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C-2 last flight
Military Aviation

C-2 Greyhound Flies for the Last Time

The U.S. Navy’s C-2A Greyhound conducted its last ever flight, landing at Naval Air Station Pensacola to be inducted into the National Naval Aviation Museum. Following the final flight operations…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
July 29, 2026
Drones

FQ-42A and FQ-44A CCAs Are in Serial Production

A month after contracts were awarded, GA-ASI and Anduril announced that their CCAs are already in production. The U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program took a major leap…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 29, 2026
CCA Creech AFB
Drones

U.S. Air Force Conducts ACE Exercise with CCAs at Creech AFB

The CCA Experimental Operations Unit tested the uncrewed aircraft in Agile Combat Employment scenarios in a realistic operational environment at Creech AFB. The U.S. Air Force is continuing testing with…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
July 28, 2026
JASDF dismantled C-1 prototype
Military Aviation

End of an Era: JASDF Dismantles C-1 Prototype 002

The JASDF dismantled the C-1 transport aircraft’s second prototype and last flying airframe, still adorned in a commemorative Phoenix livery, at Iruma Air Base. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
July 28, 2026
A400M Firefighting
Military Aviation

Airbus A400M Debuts Firefighting Mission as Wildfires Blaze Through France and Spain

France has deployed the newly-developed firefighting kit aboard the A400M to support the assets suppressing the fires in the country’s southwest. The Airbus A400M conducted its first firefighting operation when…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
July 28, 2026
Leonardo Merlin Wildcat Future
Helicopters

Leonardo’s Future Plans and Prospects for Merlin and Wildcat

Just weeks after the shock news that the Wildcat AH1 would be withdrawn from service, Leonardo spoke at Farnborough International Airshow about its belief in the future of both the…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
July 27, 2026
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