Germany Advances Reusable Hypersonic Vehicle Program with Polaris
Polaris will build a two-stage, horizontal take-off and fully reusable hypersonic research vehicle, featuring a linear aerospike rocket engine. German company Polaris Spaceplanes announced on Jan. 27, 2026, that it…
F-35 Fighters Conduct Training Operations From Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport
Four Dutch F-35 Lightning II fighters and a tanker operated from the Netherlands’ main international airport, one of Europe’s busiest, during the NATO-led exercise Avatar. Schiphol Airport, located just 9…
U.S. Navy and Northrop Grumman Conduct New AARGM-ER Live-Fire Test
The new live-fire event demonstrated the ability of the AGM-88G AARGM-ER to navigate a challenging flight profile in a GPS-denied environment. The U.S. Navy’s Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) and…
Boeing Records $565 Million Loss on KC-46 Tanker Program
Boeing reported a new $565M loss on the KC-46 program, while looking to a reprice because of supply chain costs, production support, and ongoing RVS 2.0 upgrades. Boeing has once…
NASA WB-57F Canberra Lands Gear Up at Houston’s Ellington Field
NASA has confirmed that crew members are safe after one of its three WB-57 Canberra high-altitude research aircraft made an emergency gear-up landing in Texas. N927NA, the most recent addition…
U.S. Navy Selects New Helmet for Fixed Wing Crews
The U.S. Navy has selected the Gentex Pursuit helmet as the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) to equip flight crews of E-2D, F/A-18, E/A-18G, T-45, T-6 and UJTS. Gentex…
