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FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Heart Aerospace flies X1 demonstrator as NOEMI advances electric amphibious aircraft in Asia

Heart Aerospace has flown its piloted, all-electric X1 demonstrator, which the company says represents its planned ES-30 regional airliner. Separately, NOEMI Aerospace signed an agreement for up to five electric amphibious aircraft in the Philippines and is evaluating regional applications with Pawan Hans in India.

Urban Air Mobility News • Philip Butterworth-Hayes

Heart Aerospace announces first flight of its electric X1 airliner

2026-08-13T04:21:10.571382-07:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Asia-Pacific (APAC)  
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Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

India launches competition for 60 military transport aircraft

By Air Data News: India has formally launched the competition for 60 new military transport aircraft, bringing the long-discussed Medium Transport Aircraft (MTA) program into its selection phase after years of studies and preparations.

2026-08-13T02:53:27.525743-07:00
space   Satellite   M&A   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
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Bloomberg • Carmen Reinicke

SpaceX Passes First Lockup Expiry Test With $500 Billion Rally

By Bloomberg: Since SpaceX went public in June, Wall Street had been dreading Aug. 6, when the first lockup preventing early investors from selling the stock expired and millions of shares were set to flood the market.

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2026-08-13T02:21:27.418634-07:00
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Wall Street Journal • Andrew Tangel

FAA Plans Antennas, Communications Fixes After Incident With Helicopter Carrying Trump

By Wall Street Journal: Federal aviation officials are planning to move air-traffic control antennas and implement new procedures to avoid a repeat of last week’s safety incident with Marine One near a busy Washington, D.C., airport.

2026-08-13T01:05:47.235397-07:00