Sep 09 2025

Aviation Specialties Unlimited Hires Retired Army Aviator Keye Perry Posted by Admin

Boise, Idaho – 9/9/2025 – Aviation Specialties Unlimited (ASU), a leading provider of night vision solutions, announced today that the company has hired retired Army Lieutenant Colonel Keye Perry as their Eastern United States USG Territory Manager. 

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Sep 09 2025

The Crash That Solved a Mystery: How USAir Flight 427 Changed Aviation Safety Posted by RSS Feed

Thirty-one years have passed since the harrowing crash of USAir Flight 427 on the evening of 8

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Sep 08 2025

Raytheon UK Completes Paveway IV Integration Trials on Italian Typhoons Posted by RSS Feed

The Italian Typhoons were spotted at RAF Marham in July 2025, carrying live Paveway IV bombs and

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Sep 08 2025

World’s Largest Bell HEMS Operator Adds Bell 429s to Emergency Services Fleet Posted by Admin

Fort Worth, Texas (September 8, 2025) - Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced that Global Medical Response (GMR) has signed a purchase agreement for seven Bell 429s with the option to purchase an additional eight, maintaining its spot as the world’s largest Bell helicopter operator in the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) field. Global Medical Response, headquartered in Lewisville, Texas, has 381 operational bases across all 50 U.S. states and internationally, and provides life-saving care as the largest end-to-end provider of acute out-of-hospital patient care.

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Sep 08 2025

Alleged 2019 SEAL Team 6 North Korea Operation Included a Stealth Helicopter – Reports Posted by RSS Feed

A new report from the New York Times claims that in 2019, Navy SEAL Team 6 carried out a covert

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Sep 08 2025

Sikorsky and CAL FIRE Join Forces to Enhance Autonomous Aerial Firefighting Technologies Posted by Admin

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 3, 2025 — In a significant step forward in the fight against wildfires, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) have announced a new initiative to expand the research, innovation, and operational capabilities of aviation resources.

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Sep 08 2025

B&H Worldwide Successfully Delivers Airbus H145 Helicopter to New Zealand for GCH Aviation Posted by Admin

Auckland, New Zealand – B&H Worldwide, the global leader in aerospace logistics, has successfully managed the transportation of an Airbus H145 helicopter from Zurich, Switzerland, to Auckland, New Zealand, on behalf of GCH Aviation.

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Sep 08 2025

PHI MRO Services Secures Contract for DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office Posted by Admin

PHI MRO Services, a global leader in helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services, announced that it was recently awarded a completion contract for a Bell OH-58 Kiowa by the DeSoto Parish Sheriff’s Office (DPSO). The aircraft is set to be completed later this year.

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Sep 08 2025

FAA Accident Report: MINNEAPOLIS, MN Posted by Admin

AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, MINNEAPOLIS, MN

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Sep 08 2025

Smith Myers Announces Contract with Airbus Helicopters to supply ARTEMIS Systems Posted by Admin

Multi-award-winning global cellular technology company, Smith Myers proudly announces a major contract with Airbus Helicopters. Under this Framework agreement, Smith Myers' ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Detection and Location Systems (MPDLS) - will be factory-fitted and offered as a retrofit option across Airbus Helicopters' fleet of aircraft.

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Sep 08 2025

Concorde Battery Corporation Hires Mel Balazova as European Technical Sales Manager Posted by Admin

WEST COVINA, CA, USA -- Concorde Battery is pleased to announce Melinda Balazova has been hired as European Technical Sales Manager.

