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USAF Working with Merlin Labs to Explore Autonomous Options for KC-135
31 May 2024
Defense Daily reports, “Boston-based Merlin Labs, Inc. said on May 30 that it is using data from flights of a KC-135 at MacDill AFB, Fla., ‘to better understand crew...
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Sikorsky Performing Flight Trials for VTOL Tail-Sitter UAS
30 May 2024
Unmanned Systems Technology reports, “Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, is carrying out flight tests to mature the control laws and aerodynamics of a novel vertical takeoff and landing...
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SpaceX Launches ESA’s EarthCARE Mission on Falcon 9
29 May 2024
Space News reports, “A Falcon 9 successfully launched an Earth science mission for Europe and Japan May 28...
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SNC to Develop Air Force’s ‘Doomsday Plane’ Replacement Using Digital Twin
29 May 2024
Breaking Defense reports, “Sierra Nevada Corporation’s behemoth task of converting Boeing 747 jumbo jets into militarized aircraft that can survive nuclear war will be no easy feat...
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Transitioning AAM Into Reality at AIAA AVIATION Forum
28 May 2024
The 2024 AIAA AVIATION Forum will be held 29 July–2 August in Las Vegas, and this year’s event aims to bridge the gap between visionary concepts and tangible technological reality.
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KC-46 Deliveries Suspended Due to Boom Issue
28 May 2024
Aviation Week reports, “The U.S. Air Force has not taken delivery of KC-46 tankers from Boeing in more than two months as a new...
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SpaceX Launches 23 Starlink Satellites Marking 5th Anniversary of First Dedicated Starlink Flight
24 May 2024
Spaceflight Now reports, “SpaceX completed its third Falcon 9 launch in less than 48 hours with a mission from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. As with its launch...
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Air Force Says B-21 Flight Testing and Production ‘Continues to Make Progress’
24 May 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “The B-21 Raider ‘continues to make progress’ in flight testing and production, the U.S. Air Force said Wednesday. The stealth strike bomber...
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AIAA Statement on the Passing of Jeff Bingham
23 May 2024
AIAA CEO Dan Dumbacher made the following statement: ““AIAA is saddened by the news of the passing of Jeff Bingham. Jeff was a leading influence in the aerospace community helping shape U.S. space policy. We are grateful for his...
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Joby Aviation Eyes Saudi Arabia for Electric Air Taxi Network
23 May 2024
Flying Magazine reports, “Electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) air taxi manufacturer Joby Aviation is setting its sights on Saudi Arabia...
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Ariane 6 Inaugural Flight Attempt Scheduled for July 2024
22 May 2024
SpaceWatch.Global reports, “The Ariane 6 Launcher Task Force has announced that Ariane 6’s first launch attempt...
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SkyCourier’s Passenger-Cargo Combi Variant Approved by FAA
22 May 2024
Flight Global reports, “The Federal Aviation Administration has certificated a variant of Textron Aviation’s SkyCourier turboprop that can carry a mix...
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Aurora Unveils Updated High-Speed VTOL X-Plane Concept for DARPA
21 May 2024
Aviation Week reports, “Aurora Flight Sciences has unveiled a refined concept for a fan-in-wing high-speed vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) aircraft as it receives funding to proceed to a preliminary...
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Hermeus Begins Testing of Precooler Technology on Pratt & Whitney F100
20 May 2024
Aviation International News reports, “Hermeus continues its march toward hypersonic development with the testing of its precooler technology...