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Eight US Marines in hospital after deadly Australia crash
Aug 28, 2023 (AFP)
Twenty-three Marines were on board the Boeing MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft when it crashed on Melville Island, north of Darwin, on Sunday morning during a ...
Ukraine names air force pilots killed in Friday's crash
Aug 27, 2023 (AFP)
The crash involving two combat training aircraft on Friday marks a painful blow for Kyiv, which has been looking to secure advanced F-16 jets to modernise its S...
US military aircraft crashes during drills in Australia
Aug 27, 2023 (AFP)
Officials confirmed the Osprey vertical takeoff aircraft had been carrying US "defence personnel", with local media reporting that around 20 people were on boar...
Kyiv says three air force pilots killed in 'terrible' mid-air crash
Aug 26, 2023 (AFP)
The crash marks a major upset for Kyiv, which has been looking to secure advanced F-16 jets to strengthen its Soviet-era air force and push ahead with its count...
Planning algorithm enables high-performance flight
Aug 24, 2023 (SPX)
MIT researchers have developed new algorithms for trajectory planning and control of a tailsitter that take advantage of the maneuverability and versatility of ...
United States to start training Ukrainian F-16 pilots in October
Aug 24, 2023 (UPI)
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder clarified the timeline in a news briefing Thursday, as he said the training will benefit Ukraine's long-term defen...
Is a Mach 4 Passenger Jet Possible? NASA, Industry Explore Idea
Aug 24, 2023 (SPX)
The NASA studies concluded potential passenger markets exist in about 50 established routes that connect cities. Since the U.S. and other nations prohibit super...
US approves sale to upgrade Taiwan warjets' air tracking
Aug 24, 2023 (AFP)
The State Department said it informed Congress of the $500 million sale of F-16 Infrared Search and Track systems and related equipment to help Taiwan "maintain...
Barnacles could provide clues about the fate of flight MH370
Aug 23, 2023 (UPI)
Gregory Herbert, a geoscientist at South Florida, said debris believed to be from MH370 that washed up on the coast of Africa last year was covered in barnacles...
F-16s: A victory and new challenge for war-torn Ukraine
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
The commitment of F-16s by the Netherlands and Denmark, with the authorisation of Washington, signifies a major political and diplomatic triumph for Ukrainian P...
Indonesia, Boeing agree deal for sale of F-15 jets
Aug 22, 2023 (AFP)
Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) committing to the sale on Monday between Indonesian airforce and ...
Zelensky thanks Denmark for F-16s; Greece offers F-16 training
Aug 21, 2023 (UPI)
Zelensky thanked Denmark for providing American-made-16 fighter jets for the defense of Ukraine against Russia's 17-month invasion. Denmark and the Netherlands ...
US approves $12 bn Apache helicopter sale to Poland
Aug 21, 2023 (AFP)
Poland will receive 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters from their manufacturer Boeing, the State Department said in a notification to Congress of the sale's gr...
NASA software developers take autonomy from simulation to flight
Aug 16, 2023 (SPX)
Before automation software can be used for flight it must be developed and tested to ensure its accuracy and safety. NASA's Advanced Air Mobility researchers at...
UK scrambles jets to intercept Russian bombers north of Scotland
Aug 14, 2023 (AFP)
The ministry said the jets monitored two Russian Tu-142 long-range maritime patrol bombers as they transited near the Shetland Islands in the North Sea "within ...
Northrop Grumman boosts B-2 digital communications
Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)
The primary focus of IAMT is to instill the B-2 with a sophisticated feature, allowing the aircraft to undergo a digital, machine-to-machine handover of novel m...
Military-run Mexican airline to take off in December
Aug 10, 2023 (AFP)
The government said that it was paying nearly $50 million to be shared among around 7,400 former employees of Mexicana de Aviacion, which collapsed in 2010. An ...
Cathay Pacific rebounds to first-half profit as travel picks up
Aug 09, 2023 (AFP)
The airline said it made a $546 million profit in January-June, rebounding from a loss of $640 million in the same period last year. It also suffered big losses...
NASA's ComPair Balloon mission readies for flight
Aug 09, 2023 (SPX)
ComPair is slated to fly early in NASA's 2023 fall scientific balloon campaign, which opens on Thursday, Aug. 10, weather permitting. "Lots of interesting scien...
DLR conducts first flight of HyBird demonstrator
Aug 04, 2023 (SPX)
The concept, which combines two gas turbines, batteries and electrically powered propellers, was originally designed by students as part of the NASA/DLR Design ...
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