Kiyaan Singh
I explore aerospace, energy, culture, global trade, and science - sharing what I find along the way.
Emirates Refuses Stored Jets as 777X Rework Deepens
Boeing scrapped WH007, the seventh 777-9 built, after six years parked at Everett. The 777X rework bill now decides which stored airframes will ever fly.
Skyroot puts India in the private orbital launch club
Skyroot's Vikram-1 flew India's first private orbital launch on July 18, making India the third country with private launch capability after the US and China.
Nova Systems commissions Cocos station for Gaganyaan
Nova Systems has commissioned the Cocos Islands ground station, giving ISRO's Gaganyaan flights coverage over an Indian Ocean arc India can't reach alone.
FedEx Life Sciences targets $80bn pharma logistics market
FedEx Life Sciences consolidates six pharma centers, CEIV Pharma certification and a Memphis air hub into one division, chasing an $80bn healthcare freight market.
Space
Permanent magnet radiation shielding deflects just 20%
Permanent magnet radiation shielding deflects near 20% of low-energy solar protons at under 300 kg, but leaves galactic cosmic rays untouched in deep space.
Space
China achieves Long March 10B booster recovery
China achieved the first Long March 10B booster recovery on July 10, catching the stage in a sea net, the second nation ever to recover an orbital booster.
Aviation
Why Delta and Air Canada pay half for the Airbus A350-1000
The A350-1000 lists at $366 million but sells near $230 million in 2026. Delta ordered 20, Air Canada 8, and the discount reveals who now holds the leverage.
Drones
PHANTOM-950 UAS targets 950 km autonomous range
Quantum Cyber's PHANTOM-950 UAS targets 950 km range and an 18,000 m ceiling, but the blended-wing platform is still a design awaiting its own factory.
Space
York Space Systems closes $300M ALL.SPACE deal
York Space Systems closed its $300 million ALL.SPACE acquisition, folding the Hydra multi-orbit terminal into its defense space stack for GPS-denied theaters.
Aviation
Rolls-Royce F130 Will Keep the B-52 Flying Past the B-1B
The Rolls-Royce F130 gives the B-52J ~30% more range and lower cost per hour than the B-1B, keeping America's oldest bomber flying into the 2050s.
Aviation
Gulfstream G800 Flies 8,303 nm,fastest business flight
Gulfstream's flagship G800 logged the company's 800th city-pair speed record in June, then flew 8,303 nautical miles nonstop from Melbourne to Moline in 16 hour…
Aviation
UK Commits £8.6 Billion to GCAP Fighter Programme
UK GCAP funding hits £8.6 billion over four years, clearing the next Edgewing contract before Farnborough and holding the sixth-gen fighter to 2035.