Standing ground and pushing back. The Philippines and its allies face up to China's aggressive behavior in the South China Sea.

Incredible footage 👀

Chinese PLA Navy spy ship ~600 yards from U.S. Navy amphibious warship USS Harpers Ferry, captured from a Philippine vessel as part of its assertive transparency campaign to expose Beijing’s aggression & expansion in the region.

I shattered my phone after taking this picture y'all better be grateful

🎯Successfully ignited Gaseous Hydrogen in a turbojet engine test, achieving stable combustion and engine spin-up multiple times.

✅This milestone validates models and guides future advancements. Next: reach idle and maximum take-off speed.

Stay tuned on destinus.com

NEW: The U.S. military-built pier off the coast of Gaza will be up and running as early as this weekend, and aid is expected to begin flowing into the enclave soon afterward, according to a U.S. official and a European official. w Alex Ward

politico.com/news/2024/05/0…

The Manta Ray prototype uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) built by performer Northrop Grumman completed full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of Southern California in February and March 2024. 🇺🇲
navalnews.com/naval-news/202…

This is the SpaceX mission patch for the MAXAR-1 (Worldview 1&2) launch shortly from VSFB's SLC-4E.

Prestwick Airports first A380 has landed 🛬 #9HGLOBL Global Airlines Prestwick Airport

@Jonathan Winton Passing over Patna east ayrshire

A surprise livestream for you all.
Today the mighty Global Airlines #Airbus #A380 9H-GLOBL will land at #Prestwick Airport for the very first time, we will be going live on YouTube for this special moment in history 😁✈️
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Manta Ray #UUV prototype completes full-scale, in-water testing off the coast of SoCal. DARPA program exhibits modular, first-of-kind capability for an extra-large uncrewed underwater vehicle. Built by Northrop Grumman. darpa.mil/news-events/20…

Tanker 138 sneaks into the shot as Tanker 132 undergoes maintenance on the ramp - our aircraft assets are just about ready to take on the U.S. fire season! #coulsonaviation #aerialfirefighting #aircraftmaintenance

Who says this galaxy ain't big enough for the both of us? Bill Nye

Last week at our Rocket Ranch, Fireflies lifted the first Antares 330/MLV composite structure onto our new test stand while simultaneously lifting Alpha’s first stage onto its stand for a static fire. Our new larger Miranda engine is also getting ready to rumble on her new…

Near Freeport, Florida at 1100 am EST today around 10k - 15k feet with a C-130 nearby per the photographer. 👀

Spotter Climbs Hill To Shoot F-117s And Get Unprecedented View Of Secretive Tonopah Airport

Aviation spotter reached a new spotting point near Tonopah Test Range from where he shot the local-based F-117s and also a mysterious aircraft.

More here:
theaviationist.com/2024/05/01/avi…

Shenzhou-17 capsule backup-parachute disarm. via bilibili.com/video/BV1Ji421…

ESA has published a call for the development of large solar arrays for use aboard the agency’s European Charging Station for the Moon system.
europeanspaceflight.com/the-european-c…

If you can only listen to one aviation podcast this week, make it this one from Aviation Week. Outstanding listen!

It looks like the price tag for Europe's sovereign internet constellation has doubled. And the big kids are fighting.

arstechnica.com/space/2024/05/…