US Military Accidentally Shoots Down Border Protection Drone With Laser
BeauHD / slashdot - An anonymous reader quotes a report from the Associated Press: The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a "seemingly threatening" drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, law…
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19903 / 4 stories in 7 days
Archer teams up with Starlink to bring internet access to its Midnight air taxi
Max Knoblauch / sherwood - The announcement marks an “industry-first collaboration,” says Archer.
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19878 / 3 stories in 7 days
Uber shows how your first air taxi ride could be booked
techspot - Uber is positioning itself as the booking layer. Joby supplies the aircraft and, eventually, the operations. The preview suggests that the companies believe they're close enough to a working air service to start showing off the booking system. If air taxi…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19724 / 4 stories in 9 days
NASA moon rocket hit by new problem, putting March launch with astronauts in jeopardy
abcnews - NASA's new moon rocket has suffered another setback, putting next month's planned launch with astronauts in jeopardy
- Boeing Starliner failures shake confidence in crewed Artemis support (2)
- Helium flow fault forces Artemis II delay, schedule uncertain (5)
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Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 19523 / 13 stories in 13 days
NASA chief classifies Starliner flight as "Type A" mishap, says agency made mistakes
Eric Berger / arstechnica - "The most troubling failure revealed by this investigation is not hardware."
Back to Top / Thursday, February 19, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 19439 / 9 stories in 15 days
Dutch defense chief claims F-35 could be "jailbroken like an iPhone" to bypass US approval
techspot - In an interview with NR Nieuwsradio, Tuinman was asked if the F-35's software could be altered by European forces without the United States' consent should they lose the US as an ally – a prospect that has been repeatedly raised as tensions between the co…
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 19359 / 4 stories in 16 days
Italian AviationTech startup Intuos raises €720k to scale fleet operations platform internationally
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - Rome-based startup Intuos, the developer of an integrated platform for aircraft fleet operators that combines operational software and IoT devices with ML-based analytics, has closed a €720k investment round following its expansion in Europe and South Afr…
Back to Top / Monday, February 16, 2026, 10:21 am / permalink 19247 / 5 stories in 18 days
Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system
Colin Demarest / axios - The counter-drone weapon that caused a shutdown of El Paso's airspace on Wednesday was AeroVironment's LOCUST, a 20-kilowatt laser system, Axios has confirmed.Why it matters: The Army sees the cutting-edge weapon as a way to combat drones without firing e…
Back to Top / Thursday, February 12, 2026, 4:20 pm / permalink 19101 / 5 stories in 22 days
El Paso flights grounded 10 days for ‘special security reasons’
Dominic Preston / theverge - The Federal Aviation Administration has closed the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas, grounding all flights in and out of the airport for the next 10 days. No explanation for the closure has been given, beyond a vague reference to "Sp…
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Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19013 / 13 stories in 23 days
Winter Storm Fern 2026: These 2 weather maps track when snow and ice storms are forecast to hit states this weekend
Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - America is on the cusp of its first major winter storm of the new year. Dubbed Winter Storm Fern, the storm is expected to begin today and last until at least Monday.As Fast Company previously reported, the nor’easter is expected to affect as many as 230 …
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With China leading global drone manufacturing, Hungary’s ABZ Innovation raises €7 million to expand heavy-duty drones
David Cendon Garcia / eu-startups - ABZ Innovation, a manufacturer of heavy-duty agricultural and industrial drones out of Budapest, today announced it has closed a €7 million funding round in order to scale production, speed up product development, and expand in key global markets – as it …
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FCC Bans Foreign-Made Drones Over National Security, Spying Concerns
BeauHD / slashdot - The FCC has banned approval of new foreign-made drones and components, citing "an unacceptable risk" to national security. The move will most heavily impact DJI but it "does not affect drones or drone components that are currently sold in the United State…
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Back to Top / Monday, December 22, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 17224 / 21 stories in 2 months
SpaceX loses control of Starlink satellite 35956
Emre Çıtak / dataconomy - SpaceX has lost control of Starlink satellite 35956 in low Earth orbit at 418 km (260 miles) altitude following an anomaly that caused it to fall back to Earth. The incident involved sudden loss of communications, a drop in altitude, venting of the propul…
Back to Top / Friday, December 19, 2025, 7:20 am / permalink 17131 / 7 stories in 2 months
Assaia Secures $26.6M Series B To Expand AI-Driven Airport Operations
Kailee Rainse / startuprise - Assaia, the Zurich-based aviation technology company, has raised $26.6 million in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Armira Growth, with participation from existing investors. As air traffic exceeds pre-pandemic levels and airports face staff…
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Airbus orders software fix to thousands of planes due to solar radiation risk
Anthony Ha / techcrunch - Flights were delayed and cancelled globally after Airbus ordered fixes to 6,000 of its A320 series planes, according to The Guardian. The company said it’s taking action because “analysis of a recent event involving an A320 Family aircraft has revealed th…
Back to Top / Saturday, November 29, 2025, 4:20 pm / permalink 16398 / 9 stories in 3 months
Airline travellers face disruption after Airbus warns A320 jets need software fix
ft - Update to address potential problems caused by solar radiation could affect 6,000 aircraft
- Global flight disruptions and recalls amid urgent software updates (5)
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Back to Top / Friday, November 28, 2025, 3:49 pm / permalink 16374 / 17 stories in 3 months
Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft to fly again
digitaltrends - NASA hasn't given up on the beleaguered spacecraft.
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 7:20 pm / permalink 16276 / 3 stories in 3 months
Takeoff of China's flying taxis hits turbulence
techxplore - An unmanned, oval-shaped craft from flying taxi maker EHang hovers, whirring noisily like a mini-helicopter over a riverside innovation zone on the outskirts of the southern Chinese business hub of Guangzhou, part of a trial of a mini-flying taxi that onc…
Back to Top / Monday, November 24, 2025, 4:20 am / permalink 16239 / 2 stories in 3 months
Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket safely made it to space a second time
engadget - Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket has completed its second flight, The Washington Post reports. The rocket launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Thursday, and successfully separated from its first-stage booster, which later landed on …
Back to Top / Thursday, November 13, 2025, 5:20 pm / permalink 15949 / 11 stories in 3 months
Flight delays and cancellations just hit more than 13,000 in one day with FAA mandate in effect. Will it get worse?
Michael Grothaus / fastcompany - This weekend, U.S. travelers began to feel the initial impact of flight reductions mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a plan designed to help compensate for the understaffing of air traffic controllers due to the ongoing government shu…
Back to Top / Monday, November 10, 2025, 8:20 am / permalink 15838 / 2 stories in 3 months