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Six Air National Guard jets stuck at a Navy base in Sicily for months have returned to the U.S., a Guard official said. The A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft departed from Naval Air Station Sigonella last week and arrived in the U.S. on Saturday, Maj. Benjamin Hughes, a Maryland National Guard spokesman, said Wednesday. Continue reading
In the 2011 movie Captain America: The First Avenger, the eponymous hero battles the evil Nazi Red Scull onboard a sleek, menacing all-wing aircraft in the waning days of World War II. The future of freedom hangs in the balance as the sophisticated jet plane zooms toward New York City with a payload of super weapons intended for total annihilation. Continue reading
The most important Indoor Aerobatic Aeromodelling event of 2025 – the FAI F3P World Championships for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft –starts this Sunday 2 February in Widen, Switzerland. Continue reading
An ex-Danish Leopard 1A5 tank belonging to a Ukrainian army brigade survived at least eight hits by Russian first-person-view drones before potentially three more explosive FPV drones finally finished it off. Continue reading
– Insitu Inc., Bingen, Washington, was awarded a $25,667,674 firm-fixed-price order (N0001925F0180) against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N0001921G0007). Continue reading
The preliminary contract for the transfer of the business complexes of Piaggio Aero Industries and Piaggio Aviation – the two companies operating under the Piaggio Aerospace brand – to the Turkish Company Baykar has been signed. Continue reading
Since launching in 2022 in the U.S., Amazon has safely delivered thousands of packages to customers in 60 minutes or less using a fleet of electric drones designed, built, and operated by Amazon. In 2023, Amazon announced its plans to launch drone deliveries in the UK through Prime Air. Continue reading
– Lockheed Martin says the stealthy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter now has a firmly demonstrated ability to act as an in-flight ‘quarterback’ for advanced drones like the U.S. Air Force’s future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) with the help of artificial intelligence-enabled systems. Continue reading