Warships Respond To Wave Of Drone Attacks Disrupting Maritime Trade In The Red Sea Area

https://theaviationist.com/2023/12/18/drones-in-middle-east-recap/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=drones-in-middle-east-recap 

5 Rare Military Cargo Planes You Might Not Have Heard Of

https://simpleflying.com/rare-military-cargo-planes-list/ 

Lufthansa Group to Buy up to 100 737 MAX Jets in First Boeing Single-Aisle Order in Nearly 30 Years

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2023-12-19-Lufthansa-Group-to-Buy-up-to-100-737-MAX-Jets-in-First-Boeing-Single-Aisle-Order-in-Nearly-30-Years 

US defence spending bill could expose new details of sixth-generation fighter development

https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/us-defence-spending-bill-could-expose-new-details-of-sixth-generation-fighter-development/156256.article 

Lufthansa Group orders additional 40 Airbus A220s

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-12-lufthansa-group-orders-additional-40-airbus-a220s?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

C-27J spartan global fleet sets major milestone achieving 250,000 flight hours in operations

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/12/c-27j-spartan-global-fleet-sets-major-milestone-achieving-250000-flight-hours-in-operations/ 

Lufthansa Group orders additional 40 Airbus A220s

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2023/12/lufthansa-group-orders-additional-40-airbus-a220s/ 

Volcanic eruption in Iceland has only a small effect on air traffic, but cancels ATC strike

https://www.aviation24.be/reykjavik-airport-rkv/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland-has-only-a-small-effect-on-air-traffic-but-cancels-atc-strike/ 

easyJet boosts fleet sustainability with 157 additional Airbus A320neo family aircraft, plus 100 purchase rights

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/easyjet/easyjet-boosts-fleet-sustainability-with-157-additional-airbus-a320neo-family-aircraft/ 

GE Now Counts 10 Engines Tested on 100% SAF

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/aerospace/2023-12-19/ge-now-counts-10-engines-tested-100-saf 

JSX Plans To Add 300+ Hybrid-electric Aircraft to Fleet

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/air-transport/2023-12-19/jsx-plans-add-300-hybrid-electric-aircraft-fleet 

Trevor Jacob Heading to Jail but Still Flying

https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/general-aviation/2023-12-19/trevor-jacob-heading-jail-still-flying 

Second successful live-fire for RTX’s Raytheon Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Sensor

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2023/12/19/second-successful-live-fire-for-rtxs-raytheon-lower-tier-air-and-missile-defense-sensor/ 

Full-scale Overair Butterfly eVTOL prototype is set for first test flights

https://newatlas.com/aircraft/overair-butterfly-evtol-prototype/ 

GE combines rotating detonation and ramjet in new hypersonic engine

https://newatlas.com/military/ge-uses-rotating-detonation-for-new-hypersonic-missile-engine/ 

Volcanic eruption in Iceland has only a small effect on air traffic, but cancels ATC strike

 https://www.aviation24.be/reykjavik-airport-rkv/volcanic-eruption-in-iceland-has-only-a-small-effect-on-air-traffic-but-cancels-atc-strike/

Ariane 6 joint update report, 18 December 2023

 The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force consists of top management of ESA, as the overall Ariane 6 procuring entity and launch system architect, of the French space agency CNES, as the launch base prime contractor, of ArianeGroup as the launcher system prime contractor and of Arianespace as the launch service provider. This group reports regularly on progress being made towards inaugural flight of the new Ariane 6 launcher.

 

https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Ariane_6_joint_update_report_18_December_2023 

DEVELOPMENT OF THE HIJACK INCIDENT INVOLVING THE MALTESE FLAGGED MERCHANT VESSEL RUEN | EUNAVFOR

https://eunavfor.eu/news/development-hijack-incident-involving-maltese-flagged-merchant-vessel-ruen