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• Clement Charpentreau
Archer Aviation and entertainment company AEG plan to develop downtown Los Angeles’ first vertiport at the 4 million-square-foot L.A. LIVE complex. The facility would add a central node to Archer’s proposed eVTOL air-taxi network ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Archer Aviation and entertainment company AEG plan to develop downtown Los Angeles’ first vertiport at the 4 million-square-foot L.A. LIVE complex. The facility would add a central node to Archer’s proposed eVTOL air-taxi network ahead of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The European Defence Tech Hub Festival in Neuhardenberg spotlighted the continent’s struggle to move promising defense prototypes into operational use. The Bundeswehr Cyber Innovation Hub received a mandate to scale, underscoring growing pressure to accelerate procurement and translate experimentation into deployable capability.
Eve Air Mobility Chief Commercial Officer Megha Bhatia used the 2026 Farnborough Air Show to provide an update on the company’s eVTOL program, highlighting a reported $14 billion backlog and new commercial commitments as it advances toward commercial deployment.
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Airbus delivered 418 commercial aircraft through July 2026, maintaining its global lead over Boeing, while Boeing recorded 38 gross orders during a slower month focused on recovery and production stability. The July period also brought certification, flight-testing, partnership and infrastructure progress, alongside major Farnborough deals.
COSPAR has re-elected Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund as president following its 2026 assembly in Florence, which drew approximately 3,000 attendees. The event covered a broad range of space research and operations, from planetary science to human spaceflight, underscoring the organization’s role as a convening forum for the sector.
Indian Air Force Rafale fighters have made their first appearance at Exercise Pitch Black, Australia’s premier multinational air combat exercise. During a five-hour sortie over the Northern Territory, an Australian KC-30A tanker refueled the Rafales for the first time, underscoring the exercise’s operational integration focus.
Finland and Sweden sent delegations to Australia’s Exercise Pitch Black for the first time this year, with both focused on fighter integration and maintenance. Their participation adds a new dimension to the multinational exercise’s role in developing operational coordination and sustainment practices.
Final observations from the Farnborough International Airshow examine how the Iran war is influencing arms sales and shaping aerospace and defense industry discussions. The review highlights the conflict’s relevance to procurement priorities and the broader defense-market outlook.
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