China imposes export curbs on critical metals, drones

Chinese controls on exports of two metals critical to making semiconductors came into force on Tuesday, a day after Beijing imposed curbs on the foreign sales of some drones. The Biden administration has in recent months stepped up measures to restrict Chinese companies'

 https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_imposes_export_curbs_on_critical_metals_drones_999.html 

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Delivery Of First Two F-35A Aircraft For Belgium Further Delayed

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/01/belgium-f-35-delayed/ 

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Two Belarusian Helicopters Have Violated The Polish Airspace

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/02/belarus-helicopters-poland/ 

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Evacuation Of French, Italian Nationals From Niger Underway

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/01/evacuation-from-niger/ 

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Japanese F-15J With Special Markings Celebrates 100th Anniversary Of The Italian Air Force

https://theaviationist.com/2023/08/03/f-15j-itaf-100-anniversary/ 

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Boeing Wins Top NASA Award for Southern University Partnership

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=131305 

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Canary Islands start-up Surcar aims to use hydrogen-electric Twin Otters

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/canary-islands-start-up-surcar-aims-to-use-hydrogen-electric-twin-otters/154390.article 

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Joby flies production prototype of its electric air taxi

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/joby-flies-production-prototype-of-its-electric-air-taxi/154399.article 

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Joby loses $286m in second quarter, reports $1.2 billion cash position

https://www.flightglobal.com/air-transport/joby-loses-286m-in-second-quarter-reports-12-billion-cash-position/154400.article 

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Voyager Space and Airbus Announce Joint Venture to Build and Operate a commercial space station

An agreement, between Airbus and Voyager, paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-voyager-space-and-airbus-announce-joint-venture-to-build-and?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

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BMW Group, Airbus and Quantinuum Collaborate to Fast-Track Sustainable Mobility Research Using Cutting-Edge Quantum Computers

Airbus, BMW Group and Quantinuum, world leaders in mobility and quantum technologies, have developed a hybrid quantum-classical workflow to speed up future research using quantum computers to simulate quantum systems, focusing on the chemical reactions of catalysts in fuel cells.

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-bmw-group-airbus-and-quantinuum-collaborate-to-fast-track?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

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Wizz Air orders a further 75 A321neo Family aircraft

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-08-wizz-air-orders-a-further-75-a321neo-family-aircraft?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

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Russian carriers continuing to evade sanctions, source parts

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/130339-russian-carriers-continuing-to-evade-sanctions-source-parts 

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Breaking Ground for F-35 Integrated Assembly Line in Germany

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/08/breaking-ground-for-f-35-integrated-assembly-line-in-germany/ 

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Pyka gets FAA authorisation to operate largest commercial electric drone

https://www.aviation24.be/manufacturers/pyka/pyka-gets-faa-authorisation-to-operate-largest-commercial-electric-drone/ 

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Air Canada inaugurates new non-stop seasonal service between Brussels and Toronto

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/air-canada/air-canada-inaugurates-new-non-stop-seasonal-service-between-brussels-and-toronto/ 

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Air New Zealand seeks airports to trial zero-emissions route

The Kiwi national carrier is looking to fly an electric, hydrogen or hybrid aircraft on a cargo-only demonstrator route by 2026, and expects to make an announcement around the type of aircraft it will be using by early next year.

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/08/air-new-zealand-seeks-airports-for-trial-zero-emissions-route/ 

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NASA loses contact with Voyager 2 but detects a "heartbeat"

https://newatlas.com/space/nasa-loses-contact-with-voyager-2-but-detects-heartbeat/ 

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Bizarre new high-strength glue can stick and unstick on command

https://newatlas.com/materials/adhesive-switched-on-off-underwater/ 

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Pilots Are Seeing Some Very Strange Things In Arizona's Military Training Ranges

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/pilots-are-seeing-some-very-strange-things-in-arizonas-military-training-ranges 

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