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Iowa community college to launch new aviation degree
Delivered in partnership with North Iowa Air Service, the program is a five-semester curriculum that combines classroom instruction at North Iowa Area Community College with hands-on lab and flight training at Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW).
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DroneSense and Parrot Launch Secure, NDAA-Compliant Drone Solutions for U.S. Public Safety
DroneSense, a leading public safety drone software provider, and Parrot, Europe’s leading commercial micro-UAV group,
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B-2 Bombers Strike Multiple Nuclear Sites in Iran
U.S. Air Force B-2 bombers have struck multiple nuclear sites in Iran. President Donald Trump confirmed the attacks earlier this evening on his social media, called Operation Midnight Hammer. It’s the longest B-2 strike mission flown since 2001. The news comes after days of anxious anticipation of his decision; to take-out Iran’s underground nuclear sites,…
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[Updated] B-2 Spirit Bombers Struck Iranian Nuclear Sites
While most reporters were focused on the B-2 heading to Guam, the actual strike package was already flying east over the Atlantic Ocean toward its targets in Iran. Few days after the mobilization of U.S. combat airpower to the Middle East, the United States joined the Israeli war against Iran. On Jun. 22, 2025, U.S.…
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Lithuania Choses Embraer C-390 Millenium as ‘Next Generation’ Military Cargo Aircraft
The C-390 will supplement the C-27J, strengthening the Lithuanian Air Force and supporting interoperability with NATO partners. Lithuania announced on Jun. 19, 2025 the selection of the Embraer C-390 Millenium military cargo aircraft as its next airlifter, and will soon begin negotiations with the Brazilian aviation major. While the Ministry of National Defence (MND) has…
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Hard landing breaks plane, injures two
Probable Cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and hard landing, which resulted in the left axle fracturing from bending overstress.
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B-2 Stealth Bombers Depart Whiteman AFB for Andersen AFB, Guam, Amid Iran Conflict
Following a large number of tanker positioning movements over the previous few days, aviation enthusiasts have now confirmed the departure of B-2 Spirits from Whiteman AFB en route to Guam. Two flights of B-2 Spirits, callsigns MYTEE 11 flight and MYTEE 21 flight, comprising an unknown number of aircraft departed from Whiteman Air Force Base,…
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International Drone Show in Odense sets new attendance record
This week, the International Drone Show cemented its status as the largest drone event in
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AI-Powered MQ-20 Avenger Achieves First Simulated Air-to-Air Kill
The second test of the MQ-20 Avenger with Shield AI’s autonomy software saw the UCAV conducting more complex missions with both live and virtual aircraft. A “first-of-its-kind” test of a General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems, Inc (GA-ASI) MQ-20 Avenger using Shield AI’s Hivemind autonomy software program, conducted on Jun. 11, 2025, saw the Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle…
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New Stealth UCAS Set to Fly Alongside Rafale F5 Debuts at Paris Airshow
France is gearing up to deploy a stealthy UCAS (Uncrewed Combat Air System) alongside the Rafale F5 by around 2033, following its program announcement in October 2024. Stealthy UCAV for SEAD/DEAD missions alongside Rafale A large mockup of the new UCAS, expected to enter service early in the next decade, was present at this year’s…
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