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Paddle Your Own Kanoo • Mateusz Maszczynski

United 777 makes steep descent after cockpit windscreen cracks at 37,000 feet

A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 carrying as many as 276 passengers descended steeply over the North Atlantic after its main cockpit windscreen cracked at about 37,000 feet. The incident occurred early Saturday; the available report does not specify the aircraft’s destination, the cause of the crack or whether anyone was injured.

2026-10-10T10:54:46.363474-07:00
defense   Hypersonic   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Deals  
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DefenseNews.com

Lockheed Martin unveils PAC-3 Edge interceptor designed to counter hypersonic threats

By DefenseNews.com: Lockheed Martin said PAC-3 Edge incorporates a new seeker, upgraded flight controls and a multi-pulse rocket motor supplied by Northrop Grumman.

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2026-10-10T06:35:53.265378-07:00
space   Space Exploration & Science Missions  
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Universe Today • Andy Tomaswick

Stratospheric Balloon Telescope Peeks Above The Clouds At The Sun

By Universe Today: There’s lots of things you can do with balloons. Children’s birthday parties come to mind, as do retirement parties. But you can also observe the Sun in unprecedented detail with one - or at least with a suite of equipment attached to a gondola floating beneath one.

2026-10-10T04:55:01.686763-07:00
aviation   Saudi Arabia   Middle East   Airports   Accident   Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Wall Street Journal • Summer Said

Saudi Arabia Closes Airport in Riyadh After Damaging New Houthi Attack

By Wall Street Journal: DUBAI—Saudi Arabia closed its airport in Riyadh after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants hit it in a fresh missile attack Saturday on the kingdom’s air links.

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2026-10-10T08:19:32.768789-07:00
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Reuters • Federico Maccioni, Timour Azhari

Major Saudi conferences to proceed, organisers say, despite deadly airport attack

By Reuters: The organisers of two major Saudi energy and investment conferences said their events will go ahead this month and reassured visitors on security, after missile attacks ​on Riyadh's airport left four people dead and an airliner heavily damaged this week.

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2026-10-10T06:04:33.876530-07:00
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Why are the pioneering F-117 stealth jets still valuable to the US Air Force?

By Air Data News: Retired from combat service in 2008, the Nighthawk continues to fly for military exercises and technology tests, with support planned through 2034 Nearly two decades after its official retirement, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk remains a useful aircraft for the United States Air Force (USAF) .

2026-10-10T03:55:07.784796-07:00
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Wall Street Journal • Georgi Kantchev, Stephen Kalin, Summer Said

Houthis Bombard Saudi Air Links in Effort to Cut Kingdom Off From Rest of World

By Wall Street Journal: DUBAI—Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants are taking aim at Saudi Arabia’s air links to the world, rattling travelers and squeezing another key sector of the kingdom’s economy while its crucial oil industry remains under fire.

2026-10-09T20:05:21.038690-07:00