch of declassified records related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) on May 8, 2026, launching a…
Indonesia signs deal for 12 Bayraktar Kizilelma combat drones
Turkey’s Baykar has signed an export agreement with Indonesian defense company PT Republik Aero Dirgantara (Republikorp) for the supply of 12 Bayraktar Kizilelma unmanned…
South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae cleared for combat after final DAPA evaluation
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on May 7, 2026, that the KF-21 Boramae, the country’s…
Rocket Lab joins Raytheon on US Space Force Golden Dome interceptor program
Long Beach-based Rocket Lab Corporation announced that, in partnership with Raytheon, it has been selected to demonstrate advanced capabilities for the United…
Bucher completes galley refurbishment for Lufthansa A320 family fleet
Swiss aircraft interior specialist Bucher Leichtbau has completed a large-scale refurbishment of galley units operated across the Lufthansa…
EU rejects high fuel costs as ‘extraordinary circumstances’ for cancellations
The European Commission has rebuffed industry pressure to ease passenger compensation rules during the jet fuel crisis, telling…