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PAF FA-50 crashed
Aviation Safety

Philippine Air Force FA-50 Crashes During Night Operations Against Insurgents

The FA-50 went missing during night anti-insurgency operations with other aircraft in the south of the country, with special forces locating the wreckage and the deceased pilots two days later.…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
March 6, 2025
Drones

MQ-20 Avenger Flies Autonomously with Hivemind AI at Orange Flag

General Atomics MQ-20 Avenger unmanned combat aerial vehicle autonomously flown with Shield AI’s Hivemind software at Orange Flag exercise. General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) and tech company Shield AI have…

Andrea Daolio Andrea Daolio
March 6, 2025
Orange B-52 ARRW
Military Aviation

B-52 Spotted Over Texas Apparently Carrying Hypersonic Missile During Test

The B-52, sporting the orange throwback paint scheme, has been spotted flying over Texas with two loads under the wing hardpoints, one of which clearly looks like an AGM-183 ARRW…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 6, 2025
Military Aviation

Lockheed Martin No Longer Running for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Program

Lockheed Martin reportedly submitted its proposal for the U.S. Navy’s sixth generation F/A-XX fighter but didn’t satisfy the requirements, leaving Boeing and Northrop Grumman as the remaining competitors. According to…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
March 5, 2025
Pratt & Whitney Rotating Detonation Engine
Military Aviation

Pratt & Whitney Successfully Tests Rotating Detonation Engine

The Rotating Detonation Engine being developed by Pratt & Whitney has no moving parts, which reduces complexity and costs, and could help enable high-speed, long-range flight with increased efficiency. Pratt…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 5, 2025
King Charles Visits HMS Prince of Wales
Aircraft Carriers

King Charles Visits HMS Prince of Wales Ahead of Carrier Strike Group Deployment

King Charles III flew to the aircraft carrier on board a Royal Navy Merlin HM2 direct from his Sandringham Estate, where he recently hosted President Zelenskyy of Ukraine. The King’s…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 4, 2025
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