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USMC F-35Bs Fly for the First Time from Finnish Highway During Ramstein Flag
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II from VMFA-224 conducted landing and takeoff operations on a highway strip in Finland during Exercise Ramstein Flag 2026. For the first time, F-35B Lightning II jets of the U.S. Marine Corps conducted highway operations in Finland during the Ramstein Flag 2026 exercise. The maneuvers took place from Jun. 8…
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First F-35A Wearing Iconic Wild Weasel Tail Flash Breaks Cover On First Flight
The F-35 wearing the tail code “WW” will join Misawa’s 35th Fighter Wing and fly the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) mission from Japan. On June 16, 2026, the F-35A Lightning II aircraft 24-5970 made its first flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The jet departed around 2PM local time…
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U.S. Air Force Officially Unveils VC-25B Bridge Aircraft
After it completed a secretive nighttime flight to Joint Base Andrews earlier in June, the VC-25B Bridge aircraft – a rapidly converted 747-8 gifted by Qatar – has now been officially shown off by the U.S. Air Force in its service paint scheme for the very first time. The VC-25B will now begin a series…
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The Hidden Planning Problem That Could Slow UK Drone Delivery Before It Even Starts
The UK drone delivery sector is spending huge amounts of time talking about airspace, detect-and-avoid,
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‘Mint’ JetBlue menus following Kent Hospitality deal
JetBlue is to introduce new menus across it’s ‘Mint’ business class due to striking a deal with caterers, Kent Hospitality Group and its strategic partner, Four Clovers Hospitality Group. Beginning July 31, the airline will start introducing new menus across its domestic and transatlantic services, featuring dishes inspired by Kent Hospitality Group’s New York restaurants,…
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Britain’s Future Flight revolution stalled by red tape, funding droughts and public scepticism
A £300m government initiative promised a new era of drones and flying taxis, but an official evaluation reveals a sector plagued by regulatory delays, funding droughts, and infrastructure gaps that threaten to leave the UK lagging behind international rivals.
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Beyond the Primes: Drone Dominance’s First Order Highlights a New Generation of Defense Drone Manufacturers
As the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program moves from competition to procurement, emerging drone companies are taking center stage The Department of War announced this week that its Drone Dominance Program has received its first order and launched Gauntlet II, marking a new phase for an initiative designed to rapidly field low-cost military drones while expanding…
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Fort Worth Takes a Vendor-Neutral Approach to Building Its DFR Program
Fort Worth PD ‘test drives’ vendors’ DFR systems By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As police departments across the country are increasingly adding drones as first responder programs to their arsenal of law enforcement tools, each agency has to make decisions as to what set of DFR systems will best fit the needs of their…
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UAV Navigation-Grupo Oesía and EOS Technologie StrengthenCollaboration on Advanced C-UAS Interceptor Capabilities
The Spanish-French collaboration reinforces European defence capabilities, with advanced guidance, navigation and control systems enabling
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Quantum Systems and Tencore to Co-Produce 2,000 TerMIT UGVs in Germany
Quantum Tencore Industries (QTI), the second German-Ukrainian joint venture under the “Build with Ukraine” initiative