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Italy A400M
Military Aviation

Is Italy About to Join the A400M Club?

A document titled "Airbus A400M for Italy" was spotted during recent UK-Italy talks about RAF-ItAF cooperation, adding substance to reports that Rome is considering the European cargo aircraft. Years after…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 30, 2026
M-346 Frecce Flight
Italian Air Force

First M-346 For Frecce Tricolori Takes Flight

Days after its rollout, the first M-346 trainer jet destined to the Frecce Tricolori aerobatic team took off for its maiden flight. The first M-346 trainer jet destined to the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 29, 2026
Italian CH-47F Crashed
Aviation Safety

Developing: Italian CH-47F Chinook Crashes in Bosnia

An Italian Army CH-47F Chinook assigned to the EUFOR Althea mission crashed near Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina, leaving four people dead and 11 injured. A  CH-47F Chinook helicopter of the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 29, 2026
X-59 Fort Worth
Military Aviation

NASA’s X-59 QueSST Heads to Kennedy Space Center

On the anniversary of its first flight, NASA’s X-59 QueSST has started its first journey east from California, headed to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. On Oct. 28,…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 29, 2026
MQ-9B AEW
Drones

GA-ASI and Saab Test AEW Payload on MQ-9B

GA-ASI and Saab are testing the LoyalEye radar installed in the MQ-9B’s new Airborne Early Warning pods, which first flew in May 2026. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and Saab…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 28, 2026
Military Aviation

British and Norwegian F-35s Escort B-52 Taking Part in Exercise Global Thunder

A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress taking part in STRATCOM's annual Exercise Global Thunder staged a transatlantic global power mission, culminating in a link up with British and Norwegian forces…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
October 28, 2026
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