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Aurora Liberty
Military Aviation

Aurora Flight Sciences to Continue Design Liberty Lifter Experimental Heavy Cargo Seaplane

If Aurora’s concept passes the Preliminary Design Review by 2025, it will be expected to float, fly and then demonstrate the Liberty Lifter by late-2027 or early 2028. Following General…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 14, 2024
MH-6 Little Bird
Helicopters

Renovated Focus On A/MH-6R Little Bird Upgrade After FARA Cancellation

As the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft was cancelled earlier this year, the Little Bird is set to continue playing an important role in the 160th SOAR for the foreseeable future.…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 14, 2024
Airshows

Croatian Air Force Bids Farewell To The Iconic MiG-21, Welcomes The Rafale

Last weekend, the Croatian Air Force organized an airshow at Zagreb airport to celebrate the retirement of the MiG-21 Fishbed and the arrival of its replacement, the Dassault Rafale. On…

Aljoša Jarc Aljoša Jarc
May 13, 2024
Next Gen Tanker
Military Aviation

Skunk Works Releases New KC-Z Stealth Tanker Rendering

Lockheed Martin’s secretive division released the rendering of a notional stealth tanker for the Next-Generation Air Refueling System program which aims to replace KC-46 and KC-135 tankers. Lockheed Martin’s highly…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 13, 2024
B-2 divestment
Aviation Safety

The U.S. Air Force Is Divesting A Damaged B-2A Spirit Stealth Bomber

The damaged aircraft, possibly the one involved in the 2022 mishap, has been considered uneconomical to repair and will be divested in 2025. In a totally unexpected move, the U.S.…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 13, 2024
ROKAF F-4E
Military Aviation

ROKAF’s Last F-4E’s Carry Out Formation Flight Over South Korea

Republic of Korea Air Force Phantom II with special liveries flew in formation with its replacement, KF-21, across the Korean peninsula. On May 9, 2024, the Republic of Korea Air…

Wonwoo Choi Wonwoo Choi
May 13, 2024
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