August 2026 – Page 3 – Aerospace and Mechanical Insider

Starliner-1 shifts to uncrewed propulsion test as certification slips

Air India 787 Switch Tests Found No Defect After Crash

Princeton prints motor-free origami robot hinges with closed-loop thermal control

Air Force One Bridge Jet Starts Final Flights Before Presidential Use

Lockheed Patriot Deal Sets $58.6 Billion Ceiling, Not Guaranteed Missiles

Tempest Gets £4.6 Billion Deal, but Hardest Risks Still Lie Ahead

Allen Control, X-Bow Join Texas Race for $3.1 Billion Drone Defense

UK’s Next 27 F-35 Jets Won’t Arrive Until Early 2030s

Pentagon Turns to Ukrainian Drone Software as U.S. Output Lags

NIST’s Looping Laser Paths Improve Alloy Mixing, but Qualification Remains Open

Aircraft Trend Analysis Turns Failure Warnings Into Planned Maintenance, Not Airworthiness Findings

Donated Boeing 747-8 Flies After Conversion Costing Under $400 Million

Ukraine Reports 21,500 Ground-Robot Missions as Use Spreads to 167 Units

Google DeepMind Unveils Gemini System That Controls Entire Humanoid Robots

Dulles Airport’s $22.5 Billion Overhaul Starts Spring 2027 While Airport Stays Open

Slate’s $24,950 Electric Pickup Drives Credibly, but Prototype Faults Remain

Germany Funds 50,000 SkyFall Shrike Drones for Ukraine in €90 Million Order

NASA’s Curiosity Maps Its Largest Martian Polygon Field Despite Wheel Wear