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NASA Announces Winners in University Aeronautics Competition
by Bailey G. Light on May 20, 2026 at 8:48 pm in Aeronautics, Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate, Center of Excellence for Collaborative Innovation (CoECI), CoECI News, Langley Research Center, Prizes, Challenges, & Crowdsourcing News, Prizes, Challenges, and Crowdsourcing Program, Transformative Aeronautics Concepts Program
The South Dakota State University team took first place at NASA’s fifth annual Gateways to Blue Skies Competition, […]

Meet the Fleet: NASA Armstrong Continues Legacy of Flight Research
by Dede Dinius on May 7, 2026 at 11:45 pm in Armstrong Flight Research Center, Aeronautics, Flight Innovation, NASA Aircraft
NASA’s home for experimental flight is welcoming more flyers to its already high-performing fleet as it continues to […]

Reserve leaders prepare future military officers, strengthen community ties
by Lt. Col. Carrie Kessler on May 15, 2026 at 6:30 pm in MAJCOM News
AFRC leadership toured Connecticut to engage with current and future Airmen, emphasizing the importance of education, […]

Citizen Airmen and the legacy of airpower: AFRC’s enduring bond with Team Robins
by Air Force Reserve Command Historical Services Directorate on May 15, 2026 at 1:55 pm in MAJCOM News, Readiness
Air Force Reserve Command and Robins AFB emphasize the critical role of Citizen Airmen in sustaining aircraft, […]

Everything you need to know about uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft
by marta.quintana@airbus.com on May 20, 2026 at 10:03 pm
What are uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (UCCA) and how are they redefining air combat? We answer some key […]

Airbus leads national industry launch of Spain's new combat training system
by beatriz.lozano-mendez@airbus.com on May 20, 2026 at 10:03 pm
An Airbus-led group of Spanish companies presented the industrial programme of the Spanish Air and Space Force's new […]

Italy settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipment
by Tom Kington on May 20, 2026 at 7:37 am in / Europe
The deal marks a shift from Boeing to Airbus for the Italian Air Force, which flies four Boeing 767-based tanker […]

War in pieces: Air Force wants special ops plane that can be built on the fly
by Michael Scanlon on May 19, 2026 at 7:37 pm in Air Warfare
The Skyraider II, a militarized version of the AT-802 crop duster, is built to give isolated special ops teams eyes […]

Cost of living boost with free bus travel for children and targeted food tariff cuts
by HM Government on May 20, 2026 at 9:30 pm
Chancellor to announce ‘Great British Summer Savings’ - a UK wide scheme to help families enjoy this summer

Growing up in the online world: a national consultation
by HM Government on May 20, 2026 at 5:31 pm
We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This […]

Flying Lessons - 130418
on April 30, 2013 at 8:08 pm
Topics this week include: •The Top Two •The Mastery Rating •Stage III pilots

Flying Lessons - 130425
on April 30, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Topics this week include: •It’s axiomatic •Test it out •Three objectives for survival

EASA and EUROCONTROL release Electronic Conspicuity Use Cases for safer shared airspace
on May 19, 2026 at 9:00 pm
EUROCONTROL and EASA, together with aviation stakeholders, have jointly developed two use case descriptions for the use […]

EASA publishes the updated Easy Access Rules for Normal-Category Aeroplanes (CS-23)
on May 18, 2026 at 9:00 pm
The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the updated Easy Access Rules for Normal-Category […]