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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Vietnam Airlines 787-9 sustains substantial aft damage after late rotation and runway overrun at Munich

A Hanoi-bound Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 returned to Munich after entering a two-hour holding pattern following an unusually late rotation and apparent runway overrun. Initial reports indicate heavy scraping and a puncture in the aft fuselage, while investigators examine the aircraft’s takeoff performance and resulting damage.

Also: Simple Flying and airlive.net
2026-08-15T12:50:02.946985-07:00
space   Satellite   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Space Defense & Militarization   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
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Bloomberg • Bloomberg News

Zelenskyy Claims Ukraine Struck Russian Space Facility in Samara

By Bloomberg: Ukraine said it attacked a production unit of the Roscosmos space agency as it continued strikes at military and related infrastructure deep within Russia.

Also: militarnyi.com, The Independent, militarnyi.com and prm.ua
2026-08-15T04:35:40.085910-07:00
defense   AI   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Sukhoi plans to test sixth-generation technologies with Su-57D

By Air Data News: Two-seat version of the Felon could be used to develop combat AI and more complex control of Russia intends to use the two-seat Su-57D to test technologies associated with a future sixth generation of combat aircraft, according to Mikhail Strelets, director of the Sukhoi Design Bureau.

2026-08-15T09:12:45.987730-07:00
aviation   ATC   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airlines   Boeing 737  
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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

American 737-800s involved in Phoenix conflict had identical callsigns

By FlightGlobal: Controller acted to separate converging outbound and inbound services on Chicago O'Hare route. Air-ground radio communications have revealed that a controller at Phoenix had to resolve an extraordinary conflict between outbound and inbound American Airlines Boeing 737-800s that were using identical callsigns.

Also: The Independent and The Independent
2026-08-15T03:36:05.829409-07:00
defense   Aircraft Carrier   Middle East   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Asia-Pacific (APAC)   Defense Policy  
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Associated Press • Ben Finley, Didi Tang

US pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

By Associated Press: President Donald Trump’s war against Iran is stretching the limits of the nation’s aircraft carriers and leaving the western Pacific without one of the key American warships.

Also: The Independent
2026-08-15T05:51:12.401170-07:00