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Aevum Ravn X
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Aevum’s Sleek Space Launch Drone Turns Heads at Long Beach Airport

After years of little activity, the Ravn X rolled out of a hangar at Long Beach Airport for its very first autonomous taxi tests and caught the attention of local…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
September 6, 2026
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RAF Air Command Officially Renamed to Air & Space Command

From Sep. 1, the Royal Air Force's headquarters is now to be known as Air & Space Command, reflecting the still increasing importance of the space domain to national security…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
September 6, 2026
Douglas D-558 Skyrocket
Military History

First to Mach 2: A Look at the Douglas D-558 Skyrocket

Using both turbojet and rocket propulsion, the Douglas D-558 Skystreak and Skyrocket research aircraft set a series of speed and altitude milestones in the years after World War II, culminating…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
September 6, 2026
F-4 crash
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Greek F-4 Phantom Crashes During Airshow Near Athens

An F-4AUP Phantom of the Hellenic Air Force crashed during a flying display part of Athens Flying Week. There are no signs of the pilots ejecting. On Sept. 5, 2026,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
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September 5, 2026
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Historic Bristol Freighter Restoration Achieves Major Milestone

Now back on its own wheels ready for the next phase of restoration, the Bristol Type 170 Freighter, built in Britain but now the only surviving example in the whole…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
September 5, 2026
VT ANG F-35
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Eight VT ANG F-35A Jets Arrive at RAF Lakenheath on Their Way Back from Middle East Deployment

The first eight of a dozen Vermont Air National Guard F-35As are returning home from their combat deployment in the CENTCOM area of operations. Split into two flights, the first…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 4, 2026
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