Liberty Lifter Ekranoplan Transport Program Scrapped by DARPA
Notably in the same week that a Chinese ekranoplan design emerged, DARPA announced the cancellation of its Liberty Lifter ground effect seaplane program. First reported by Aviation Week on Jul.…
USMC F-35Bs Fly From HMS Prince of Wales off Australian Coast
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft from the USS America have cross-decked onto the Royal Navy’s HMS Prince of Wales ahead of Exercise Talisman Sabre. Currently sailing in waters…
Polish Air Force Chief and Indonesian Test Pilot Fly on KF-21 Boramae
Maj. Gen. Nowak flew in the KF-21's backseat during a visit to KAI’s facilities, followed a day later by Col. Rigonald who became the first Indonesian pilot to test the…
Snakes’ Final Strike: 50th Flying Training Squadron Inactivated
After more than five decades of advanced jet training, the 50th FTS is inactivated and its legacy absorbed into a new ‘super-squadron’ at Columbus AFB. The 50th Flying Training Squadron,…
Boeing Secures Contract to Equip B-1B Bomber with New Pylons
The B-1B Lancer bomber will be able to use up to six Load Adaptable Modular pylons under the fuselage to carry heavy standoff munitions and hypersonic weapons. The U.S. Air…
KLM Pilots To Fly The F-35 As Reservists In New Military-Civilian Partnership
As global tensions rise, the Netherlands turns to commercial aviation to reinforce its F-35 pilot pool. A new agreement between KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and the Dutch Ministry of Defense…
