Aerospace engineering

Finally, India has struck a deal with France to acquire 36 Rafale fighter jets.

Canadian engineer Charles Bombadier presented another radical, much faster design for future air travel. He unveiled his latest concept jet, ‘Antipode’, which is capable of reaching Mach 24.

The new craft can carry 10 people up to 12,430 miles in less than an hour allowing it to travel from London to New York in just 11 minutes.

Russian General Staff has deployed one of its largest air defense ships at the foot of Turkish territorial waters in the Mediterranean, in a move to revise security measures after a Russian SU-24 was downed by Turkish aircrafts.

According to Russian RIA Novosti agency, Russian General Staff boosted security measures after the recent incident. 

Patriot missiles deployed in Turkey since 2013 to guard against rockets from Syria will be removed for planned upgrades in October, despite the ongoing crisis across the border, the Pentagon said on Oct.1.

North Korea has erected a new, taller launch tower at its missile base, possibly in preparation for firing a long-range rocket to mark an important national anniversary in October, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported on July 22.

A Turkish aircraft maintenance technician has died in an accident at an Istanbul airport when his head was caught between the flaps of a Boeing 777-300ER.

"Our authorized technician Tu?rul Tuna Beken has lost his life this morning due to a sad accident during the tests on the flight control surfaces [of the aircraft]," the Turkish Airlines (THY) said in a statement on May 16.

Producers who sell their agricultural goods at open-air markets around the country are to begin an open-ended strike as of Monday in protest at proposed changes to legislation governing how the markets are managed.