Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

Jun 05 2025

DARPA’s Daring ‘Liberty Lifter’ Conquers Waves with Ground Effect Innovation Posted by RSS Feed

Liberty Lifter, a program to develop a ground effect aircraft that could carry heavy loads while

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 06 2025

U.S. Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Cuts 64 Days Off CMV-22B Osprey Scheduled Maintenance Posted by RSS Feed

The Fleet Readiness Center Southwest reduced the required maintenance time by more than 24%,

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 06 2025

Haunting Honor: Six Years Ago, D-Day Squadron’s C-47s Recreated History for Normandy’s 75th Posted by RSS Feed

This past June marked the 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, where on 6 June 1944, the United

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 06 2025

U.S. Air Force Activates Experimental Operations Unit for Collaborative Combat Aircraft at Nellis AFB Posted by RSS Feed

The Experimental Operations Unit will help accelerate the integration of Collaborative Combat

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 06 2025

U.S. Air Force Celebrates Four Decades of B-1B Lancer Bomber At Dyess AFB Posted by RSS Feed

40 years ago, the first BONE arrived at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. June 2025 marks a major

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 07 2025

Alleged New Image of China’s J-36 Stealth Jet Reveals Key Design Details Posted by RSS Feed

The new front photo clearly shows a side-by-side seating arrangement, as well as a large main

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 08 2025

USAF Tests 500 lb QUICKSINK Bomb in B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Maritime Strike Test Posted by RSS Feed

The B-2 Spirit would be able to employ up to 80 500 lb QUICKSTRIKE weapons, holding at risk multiple

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 08 2025

Ukrainian Air Force Claims Shootdown of Russian Su-35S Fighter Posted by RSS Feed

Footage shared online confirms that Russia has lost another Su-35S. According to some unverified

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 09 2025

Polish Mi-17 Conducts Deck Landing Qualifications on USS Mount Whitney During BALTOPS 25 Posted by RSS Feed

The BALTOPS 25 exercise granted a rare sighting of a Soviet-designed helicopter landing on one of

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 09 2025

A Look at the Dozen SR-71 Blackbird Losses Posted by RSS Feed

The SR-71 is perhaps the most iconic Cold War spy aircraft, famous for many record-setting flights.

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 09 2025

Inside the Continental Airlines Merger Fight of 1981 Posted by RSS Feed

Mergers in airlines were very common in the late 20th century, but one of the more dramatic mergers

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 09 2025

Trump brings back supersonic flight To US skies Posted by RSS Feed

For over half a century, the skies above America have been stuck in the slow lane. Since 1973, when

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 10 2025

U.S. Air Force Might Bring Back AGM-183 ARRW in New Budget Proposal Posted by RSS Feed

Gen. Allvin hinted that the service might resume working on the AGM-183 ARRW hypersonic weapon,

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 10 2025

Aging C-5 and C-17 Fleets Threaten USAF Mobility Gap Posted by RSS Feed

It is no secret that the C-5 and C-17 are getting older. The C-5 began flying in 1970, and the C-17

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 10 2025

Another Icelandic Low-Cost Dream Fades: PLAY Airlines to Exit US Market in Fall 2025 Posted by RSS Feed

Play Airlines and the era of low-cost transatlantic flights between the United States and Iceland

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 11 2025

Breaking: U.S. DoD Cuts F-35 Deliveries By Up To 50% In Latest Budget Documents Posted by RSS Feed

Procurement request documents obtained by Bloomberg show revised figures for F-35 deliveries in

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 11 2025

Meet the AGM-181 LRSO: U.S. Air Force Reveals Next-Gen Nuclear Cruise Missile Posted by RSS Feed

The U.S. Air Force has released for the first time a rendering of the new AGM-181A Long-Range

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 11 2025

Heartbreaking Collapse: Silver Airways’ 14-Year Run Ends in Sudden Shutdown Posted by RSS Feed

Silver Airways, the quirky, fuchsia-liveried regional carrier known for its intra-Florida and

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 12 2025

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena: Odd Mysteries Persist After 8 Decades Posted by RSS Feed

Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAPs), formerly referred to as UFOs, is a term the Department of

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 11 2025

Grand Canyon Airport (GCN) Runway Closures - Update Posted by RSS Feed

Dates: (Phase 1A) June 15, 2025 – July 14, 2025: Pre-closure Work Location: Construction will occur

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 11 2025

KAVL Runway Closures and Terminal Ramp Update Posted by RSS Feed

KAVL will have overnight runway closures beginning Monday night (Tuesday morning, June 17) through

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 12 2025

Initial VIP Notification – New York, NY Posted by RSS Feed

16 June, 2025New York, NY5 NMR – SFC-4,999FT AGL Specific instructions and restrictions are

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 12 2025

German Air Force A400M Fleet to Be Equipped with DIRCM Protection System Posted by RSS Feed

About two dozen German A400Ms will receive missile countermeasure upgrades to enhance survivability

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 12 2025

Italian Air Force Says Goodbye to MB-339A Jet Trainer After 45 Years Posted by RSS Feed

The Italian Air Force celebrated the phase out of the T-339A jet trainer and the phase in of its

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 12 2025

A Colorful Collab: Delta’s Powerpuff Girls Themed Boeing 737-200 Posted by RSS Feed

While the Simpsons took to the skies in 1995, it was the Powerpuff Girls’ turn five years later. To

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 13 2025

Everything We Know About Operation Rising Lion: Israel’s Attack on Iran Posted by RSS Feed

Following days of heightened tension, Israel launched a large attack against Iran in the early hours

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 13 2025

VIP Movement Notification - Los Angeles, CA Posted by RSS Feed

20 June, 2025Los Angeles, CA5 NMR – 4,999 FT AGL Specific instructions and restrictions are

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 13 2025

Israel Releases Details of Unprecedented Attack on Iran Posted by RSS Feed

Israeli media claim this could be just the opening stage of a two-week campaign against Iran. In the

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 13 2025

4 Flights In, Global Airlines’ Risky A380 Gamble Faces Uncertain Future Posted by RSS Feed

In May 2025, Global Airlines made waves in the aviation world as its Airbus A380, 9H-GLOBL, finally

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---

Jun 13 2025

USAF Procurement of E-7 Wedgetail at Risk of Cancellation Posted by RSS Feed

Comments made by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth during House and Senate Appropriations Committee

[Read More...]

Categories: HeliNews Headlines

---