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UK and France to Resume Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG Production
The extension of the production will allow the two countries to restock the Storm Shadow/SCALP stockpiles as the work on the next-generation cruise missile. The United Kingdom and France announced on Jul. 9, 2025 that the production of the Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG ALCM (Air-Launched Cruise Missile) will resume in 2025. The weapon, used by both the…
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The NATO Sixth Generation Issue
Let us begin with a simple premise: if NATO’s collective industrial brain trust were tasked
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Made in Australia: CubePilot Returns Drone Manufacturing, Hiring Now in Geelong
We are moving manufacturing jobs back to Australia! Hey there! Are you looking for a
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The Forgotten Experimental Aircraft Behind the Jet Engine Evolution
It would be difficult to find a more unique or odd-looking machine than the Italian Stipa-Caproni experimental aircraft. The plane, with its barrel or tube-shaped fuselage, was an experimental prototype model that made several successful flights. As strange as the Stipa-Caproni was, it might be possible to call it the first jet aircraft. Design Based…
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Leonardo’s Miysis DIRCM Selected to Protect German C-130Js
Leonardo’s Miysis DIRCM will protect the Luftwaffe’s fleet of six KC-130J and C-130J-30 aircraft operated by the Franco-German Binational Air Transport C-130J Squadron (BATS). Leonardo has been competitively selected by Lockheed Martin to equip the German Air Force’s C-130J fleet with the Miysis DIRCM (Directional InfraRed Counter Measures). Germany operates a fleet of three KC-130J…
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NATS Senior Consultant – New Airspace Users
NATS is the UK’s leading air navigation service provider, handling over 2 million flights per
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IF800 Tomcat price reduction
The IF800 Tomcat just became more accessible. We’ve reduced the price of the IF800 Base
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FedEx signs for first ever converted ATR 72-600 freighter
FedEx is set to become the launch customer for the world’s first ATR 72-600 passenger aircraft converted to a freighter configuration, following a definitive agreement signed with regional aircraft lessor ACIA Aero Leasing. The aircraft is scheduled for delivery in December 2025 and will feature the Large Cargo Door (LCD) modification – developed in partnership…
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Forced landing fatal for pilot
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control during a forced landing following a loss of engine power. Contributing was the pilot’s failure to feather the left propeller following the loss of engine power.
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Liberty Lifter Ekranoplan Transport Program Scrapped by DARPA
Notably in the same week that a Chinese ekranoplan design emerged, DARPA announced the cancellation of its Liberty Lifter ground effect seaplane program. First reported by Aviation Week on Jul. 7, 2025, then corroborated by Defense News on Jul.9, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, commonly known as DARPA, called time on the Liberty Lifter…
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