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- NASA Selects New Round of Student-Led Aviation Research Awardsby John Gould on February 19, 2025 at 10:00 am in Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Flight Innovation, Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program, University Innovation, University Student Research Challenge
NASA has selected two new university student teams to participate in real-world aviation research challenges meant to […]
- NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Throttles Through Engine Testsby Dede Dinius on February 11, 2025 at 8:36 pm in Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Glenn Research Center, Integrated Aviation Systems Program, Low Boom Flight Demonstrator, Quesst (X-59), Supersonic Flight
NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft took another successful step toward flight with the conclusion of a […]
- Air Force partners with academia, industry to test future pilot production modelby Lt. Col. Cody Chiles on January 8, 2025 at 10:30 pm in Innovation, MAJCOM News
AETC has partnered with the University of North Dakota Aerospace Foundation to test a new Initial Pilot Training model […]
- AFSFC activates squadrons to replace corrections, training detachmentsby Debbie Aragon on December 10, 2024 at 1:30 pm in MAJCOM News
The Air Force Security Forces Center recently transitioned its detachments to a squadron structure to return the units […]
- An ally in a crisis: How the Airbus A400M aircraft rewrote the rulesby marta.quintana@airbus.com on February 20, 2025 at 9:53 am
Over a decade, the Airbus A400M aircraft has confronted everything the weather can throw at it, confidently handled […]
- Airbus signs new study contract to define France's future maritime patrol aircraftby josephine.wong@airbus.com on February 20, 2025 at 9:53 am
The French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l'Armement) has signed a contract with Airbus Defence […]
- Boeing Starliner En Route to International Space Stationon May 19, 2022 at 10:54 pm
- Spacecraft reaches intended orbit and continues to perform nominally
- Bell Boeing Improve Maintainability of V-22on January 26, 2022 at 1:19 pm
- Complete first aircraft in Nacelle Improvement program
- Air Force tests unarmed nuclear missile in pre-dawn videoby Stephen Losey on February 19, 2025 at 7:47 pm in Air Warfare
The Air Force must continue maintaining Minuteman III nuclear missiles longer than expected, with the Sentinel […]
- Black Hawk crew in DC crash may have missed key air traffic messagesby Jen Judson on February 14, 2025 at 11:32 pm in Air Warfare
The Black Hawk that collided with an American Airlines jet in January may not have had accurate altitude readings, […]
- Knife and Offensive Weapon Sentencing Statistics: July to September 2024by HM Government on February 20, 2025 at 9:30 am
Trends in cautioning and sentencing of knife and offensive weapon offences.
- Quarterly service personnel statistics: indexby HM Government on February 20, 2025 at 9:30 am
This is a quarterly publication containing UK service personnel statistics on strengths, requirements, intake, […]
- Flying Lessons - 130425on April 30, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Topics this week include: •It’s axiomatic •Test it out •Three objectives for survival
- EASA publishes updated Easy Access Rules for Air Operationson February 13, 2025 at 10:00 pm
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a new revision of the Easy Access Rules for Air […]