Articles for category HeliNews Headlines

Aug 05 2024

Lockheed’s Mako Missile Is A Mass-Producible, Salvo Fire-Capable Hypersonic Menace Posted by RSS Feed

Additive manufacturing makes the Mako a scalable, cost-effective hypersonic weapon that allows for

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Aug 05 2024

The Fairey Swordfish: an Unsung Hero of the Hunt for the Battleship Bismarck Posted by RSS Feed

Looking like a holdover from the First World War, this flimsy, antiquated, and slow biplane was all

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Aug 04 2024

Turkish Hurjet Prototype Arrives In Spain For Evaluation To Replace SF-5M Jet Trainers Posted by RSS Feed

Spain has been seeking a new generation jet trainer, of the same category of the Hurjet, to replace

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Aug 04 2024

Grumman F9F Panther in Korea: Baptism of Fire for the First Jet Cat Posted by RSS Feed

In this installment, we take a look at the Grumman F9F Panther in Korea. Specifically, how the

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Aug 04 2024

Here’s Our First Look At The First Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Jets Posted by RSS Feed

First F-16s in Ukrainian Air Force markings break cover. President Volodymyr  has announced that

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Aug 04 2024

That Time an F-14 Intercepted a Concorde Posted by RSS Feed

The legendary Tomcat had quite a career with the U.S. Navy. Stories of the plane and its crews will

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Aug 03 2024

Russian Tu-95, Su-35 And Su-30 Penetrate Japan ADIZ Three Times In Ten Hours Posted by RSS Feed

On Jul. 30, the Japanese also reported a Chinese WZ-7 reconnaissance drone performing a provocative

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Aug 03 2024

China’s Z-10 Attack Helicopter Seen Carrying Electronic Warfare Pod For The First Time Posted by RSS Feed

The Z-10 would need organic EW capability in contested battle spaces and the KG300G EW pod serves

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Aug 03 2024

The Boeing Skyfox: Fantastic Follow-On or Fanciful Flop? Posted by RSS Feed

On August 23rd, 1983, a quite attractive little jet took to the air in Mojave, California. Finished

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Aug 02 2024

Airbus, Singapore Air Force Demonstrate Night Automatic Aerial Refueling With A330 MRTT Posted by RSS Feed

With Automatic Air-to-Refueling, the Boom Flight Control System becomes fully automated and

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Aug 02 2024

F-19 Stealth Fighter: The Most Questionable (and Beautiful) Aircraft of the Cold War Posted by RSS Feed

John Andrews and the F-19 Myth: Connecting the Dots of Stealth. The F-19 Stealth Fighter is a

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Aug 01 2024

LAPD selects Airwolf Aerospace lithium-ion battery STC for Airbus H125 Posted by Admin

Airwolf Aerospace has announced the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Air Support Division is installing Airwolf’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved (SR04637CH) True Blue Power TB17 advanced lithium-ion batteries for its new Airbus H125 helicopters.

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Aug 01 2024

KC-135 Tankers Take Part In ‘No Notice’ Nuclear Operational Readiness Drills Posted by RSS Feed

92nd and 141st Air Refueling Wings were put to test during a no-notice Nuclear Operational Readiness

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Aug 01 2024

Swedish Air Force Exploring JAS 39 Gripen for Satellite Launches and Enhanced Agile Combat Employment Posted by RSS Feed

The Stella study revolves around Sweden’s pioneering ACE and dispersed operations doctrine Sweden is

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Aug 01 2024

Second USMC F-35C Squadron Declares Initial Operating Capability Posted by RSS Feed

Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311 has become the newest F-35 squadron in the U.S Marine

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Jul 31 2024

KC-10s Might Make a Comeback Commercially Posted by RSS Feed

A Commercial KC-10 comeback could be a possibility KC-10s might make a comeback commercially. At

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Jul 31 2024

Runway and Taxiway Closure @ BOI Updated 7/31//2024 Posted by RSS Feed

Attention all pilots, There is going to be extensive construction at the Boise Airport for the next

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Jul 31 2024

WANNA FLY WITH THE EAGLES MAKE SURE YOU’RE LEGAL Posted by RSS Feed

Aircraft operators must verify that an aircraft is validly registered before the aircraft can be

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Jul 31 2024

The Biggest Plane To Ever Land At Chicago Midway May Surprise You Posted by RSS Feed

Chicago Midway Airport is a one mile square piece of land in the middle of a neighborhood. What’s

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Jul 31 2024

Breaking: Ukraine Receives First Batch Of F-16 Fighter Jets Posted by RSS Feed

Sources familiar with the matter reported that a small number of aircraft has been delivered, with a

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Jul 31 2024

B-24 Liberator : The Ploesti Raid Black Sunday Posted by RSS Feed

On Sunday, 1 August 1943, 177 USAAF B-24 Liberators departed their bases near Benghazi, Libya and

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Jul 31 2024

Two B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Take Part In Arctic Defender 24 In Alaska Posted by RSS Feed

The B-52 bomber crews treated the deployment to Alaska as an extension of the Agile Warbird, an ACE

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Jul 31 2024

FLIGHT ADVISORY - GPS Interference Testing – CAMP GRAYLING MICHIGAN Posted by RSS Feed

FLIGHT ADVISORYGPS INTERFERENCE TESTING CAMP GRAYLING MICHIGAN(CPGRMI) 24-42 05 – 16 AugustCamp

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Jul 31 2024

Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Flies Restored SB2C-5 Helldiver for First Time Since 1945 Posted by RSS Feed

A U.S. Navy Icon Takes to the Skies After a 17-Year Restoration. On their Facebook page, The Fagen

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Jul 31 2024

Spirit Airlines Goes Classy With Business Class and more Posted by RSS Feed

This isn’t a joke. Spirit Airlines today unveiled a new fare structure, business class, and overall

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Jul 30 2024

Missouri ANG Pilot Becomes First Air Force Pilot to Surpass 2,000 Flight Hours in the B-2 Posted by RSS Feed

In June 2024, Lt. Col. Justin Meyer became the first Air Force pilot to surpass 2,000 flight hours

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Jul 30 2024

REX Australia Enters Administration, All 737 Flights Cancelled Posted by RSS Feed

Australia discount airline REX has entered voluntary administration. The airline flies a fleet of

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Jul 30 2024

USAF Airmen Embed with Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail Unit At Pitch Black 2024 Posted by RSS Feed

U.S. Air Force pilots and air battle managers are getting “hand-on” experience with the E-7A

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Jul 30 2024

Tupolev Tu-95: An Aging Warrior How Many Bears Are Still Flying? Posted by RSS Feed

Your author grew up in the 1980s, during the latter half of the Cold War. As a fledgling wingnut who

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Jul 30 2024

Drone Scanning and Augmented Reality Demonstrated at Barksdale AFB for B-52 Maintenance Posted by RSS Feed

The technologies saved hours of time and effort, improved safety, and simplified several tedious

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