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Dec
04
2025

Aviation Indiana Donates to La Porte Aero Club

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During the La Porte Municipal Airport's monthly board meeting on Wednesday, Bart Giesler, Executive

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Dec
16
2025

U.S. Ambassador Signals Hope on F-35s, Türkiye Firm on S-400s

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U.S. Ambassador Tom Barrack voiced hope for progress on F-35 talks, but Turkish officials said there

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Mar
10
2025

Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing UAS in Helicopter and Airplane Modes

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STRATFORD, Conn, March 10, 2025 – Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT) has successfully validated the advanced control laws to successfully fly a ‘rotor blown wing’ uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in both helicopter and airplane modes. Powered by batteries, the 115 pounds (52kg) twin prop-rotor prototype has demonstrated operational stability and maneuverability across all flight regimes, and the potential to scale the unique vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) design to larger sizes requiring hybrid-electric propulsion.

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Aug
12
2025

UAVOS to Equip Spanish Avincis’ Unmanned Helicopters with Composite Main Rotor Blades

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UAVOS has been selected by Avincis, a leading European company specializing in aerial emergency services and critical operations, to supply composite main rotor blades for its LUMES unmanned helicopter platform. This collaboration reinforces UAVOS’s position as a trusted OEM supplier of advanced rotorcraft components to international unmanned platform operators.

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Sep
23
2025

Mississippi State University Advances Beyond Line of Sight Operations with SKIRON-X

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Mississippi State University’s Raspet Flight Research Laboratory is working on a groundbreaking project aimed at advancing unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) for emergency response operations beyond the visual line of sight (BVLOS).  Aurora Flight Sciences, a Boeing company, provided their Group 2 UAS, SKIRON-X, to serve as a test platform throughout the project.

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Feb
21
2025

California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing Begins Transition to the HH-60W

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The 129th RQW, located at Moffett ANG Base, Mountain View, has now received the first two new HH-60W

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Mar
02
2025

The Initial Aerial Victories of the Axis and Allies in World War II

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In the opening hours of World War II, in the early morning skies over Poland, both the Axis and the

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Mar
17
2025

VIP Movement Notification - New York, NY

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20 MAR, 2025New York, NY5 NMR – 4,999FT MSL Specific instructions and restrictions are available at

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Nov
14
2025

Archer’s Midnight Showcases In-Country eVTOL Flight Test Campaign in UAE as Part of Its Commercial Launch Edition Program

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Abu Dhabi, UAE — November 14, 2025 — Archer Aviation Inc. (NYSE: ACHR), a leading developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, today announced the successful completion of an in-country eVTOL flight test campaign, showcasing Midnight’s full eVTOL flight envelope – including vertical takeoff, transition, and wingborne flight – in the UAE’s local operating environment and over desert areas. The campaign marks a major step forward in the implementation of Abu Dhabi’s Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) vision, developed under the supervision of the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC). In connection with this progress, Archer has now begun receiving payments under its definitive agreement with Abu Dhabi Aviation (ADA) related to its Launch Edition program.

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Mar
28
2025

Russian Il-38 ‘Buzzes’ USS Carl Vinson While Escorted by U.S. Navy F/A-18 and F-35C

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Video footage emerged showing an apparently recent close encounter between U.S. and Russian forces

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