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London-Luton Airport (LTN) has been selected as the next base for UK inclusive-tour charter airline Jet2, with operations from the facility due to commence in the northern summer of 2025. The leisure airline will initially base two of its new Airbus A321neo aircraft at the airport creating hundreds of new jobs at the North London […]

Lockheed Martin is putting a software engineering specialist in charge of its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program as the current director gets set to retire. Chauncey McIntosh, currently a Lockheed vice president and its deputy on the F-35 program, will take over as the program’s general manager on Dec. 1, the company said Wednesday. Bridget

The Space Force announced this week the four companies that will compete to build its first batch of Resilient GPS satellites, aimed at ensuring military and civilian users have access to reliable positioning, navigation and timing signals. The service’s acquisition arm, Space Systems Command, chose L3Harris, Astranis, Axient and Sierra Space to create design concepts

PARIS — French public investment bank Bpifrance is seeking to increase the amount of export financing it can provide to small and medium-sized defense firms, as the current limit is insufficient to meet some demands, the bank’s head of export finance said. Bpifrance currently provides up to €25 million (US$27 million) of financing for export deals when

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) has named two distinguished engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland AIAA Associate Fellows.   The grade of Associate Fellow recognizes individuals who have accomplished or overseen important engineering or scientific work, done original work of outstanding merit, or have otherwise made outstanding contributions to the arts,

WASHINGTON — As Donald Trump embarks on his second term, all eyes are on the future of the U.S. Space Force. Created during Trump’s first term, the Space Force has become a focal point of national security strategy, with its mission aimed at countering rising space threats from China and Russia.  Now, a sweeping policy

On 8 November 2024, the prestigious Absa Champagne in Africa Festival, which boasted the presence of over 40 champagne houses, took place at the splendid Summer Place in Sandton. This 22nd edition of the annual celebration was not just a showcase of exquisite bubbly, but also an immersive experience into the art of champagne appreciation,

Margareth Mwakilasa, an assistant research fellow at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences in Tanzania and a PhD student in Global Health at University College Dublin, presented her research findings at the 5th HIV Research for Prevention Conference (#HIVR4P2024) in Lima, Peru. Her study, titled “They are Not HIV Treatment Drugs; They are Preventive

Trump rallied House Republicans at a Capitol Hill hotel Wednesday morning, marking his first return to Washington since the election. ADVERTISEMENT Republicans have won enough seats to control the US House, completing the party’s sweep into power and securing their hold on US government alongside President-elect Donald Trump.  A House Republican victory in Arizona, alongside

In yet another blow to Democrats, Donald Trump will begin his presidency with a trifecta of Republican control in Washington. The GOP not only regained control of the White House and the Senate but also managed to hold onto a narrow majority in the House, the Associated Press called late Wednesday, more than a week