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Bloomberg • Bloomberg News

Zelenskyy says Ukraine struck a Roscosmos production facility in Samara

Ukraine says it attacked a production unit of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency in Samara, as Kyiv continues strikes against military and related infrastructure deep inside Russia. The claim adds a space-industrial site to the expanding list of Russian facilities targeted during the conflict.

RussianSpaceWeb

Ukrainian missiles reportedly strike Russia’s Soyuz rocket producer

Also: Reuters and prm.ua

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2026-08-15T04:35:40.085910-07:00

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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

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2026-08-15T05:51:12.401170-07:00

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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

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2026-08-15T03:36:05.829409-07:00

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Flying Magazine • Jack Daleo

Electric Airplane Maker Beta Sees Up to $50M Revenue in FY26

By Flying Magazine: Beta has yet to certify or deliver an electric aircraft but has carved out a niche selling components.

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2026-08-15T05:05:56.588680-07:00

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Washington Post • Noah Robertson, Tara Copp

Navy weighs major warship redesign to match Trump’s preferences

By Washington Post: The president wants the new fleet of aircraft carriers to more resemble those from World War II. Such a change could cost billions.

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2026-08-15T05:05:29.214090-07:00

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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Has Uzbekistan received Chinese J-10 fighters? What we know so far

By Air Data News: Uzbekistan may be moving closer to becoming another operator of China’s Chengdu J-10CE fighter, but publicly available information still falls short of confirming reports that the aircraft have already been delivered.

Also: aviationnews.eu

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2026-08-15T04:04:57.718510-07:00

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Bloomberg • Janet Lorin

Harvard Endowment Discloses $2.2 Billion SpaceX Stake

By Bloomberg: Harvard Management Co. disclosed a $2.2 billion stake in SpaceX, showing how the university’s endowment has profited from an early bet on Elon Musk’s giant rocket company.

Also: Seeking Alpha

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2026-08-14T14:35:49.267352-07:00

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