Airbus has flown its A350F freighter for the first time, marking a major milestone for the company’s effort to enter the modern large-freighter market.
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U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons from Eielson Air Force Base (EIL) have moved across North America toward Greenland as part of a multinational Arctic operation designed to test how quickly combat aircraft can operate from remote northern locations.
Russia is developing a €180 million Aurus aircraft factory in Ulyanovsk to assemble, test and maintain a new family of Russian aircraft. The program is based on the Tupolev Tu-324 and includes plans for a 19-seat VIP business jet with a range of up to 7,000 kilometers, alongside a larger 64-seat passenger version.
The 187th Fighter Wing, known as the Red Tails, tested its ability to generate and sustain F-35A Lightning II combat power during Operation Tuskegee Thunder at Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), also known as Dannelly Field, in Alabama.
The United States is creating Task Force Falcon Strike (TFFS), a multinational force designed to combine one way attack drones operating in the air, on the sea, and below the surface. US Central Command (CENTCOM) is leading the initiative.
IndiGo is reportedly in early discussions with Embraer for a major E2 regional jet order that could replace its ATR fleet, expand regional capacity, and support the Brazilian manufacturer’s long-term aircraft manufacturing ambitions in India.
Canada has officially joined the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as its first observer nation, gaining access to classified discussions on one of the world’s most advanced sixth-generation fighter aircraft projects.
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has clarified that the United Kingdom did not buy its 12 F-35A jets for a nuclear role.
A large influenza outbreak that has killed one Air Force trainee and sickened 284 recruits at Basic Military Training (BMT), according to the congressman who represents the base.
NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center is moving to acquire a Boeing 737-73W from the U.S. Air Force to build a new reduced-gravity testbed aircraft.