August 11, 2026 – Aerospace and Mechanical Insider

Ukraine Says Russia Beats Missile Targets, Plans 11,000 Attack Drones

FAA Orders Boeing 737 Max Seat Checks Over Turbulence Lock Risk

Saab Aims for 30 Gripens a Year as Ukraine Pressures Output

Pentagon Gives Defense Firms 21 Days as Interceptor Inventories Shrink

NASA’s DART Could Be Outmuscled by Buried Asteroid Blast Simulations

Navy Retires 616-Missile Ohio Subs Before Smaller Virginia Replacements Arrive

Einstein Probe Caught First Supernova Shock Breakout Seen Since 2008

Hoover Dam Output Falls 40% as Lake Powell Nears Power Cutoff

Toyota expands U.S. safety research after 100 projects, ties studies to design changes

USAF C-17 Flew With ISF Nose Panel After One-Off Supply Failure

Air Force Says OA-1K Was Lost After Fuel Control Mistake

Orlando Approves FAA-Guided eVTOL Demo Pad Before Full Vertiport Buildout

B-21 Raider Still Targets 2027 as B-1B Stays Until 2037

Northrop Builds More B-21s as Air Force Weighs Fleet Above 100

Canada Awards Telesat C$2.3 Billion Arctic Military Broadband Contract

Taiwan Targets 100,000 Drones a Month by 2030

NASA Power Swap Keeps Voyager 2’s Last 3 Instruments Running Longer

SpaceX Says Flight 13 Starship May Still Be Lost at Sea