How air traffic controllers keep US skies safe -- and how to become one

With the FAA cutting 10% of flights starting Friday, air traffic controllers are currently unpaid in some of the most ...

The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Aircraft Has Impressive Aerial Refueling Abilities - Here's How It Works

Despite being more than six decades old, the U.S. navy's E2 Command and Control aircraft continues to receive upgrades, and ...
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U.S. Navy Looking to Add AGCAS to Super Hornets and Growlers

NAWCAD is seeking sources to add Automatic Ground Collision Avoidance System (AGCAS) to the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler. The U.S. Navy is ...
The Aviationist

Netherlands Joins U.S. Collaborative Combat Aircraft Program

The RNLAF becomes the first European air force to join the U.S. Air Force’s CCA initiative, and aims to assume a leading role in the development of the “loyal wingman” drone. The Royal Netherlands Air ...
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Lockheed Martin's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Aircraft Completes First Flight & Heads to NASA

Lockheed Martin's X-59 experimental quiet supersonic aircraft completed its first flight, moving toward NASA testing for ...
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How long can the E-4B doomsday plane stay in flight

The Boeing E-4B Nightwatch, colloquially known as the Doomsday Plane, is a key component of the United States’ airborne ...
Defense One

Shield AI’s unmanned fighter jet concept pitched as a drone wingman or solo aircraft

Shield AI’s new unmanned, vertical-takeoff-and-landing fighter jet concept is designed to be a drone wingman or a standalone aircraft, marking the latest autonomous aircraft announcement by defense ...
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DeWine, Tressel announce $6 million in scholarships to expand Ohio driver training

Good Tuesday morning! The snow we picked up Sunday & Monday, 1.8” officially for Columbus, is the most snow we have picked up this early in the season since Hal Joe Burrow returns to practice ...

How airplane disasters actually work, according to a former pilot

Captain Richard de Crespigny recounts landing Qantas Flight 32 after a midair engine explosion and shares lessons in crisis ...
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Pipistrel Velis Electro Certified for Canadian Owners, Flight Schools

The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) was the first to let pilots fly the Velis, awarding it a type certificate in ...
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What Does “Fly by Wire” Actually Mean—and Why Does It Matter to Fighter Jets?

Because of their many redundancies, electronic fly-by-wire controls are actually far safer than traditional hydraulic ones.
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Hegseth’s plane makes emergency stop in UK

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s aircraft made an emergency landing in the United Kingdom on Wednesday due to a crack in the aircraft’s windshield, a Pentagon spokesperson said. Hegseth’s plane ...