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- Keeping NASA Flying: Ground Crews Ensure Aircraft Readinessby Dede Dinius on May 22, 2026 at 3:45 pm in Armstrong Flight Research Center, Aeronautics, Flight Innovation, NASA Aircraft, Science in the Air, Supersonic Flight
From high‑speed research flights to high‑altitude science campaigns, NASA depends on aircraft that perform at their […]
- NASA Announces Realignment to Accelerate Mission Deliveryby Cheryl Warner on May 22, 2026 at 2:01 pm in Missions, Aeronautics, Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, NASA Directorates, Office of International and Interagency Relations (OIIR), Organizations
Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated May 22, 2026 to include a retirement. NASA announced Friday an agencywide […]
- Reserve leaders prepare future military officers, strengthen community tiesby 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 Robinsby 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, […]
- The Royal Thai Air Force orders two Airbus C295 tactical transport aircraftby beatriz.lozano-mendez@airbus.com on May 24, 2026 at 9:34 am
The Royal Thai Air Force has acquired two Airbus C295 in tactical transport configuration which will enhance […]
- Everything you need to know about uncrewed collaborative combat aircraftby marta.quintana@airbus.com on May 24, 2026 at 9:34 am
What are uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft (UCCA) and how are they redefining air combat? We answer some key […]
- Boeing, U.S. Navy Achieve Successful MQ-25A Test Flighton April 27, 2026 at 1:48 pm
- Boeing to Build 96 AH-64E Apache Helicopters for Polandon November 26, 2025 at 9:27 pm
- Italy settles on Airbus tanker purchase in swing toward European equipmentby 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 flyby 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 […]
- Small boat activity in the English Channelby HM Government on May 24, 2026 at 7:24 am
Data on the number of migrants arriving in the UK in small boats and those who were prevented by French authorities […]
- Democratic Republic of the Congo travel adviceby HM Government on May 23, 2026 at 2:00 pm
FCDO travel advice for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry […]
- 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 and EUROCONTROL release Electronic Conspicuity Use Cases for safer shared airspaceon May 19, 2026 at 9:00 pm
EUROCONTROL and EASA, together with aviation stakeholders, have jointly developed two use case descriptions for the use […]








