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Mapping the Milky Way as GUSTO nears record flight duration for balloon over Antarctica
Jan 18, 2024 (SPX)
The observatory, maintaining an impressive altitude of over 120,000 feet, is continually transmitting valuable data back to Earth. This constant communication a...
Volocopter flying taxi seeks to seduce Paris
Jan 16, 2024 (AFP)
Volocopter hopes that by being certified in Paris -- which has some of the strictest regulations for over-flights -- it can prove that flying taxis aren't just ...
NASA, Lockheed Martin Reveal X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft
Jan 15, 2024 (SPX)
"This is a major accomplishment made possible only through the hard work and ingenuity from NASA and the entire X-59 team," said NASA Deputy Administrator Pam M...
Ukraine says hit two Russian command aircraft
Jan 15, 2024 (AFP)
The Azov Sea lies between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow controls its entire coast after seizing large swathes of southeastern Ukraine during its invasion and the 2...
India finds apparent wreckage from 2016 military plane crash
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
A Russian-built Antonov An-32 was carrying service personnel and six crew members during a routine courier service to India's remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands...
France orders 42 new Rafale fighter jets
Jan 12, 2024 (AFP)
Bringing the total number of Rafales bought by Paris to 234, the five-billion-euro ($5.5 billion) order for the latest version of the Dassault planes would offe...
Sirius Jet: World's First Hydrogen VTOL
Jan 11, 2024 (SPX)
The Sirius Jet stands as a testament to the evolving landscape of aviation, combining the versatility of VTOL capabilities with the efficiency of hydrogen-elect...
Aurora Flight Sciences to build DARPA's X-65 utilizing Active Flow Control
Jan 09, 2024 (SPX)
Since the Wright brothers' historic flight in 1903, aircraft have predominantly relied on movable, external control surfaces for maneuvering. The X-65 disrupts ...
NASA Armstrong Builds Model Wing to Help Advance Unique Design
Jan 09, 2024 (SPX)
Escobar is one of the Experimental Fabrication Shop technicians at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center, Edwards California. The team made 29 different types...
Germany ready to sell Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia
Jan 08, 2024 (AFP)
Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain jointly build the jet and each can veto deals. Berlin has blocked one deal, sought by London, since 2018. But German Foreign M...
China's balloons inflate Taiwan poll fears
Jan 08, 2024 (AFP)
China already flexes its military prowess against self-ruled Taiwan daily, sending fighter jets, reconnaissance drones and naval ships around the island. But si...
Germany ready to sell Eurofighter jets to Saudi Arabia: minister
Jan 08, 2024 (AFP)
Germany, Britain, Italy and Spain jointly build the jet and each can veto deals. Berlin has blocked one deal, sought by London, since 2018. "We do not see ourse...
Denmark says Ukraine to get F-16 jets in second quarter
Jan 06, 2024 (AFP)
"Based on the current timetable, the donation should take place in the second quarter of 2024," the Danish ministry said in a statement. "It's mainly an issue o...
Taiwan slams aviation safety 'threat' from China balloons
Jan 06, 2024 (AFP)
China claims Taiwan as part of its territory and has in recent years stepped up military and political pressure -- sending in an unprecedented number of fighter...
Black box from US Osprey found off Japan
Jan 04, 2024 (AFP)
"Critical equipment identified by investigation officials has been recovered, including the Voice and Data Recorder, often called the black box," US Air Force S...
Taiwan detects four Chinese balloons ahead of election
Jan 03, 2024 (AFP)
A graphic released by the ministry showed three balloons headed northeast above Taiwan after appearing "southwest of Ching-Chuan-Kang", home to a military airba...
Taiwan detects two Chinese balloons in new year
Jan 02, 2024 (AFP)
The balloons were seen crossing the median line over the Taiwan Strait -- a sensitive waterway separating the island from China -- late January 1 at two locatio...
Five killed aboard Japan earthquake relief flight in fiery collision with jetliner
Jan 02, 2024 (UPI)
All 367 passengers and 12 crew of JAL Flight 516 from Sapporo on Hokkaido escaped without serious injury after the aircraft erupted in a fireball, but police co...
Poland sends F-16 jets to border after Russian strikes on Ukraine
Jan 02, 2024 (AFP)
"In order to ensure the safety of Polish airspace, two pairs of F-16 fighters and an allied air tanker were put into action," the Polish army said in a statemen...
China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield
Dec 30, 2023 (AFP)
But as the Americans hack away at the jungle overgrowth at Tinian island airfield and other old, World War II-era bases across the region, it won't be with Japa...
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