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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Vietnam Airlines 787-9 returns to Munich after late rotation and suspected substantial damage

A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787-9 bound for Hanoi returned to Munich after spending about two hours in a holding pattern following an unusually late takeoff rotation. Investigators are examining the apparent laboured departure, which reportedly kicked up dust near the runway end and may have caused substantial aircraft 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