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Sep 07 2025

B-29 Pilot Does What Nobody Else Has in at Least 65 Years Posted by RSS Feed

B-29 pilot Mark Novak recently accomplished what nobody else has in at least 65 years. Last month,

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Sep 07 2025

Boeing and RAAF Demonstrate MQ-28A Ghost Bat Operational Capabilities Posted by RSS Feed

Boeing Defence Australia completed a test campaign demonstrating the MQ-28A’s cooperative

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Sep 07 2025

Spain’s First SIRTAP UAV Prototype is Ready for Testing Posted by RSS Feed

Spain is procuring nine SIRTAP tactical UAV systems, fully designed and manufactured by Airbus

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Sep 06 2025

First Photo Emerges Of U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon Flying With LRASM Missile Posted by RSS Feed

A Poseidon was spotted flying over the Mojave Desert with the long range anti-ship missile last

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Sep 06 2025

U.S. F-35s Heading to Puerto Rico as Tensions with Venezuela Increase Posted by RSS Feed

Ten F-35s will be deployed to Puerto Rico to take part in the ongoing U.S. counter-narcotics

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Sep 06 2025

U.S. Air Force Release First Images of an F-15E Strike Eagle Firing Air-to-Air Laser-Guided Rockets Posted by RSS Feed

The AGR-20 APKWS II was extensively used in combat by Strike Eagles in the Middle East, but these

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Sep 05 2025

The Breakthrough Performance of Stealth and the F-117 Posted by RSS Feed

Although the F-117 Nighthawk first saw action during operations over Panama, the aircraft

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Sep 05 2025

First C-130 Airframe Set to Be Converted Into E-130J Phoenix II Emerges Posted by RSS Feed

The first C-130J earmarked for conversion into the new E-130J Phoenix II has rolled out of the

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Sep 04 2025

Spirit Airlines Is Quitting These 11 Cities — Is Yours on the List? Posted by RSS Feed

Spirit Airlines will exit 11 US cities effective 2 October 2025, as part of its ongoing Chapter 11

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Sep 04 2025

U.S. Air Force E-4C SAOC Begins Flight Testing Posted by RSS Feed

Sierra Nevada’s first test flight of the Survivable Airborne Operations Center marks a major step in

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Sep 04 2025

U.S. Army Awards Lockheed Martin Record $9.8B Patriot Missile Deal Posted by RSS Feed

The multi-year contract covers 1,970 PAC-3 MSE interceptors for the U.S. and Allies, marking the

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Sep 04 2025

Why WestJet’s Record Boeing Order Is a Major Win for Both Airline and Manufacturer Posted by RSS Feed

WestJet’s record Boeing order cements its loyalty to the US planemaker and positions the Canadian

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Sep 03 2025

Royal Air Force Prepares Protector RG1 for Operational Deployment Posted by RSS Feed

The Royal Air Force has begun assurance testing and operational training for its MQ-9B Protector RG1

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Sep 03 2025

Everything We Know About the U.S. Strike on Alleged Venezuelan Drug Boat Posted by RSS Feed

The strike, the first of its kind in the Caribbean, destroyed a suspected drug vessel, killing 11,

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Sep 03 2025

China’s New UCAVs Come into Full View at Parade Posted by RSS Feed

Parade reveals China’s latest UCAV designs, ranging from ISR and strike drones to large stealthy

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Sep 03 2025

Joby Completes Landmark U.S. Defense Exercise with Autonomous Flight Technology Posted by Admin

SANTA CRUZ, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY) today announced a first-of-its-kind demonstration of its autonomous flight technology. As part of the Resolute Force Pacific (REFORPAC), a Department-Level Exercise led by Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Joby conducted a successful demonstration and validation of its SuperpilotTM autonomous flight technology over the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii, logging more than 7,000 miles of autonomous operations across more than 40 flight hours.

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Sep 03 2025

Japan Announces Deployment Plans for Upgraded Type-12 SSM and Hypersonic Glide Missile Posted by RSS Feed

Japan will deploy the Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile and the Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile to

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Sep 03 2025

The Bizarre 200-Wing Multiplane: Horatio Phillips’ Airfoil Experiments Shaped Early Aviation Posted by RSS Feed

In 1907, British aerospace inventor Horatio Frederick Phillips designed and tested a plane with 200

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Sep 02 2025

First A-29N Super Tucanos Arrive in Portugal for NATO Equipment Integration Posted by RSS Feed

Portugal receives its first A-29N Super Tucanos, which will now undergo NATO equipment integration

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