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The next year will be pivotal for the Air Force's effort to acquire a new class of autonomous drones, as industry teams compete for a chance to build a fleet [...]

July 27, 2020 In his last public appearance in 1935, Billy Mitchell, a former U.S. Army brigadier general and airpower visionary, testified before Congress that Alaska was the most strategic [...]

From the Jetsons to Blade Runner to James Bond to a multitude of other TV shows and films, popular culture has long been fascinated with the idea of flying cars. [...]

The fielding of fifth-generation aircraft like the F-22 and F-35 underscores the U.S. Air Force's ability to contribute to national-level objectives by refocusing on threats posed by surging strategic competitors [...]

Naval Aviation's Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) analysis teams concluded their investigations in December and found no single root cause for Physiological Episodes (PEs) experienced by naval aviators. They determined, [...]

Whether for commercial jet engines or iconic military helicopters like the Apache and Blackhawk, most of the round, threaded parts machined at McMellon Bros, generally cannot be photographed. No matter. [...]

Back when dirt was just invented, a handful of it would buy a new trainer aircraft. In 1970, a modestly equipped Cessna 150 sold new for $11,000 or about $70,000 [...]

* The Army is accelerating efforts to develop and field a new scout helicopter as part of its future vertical lift modernization priority. The initiative, which the Army calls the [...]

Storming the beach Amtrak's southbound Pacific Surfliner descends the grade at Refugio State Beach, Calif., along Union Pacific's Santa Barbara Sub on Aug. 8, 2016. No. 90208, one of four [...]

AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ADDRESSES KEY AREAS TO READINESS RECOVERY IN BUILDING A MORE READY, LETHAL FORCE After decades of readiness decline, the Air Force is working to accelerate its [...]

GDI became prominent during World War II when Germany began using gasoline direct fuel injection in its fighter aircraft to eliminate a lean-out condition that was occurring with conventional carbureted [...]

The United States has developed and procured two fifth-generation fighters incorporating stealth or low radar-observable attributes, the F-22 Raptor and the F-35 Lightning II. These two aircraft demonstrate the inherent [...]

It was Friday, Nov. 27, 1953. Fenwick Keyser and a few former college buddies were enjoying a Thanksgiving weekend hunt on Wroten Island, the low, marshy piece of land they [...]

MORE THAN A DECADE AFTER THE CONCORDE LANDED FOR THE LAST TIME, A NEW CLASS OF SUPERSONIC AIRPLANES PREPARES FOR LIFT OFF. THE CONTROL ROOM AT THE U.S. Air Force [...]

The F-14 Tomcat was a vulnerable target, flying low over war-torn Bosnia-Herzegovina. The threat of being shot out of the sky loomed over the mission. At such low altitudes, Bill [...]

On a pleasant day in August 2017, a low-flying jet pierced secure airspace near the White House, the Capitol, and the Pentagon that had been mostly off-limits since the Sept. [...]

The Air Force--known for developing cutting edge aircraft such as stealth bombers and fighter jets--is now focused on digital bits and bytes as it works to create a network of [...]

Using what some are calling the largest French drain ever constructed, Sheppard Air Force Base in Wichita Falls, Texas, has eliminated ponding between two of its runways. The swamp-like area [...]

Already safer than it has ever been thanks to new technology that reduces workload on naval aviators as they approach an aircraft carrier, the task of recovering Navy aircraft will [...]

In 1935, Billy Mitchell, former U.S. Army brigadier general and airpower advocate, testified before Congress that Alaska was the most strategic place in the world. From there, he said, U.S. [...]

Editor's note: As the Program Executive Officer, Tactical Aircraft Programs, Rear Adm. Shane Gahagan serves as the lead for the engineering reform pillar of the Naval Sustainment System-Aviation. In his [...]

Canada begins the multi-year process to buy a new fighter jet. David Pugliese outlines how the purchase will unfold. CANADA EXPECTS TO select by early 2022 the aircraft that will [...]

