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/