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Saildrone Deploys 16 Voyager USVs for Coast Guard Great Lakes Mission
The Bay Area autonomous maritime company brings persistent surveillance to the Great Lakes and Northeast under a $15.5 million Coast Guard contract. Saildrone is deploying 16 Voyager unmanned surface vehicles in support of US Coast Guard missions across the Great Lakes and the Northeast. The Alameda, California-based company announced the deployment on May 11, 2026.…
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Szorcsik elected chair of Pharma.Aero for 2026–2028
Air cargo industry association Pharma.Aero has elected Gergely Szorcsik as its chair for the 2026 to 2028 mandate, marking the first time since the organisation’s establishment in 2016 that the position is held by a pharmaceutical manufacturer. Pharma.Aero said the appointment reflects its continued evolution as a collaborative industry platform, with pharmaceutical manufacturers taking a…
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MAB Engineering doubles MRO capacity at Subang with new hangar launch
MAB Engineering has doubled its maintenance capacity at Kuala Lumpur’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) following the commissioning of its new Hangar 4 airframe maintenance facility. The MRO provider, a subsidiary of Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), said the expansion forms part of a 15-year lease agreement with Impeccable Vintage Properties Sdn Bhd (IVP), a…
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Jiatai scoops quality award at Airbus China Suppliers event
Jiatai Aircraft Equipment Co., Ltd., part of AVIC Cabin Systems, has received the Airbus China Quality Champion Award at the 2026 Airbus China Suppliers Symposium held in Tianjin. The company was the only supplier recognised with the award at this year’s event. The presentation was made by Sandra Bour Schaeffer, senior vice president of cabin…
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Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Islander enters commuter service in Guyana
Xen Aviation has taken delivery of a Britten-Norman BN2T-4S Islander to start regional commuter operations from Georgetown, Guyana. The aircraft, completed at the manufacturer’s United Kingdom facility on the Isle of Wight, is the first enlarged turboprop variant of the type to enter service within the Guyanese market. The BN2T-4S provides a 30% increase in…
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Delta drops onboard service for shorter flights
Delta Air Lines will eliminate complimentary snacks and beverage service on domestic flights of 349 miles or less from 19 May, removing cabin service entirely on around 450 daily departures across its network. The change applies to Main Cabin and Delta Comfort+ passengers, creating a “no service” model on many sub‑one‑hour routes, while First Class…
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Russian Victory Day Parade Takes Bizarre Turn with CGI Flyover
During this year’s Victory Day parade, Russian media showed a CGI flyover by the Russian Knights and Swifts aerobatic teams, followed by real images of Su-25s painting the Russian flag in the sky. Russia’s annual Victory Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square took an unusual turn this year when state media broadcasts appeared to replace…
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RAF Airdrop Response to Suspected Hantavirus Case on Remote Island
A Royal Air Force Airbus A400M has been used to parachute British Army medical personnel and supplies to Tristan da Cunha, a remote South Atlantic territory with no airstrip, after a suspected case of Hantavirus on the island. Accessible only by sea, Tristan da Cunha is an island in the South Atlantic administered as part…
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U.S. F-16 Sports AGM-88 HARM Kill Marking in New Photo
A small silhouette of a High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile can be seen painted below the cockpit in this new photo released by CENTCOM, indicating that the jet was likely responsible for destroying an Iranian air defence site. The small but clear marking almost certainly denotes a direct hit against an Iranian air defence radar site or…
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Stealing a MiG-29 was a Piece of Cake – Sort of. Alexander Zuyev’s Great Escape – Part 1
In 1989 Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander M. Zuyev defected in a MiG-29 fighter after executing a brilliant and bold plan, shocking the Soviet Union’s communist rulers and handing the West an advanced combat aircraft. This article is the first of a two-part story covering the prepararations and then the defection of Alexander Zuyev. Stay…