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Aug
27
2025

General Atomics’ YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft Takes Flight

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The YFQ-42 becomes the first of the U.S. Air Force’s new Collaborative Combat Aircraft to enter

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Oct
28
2025

Hurricane Hunters Forced to Scrub Missions into Eye of Hurricane Melissa

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A U.S. Air Force WC-130J Weatherbird from the 53rd WRS, as well as NOAA aircraft, have had to

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Dec
15
2025

'We almost had a midair collision:' JetBlue pilot describes close call with Air Force refueler

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A U.S. Air Force refueling tanker flew uncomfortably close on Friday, flying through the path of a

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Mar
01
2025

General Atomics Enhances MQ-9B SeaGuardian’s Submarine Hunting Capability with New Air-Dropped Sensors

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The Sonobuoy Dispensing System test has enhanced the MQ-9B SeaGuardian’s status as the only RPA that

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Mar
26
2025

Laser Strikes on Aircraft Continue to be Dangerously High

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Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - WASHINGTON -- Pilots reported 12,840 laser strikes to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) last year. While that is a 3 percent decrease from 2023, the numbers are still too high. 

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May
06
2025

PHI Aviation Hosts Grand Opening for New Houma Airbase

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LAFAYETTE, La. (May 6, 2025) PHI Aviation recently held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and grand opening event to mark the official opening of its new airbase in Houma. The project is the culmination of a multi-year effort to upgrade, expand and improve the company’s key operational base serving the Gulf of America.

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Tags: PHI Aviation
Categories: Press Releases


Dec
15
2025

DIU, JIATF-401, USNORTHCOM, US ARMY Announce Winner for C-UAS Low-Cost Sensing Challenge

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Washington, D.C., (December 12, 2025) — Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), in close collaboration with U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF-401), U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, announced top-performing solutions for the Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft System (C-sUAS) Low-Cost Sensing (LCS) challenge. MatrixSpace Inc. has been selected as the overall winner and will receive the top award of $500k. In addition, the top three performers following the overall winner will each receive award amounts of $100k in recognition of their performance: Guardian RF, Hidden Level, Inc., and Teledyne FLIR Defense.

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Tags: MatrixSpace
Categories: Press Releases


Jan
17
2025

Starship Spacecraft Lost over the Caribbean on 7th Flight Test

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SpaceX’s Starship was lost today over the Caribbean on the company’s 7th flight test. The rocket

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Mar
04
2025

F-35B Completes First Test Flight with AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile

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Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Pax River ITF completed an initial flight test integrating the AGM-158C

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Jun
18
2025

Israel’s Secretive RA-01 Drone Allegedly Spotted Over Syria–Israel Border

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A drone believed to be the elusive Israeli RA-01 was seen over the Golan Heights A short video,

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