Cobra 600 Air Defense Drone Completes First Flight

https://theaviationist.com/2026/08/23/cobra-600-air-defense-drone-completes-first-flight/

US Navy Poseidon Transits Taiwan Strait Ahead of Upcoming Trump-Xi Summit

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/us-navy-poseidon-transits-taiwan-strait-ahead-of-upcoming-trump-xi-summit/

Saab ha presentado una maqueta a tamaño real de su aeronave de combate colaborativa

https://blog.sandglasspatrol.com/saab-ha-presentado-una-maqueta-a-tamano-real-de-su-aeronave-de-combate-colaborativa/

Wildfires expose — and detonate — buried bombs and mines from WWI and WWII

The wildfires burning across Europe this summer have exposed a potentially deadly threat lurking beneath the blackened landscape: rusty bombs and mines from World War I and II

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/08/22/europe-wildfires-climate-bombs-world-war/3a09fd9c-9df0-11f1-9cc4-2dc9b46e2d5c_story.html

Keep Outer Space Tidy

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/keep-outer-space-tidy/

Can AI make better pilots?

https://www.aerosociety.com/news/can-ai-make-better-pilots/

TracPlus Develops a Research Model that Brings Wildfire Risk and Response into a Single View

https://aerialfiremag.com/2026/08/05/tracpluss-new-research-model-brings-wildfire-risk-response-into-single-view/

Largest wildfire in Belgium’s history triggers explosions, burns over half of nation’s oldest nature preserve

https://wildfiretoday.com/largest-wildfire-in-belgiums-history-triggers-explosions-burns-over-half-of-nations-oldest-nature-preserve/

Boeing workers reject contract offer. Boeing’s contract offer ‘just not enough,’ some SPEEA workers say

• https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-workers-reject-contract-offer-at-crucial-moment-for-company/
• https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-contract-offer-just-not-enough-some-speea-workers-say/

Saab showcases full-scale uncrewed aircraft concept

https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-releases/2026/saab-showcases-full-scale-uncrewed-aircraft-concept

Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Trials Begin in Virginia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

https://www.flyingmag.com/hybrid-electric-aircraft-trials-va-nj-pa/

Electric Aircraft Firm Beta, Operators Hold ‘Discussions on Larger Platforms’

https://www.flyingmag.com/larger-electric-aircraft-beta-air-new-zealand/

China’s EHang Is ‘Fast Tracking’ Autonomous Air Taxis Globally

https://www.flyingmag.com/china-ehang-autonomous-air-taxi-fast-track/

Antarctica-Bound Air Force C-17 Diverted Due to ‘Planned Missile Launch’

https://www.flyingmag.com/antarctica-air-force-c-17-diverts-missile-launch/

REGENT Autonomous Squire Seaglider Completes EW Testing at Silent Swarm Exercise

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/regent-autonomous-squire-seaglider-completes-ew-testing-at-silent-swarm-exercise/

U.S. Air Force Targets 2031 for Cheaper, Attritable MQ-9 Reaper Successor Following Iran Combat Lessons

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/u-s-air-force-targets-2031-for-cheaper-attritable-mq-9-reaper-successor-following-iran-combat-lessons/

First Taiwanese F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets Begin Trans-Pacific Journey Home

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/first-taiwanese-f-16v-block-70-fighter-jets-begin-trans-pacific-journey-home/

Clear Imagery Emerges of China’s New Y-15 Turboprop Tactical Transport Aircraft

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/clear-imagery-emerges-of-chinas-new-y-15-turboprop-tactical-transport-aircraft/

Swedish Air Force Centennial Airshow Features SAAB Legends & Global Demo Teams

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/08/swedish-air-force-centennial-airshow-features-saab-legends-global-demo-teams/

Three killed in Bell 206 helicopter crash on Greek island of Sifnos

https://www.aviation24.be/miscellaneous/accidents/three-killed-in-bell-206-helicopter-crash-on-greek-island-of-sifnos/

Endangered bearded vulture delays flight at Crete’s Heraklion Airport

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/heraklion-airport-her/endangered-bearded-vulture-delays-flight-at-cretes-heraklion-airport/

Farnborough 2026: event highlights and takeaways

https://www.aviation24.be/air-shows/farnborough/2026-event-highlights-and-takeaways/

US Air Force Wants New Family of Target Drones Ranging from Expendable to Sophisticated

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-new-family-aerial-target-drones/

US Navy Invests in Shield’s Vertical-Takeoff Drone; Air Force Holds Off

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/navy-x-bat-investment-air-force/

F-15EXs to Replace Some Strike Eagles

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/seymour-johnson-f-15exs-replace-strike-eagles/

Airbus kicks off wing facility extension, with major investment into Belfast site

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-08-airbus-kicks-off-wing-facility-extension-with-major-investment-into-belfast-site

Unique Norway-UK Cooperation on Maritime Surveillance in the High North

https://en.highnorthnews.com/politics/unique-norway-uk-cooperation-on-maritime-surveillance-in-the-high-north/1116970

AIM-424 "Malice" Very Long-Range Air-To-Air Missile Emerges From The Shadows (Updated)

https://www.twz.com/air/aim-424-malice-very-long-range-air-to-air-missile-emerges-from-the-shadows

8 Dead as Contractor Plane Crashes near Remote Alaska Radar Site

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/8-dead-as-contractor-plane-crashes-near-remote-alaska-radar-site/

A small civilian plane carrying eight people and contracted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers crashed Aug. 20 near a remote Alaskan radar site managed by the Air Force in support of NORAD, killing all aboard.

Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says | CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/08/19/health/flight-attendants-pilots-radiation-cancer-deaths