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Dec
17
2024

DHS, FBI, FAA & DoD Joint Statement on Ongoing Response to Reported Drone Sightings

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There are more than one million drones lawfully registered with the FAA in the United States and there are thousands of commercial, hobbyist and law enforcement drones lawfully in the sky on any given day. With the technology landscape evolving, we expect that number to increase over time.

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Tags: Drones FAA
Categories: Press Releases


Sep
09
2025

Aviation Specialties Unlimited Hires Retired Army Aviator Keye Perry

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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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Categories: Press Releases


Feb
09
2025

U.S. Approves Massive $7 Billion Arms Sale to Israel

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Israel got the go-ahead to buy, among the others, over 2,100 GBU-39 SDBs and 3,000 AGM-114 Hellfire

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Dec
03
2024

FAA Enhances Human External Cargo Harness Standard

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Alexandria, VA (December 3, 2024) – The FAA has issued a revised policy for the harnesses used for fall protection by utility lineworkers when performing human external cargo (HEC) operations. This decision ensures uniformity, enhances safety, and promotes operational compliance with existing local, state, and federal safety rules.

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Tags: FAA VAI
Categories: Press Releases


Jan
02
2025

FAA Accident Report: GALVESTON, TX

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IRCRAFT CRASHED DURING LIFT OFF DUE TO A TAIL STRIKE, GALVESTON, TX.

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Tags: FAA Accident Report GALVESTON TX
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Mar
10
2025

Signing of Agreement for the Acquisition of Macquarie Rotorcraft Limited

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10th March, 2025 - Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Masaki Tachibana, hereinafter referred to as "SMFL") and LCI Investment Limited(CEO: Jaspal Jandu, hereinafter referred to as “LCI”)are pleased to announce that their joint venture helicopter leasing company, SMFL LCI Helicopters Limited ("SMFLH") has entered into an agreement to acquire Macquarie Rotorcraft Limited ("MRL"), Macquarie Asset Management’s helicopter leasing business. The details of the transaction are commercial in confidence. 

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Tags: Ltd. Sumitomo Mitsui Finance & Leasing Co.
Categories: Press Releases


Jan
18
2025

French Atlantique 2 Maritime Patrol Aircraft Locked by Russian S-400, Says Minister of Armed Forces

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The incident happened this week during a night flight over the Baltic Sea while the aircraft was

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Categories: HeliNews Headlines


Aug
12
2025

Marines Fly MQ-9 Reaper with SkyTower II and RDESS/SOAR Pods

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NAVAIR announced the first flight of the unmanned aircraft with new electronic support and enhanced

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Oct
04
2025

General Electric Demonstrates Ramjet Engines for Hypersonic Missiles

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The Solid Fuel Ramjet (SFRJ) and the Hypersonic Dual-Mode Ramjet (DMRJ) are seeing rapid success as

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Dec
25
2024

Panavia Tornado

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The Panavia Tornado is a multinational European supersonic twin-engined multirole combat aircraft

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