I arrived at the dock outside Intrepid Powerboats' Dania Beach, Florida, facility about 15 minutes before my captain on the morning of my early-April test day--a calculated move that would [...]

FROM THE COMPLEX mechanics of war planes to the disciplined organization of military officers, illustrating scenes from battlefronts is no easy task. If fakes a detailed eye and extraordinary amount [...]

The P-51 Mustang was an American fighter plane that patrolled the skies and fought in aerial combat during the days (and nights) of World War II. This aircraft also served [...]

Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine Coatings, together with the U.S. Navy and Mid-Atlantic Coatings, Inc., earned the SSPC Military Coatings Project Award of Excellence for their work on the USS George [...]

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrives for the opening of the 33rd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the Heads of State and the Government of the AU in Ethiopia, February [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Canada-based Kongsberg Geospatial has announced it has introduced MIDAS, a processing, exploitation and dissemination (PED) solution for rapid intelligence analysis of data from Tactical Drones, [...]

Boeing Humans might not have much involvement in (https://www.engadget.com/2011-03-10-nasas-global-hawk-completes-unmanned-airborne-refueling-simulat.html) mid-air refueling before long. Boeing (https://boeing.mediaroom.com/news-releases-statements?item=130780) has flown a test version of its MQ-25 tanker drone with a refueling pod attached [...]

The first such drill was held in Pakistan in March 2011. The Chinese Defence ministry did not reveal the number or type of the aircraft participating this time but according [...]

Dassault Aviation unveiled its newest private jet on Tuesday with the Falcon 6X joining the famed Falcon family. The $47 million jet can fly up to 5,500 nautical miles at [...]

F'view (HD only) 56 F'sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Epic Yellowstone (HD) 9.00 Robert Powell on the Real Jesus of Nazareth (HD) 11.00 Air Warriors (HD) 12 noon [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Elbit Systems Ltd. has announced it was awarded a contract valued at approximately USD 96 million to supply a Rotary-Wing Mission Training Center (Rotary-Wing MTC) [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The GEICO Skytypers Air Show Team has announced its WWII vintage airshow performance squadron, will perform formation flyovers at the Sun N' Fun Holiday Flying [...]

F'view (HD only) 56 F'sat 175 Sky 171 Virgin 276 6.00am Aerial America (HD) 10.00 Ice Airport Alaska (HD) 11.00 Aircrash Alaska (HD) 12 noon The Pacific War in Colour [...]

Counter Insurgency (COIN) campaigns present some of the most demanding missions for military aircraft involved in Close Air Support (CAS). Yet improvements in sensors and weapons are honing the ability [...]

Although 'revolutionary' might be the applicable word for gasoline direct injection (GDI), GDI has been around in one form or another for nearly a century. GDI became prominent during World [...]

The transferring of aviation fuel from one military aircraft to another during flight is an extremely important mission for Air Force Reserve Command. Not only does the command have eight [...]

General Electric Co. is a leading supplier of jet and turboprop engines, avionics, and electrical power and mechanical systems. Its products are used in a wide variety of commercial, military, [...]

Byline: Craig Hoyle We detail the combined combat power of European NATO nations. NATO's combined total of 30 full member states includes 28 European nations, in addition to Canada and [...]

Byline: Murdo Morrison Aero Vodochody has demonstrated its L-39NG in Hungary as it continues to hunt further export opportunities for the modernised variant of the single-engined Cold War jet trainer. [...]

US military aircraft, including several fighter jet types, have been falling short of their readiness targets for years, the Government Accountability Office, a congressional watchdog, reported Thursday. The GAO evaluated [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Eurojet Turbo GmbH has announced it has signed a contract with NETMA to provide 56 new EJ200 engines for the German Air Force, the company [...]

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Aery Aviation, LLC has announced its joint venture has been awarded a five-year USD 146m US Navy contract by Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIRSYSCOM) for [...]

Airbnb is promoting its aircraft-themed listings around the world as travelers seek ways to get back on airplanes. Found primarily in Europe, South America, and New Zealand, travelers can sleep [...]