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BREAKING: FCC Updates Covered List to Exempt Blue UAS and Qualified Domestic Products, Releases Additional Guidance
The Federal Communications Commission has updated its Covered List to exempt certain uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components that the Department of War (DoW) has determined do not pose unacceptable national security risks. The update follows a new National Security Determination issued to the FCC on January 7, 2026, clarifying portions of the…
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Italy Approves First Multinational F-35 Pilot Training Center Outside The U.S.
The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense has formally approved the creation of a new F-35 Lightning II training center at Trapani-Birgi Air Base, authorizing an investment of €112.6 million to turn…
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Cape Town Father-Son Duo Shatter World Record for Fastest Electric Flight, Reaching 408mph (657km/h)
Mike and Luke Bell, a South African father-son engineering team, have officially broken the Guinness
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Wingcopter drones to be deployed for aerial surveying in Japan
Wingcopter’s authorized partner in Japan, ITOCHU Corporation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate
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Seizure of Russian-flagged Sanctioned Oil Tanker in North Atlantic Now Underway
U.S. officials are now confirming that a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, has been launched. Russian state media released imagery from the vessel showing a 160th SOAR MH-6 Little Bird nearby. After much speculation over the previous week, and a huge buildup of special forces assets in the UK, it now appears…
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Tanker Pursuit Continues as Russia Reportedly Sends in Submarine
The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter. Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at Fairford, and a U.S. official tells WSJ that a Russian sub is lurking. Footage released to Russian state-owned news outlet RT from the Marinera, previously named Bella 1, has confirmed that U.S. Coast…
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FAA Radar Replacement Marks the First Major Step Toward a New Air Traffic Control System
A long overdue FAA radar replacement marks the first major step toward a brand new US air traffic control (ATC) system. For decades, the technology guiding aircraft across American skies has quietly relied on radar systems built in the 1980s. They have held up longer than anyone expected, but time has finally caught up. And…
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Joby Prepares for First Wave of Air Taxi Pilot Training with CAE Flight Simulators
Santa Cruz, CA– January 6, 2025 – Joby Aviation, Inc. (NYSE:JOBY), a company developing electric air
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Chess Dynamics Awarded £1.4M Contract For Hawkeye EOSS
Supporting mobile air defence requirements with high performance electro-optical targeting systems Horsham – January 2026,
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SATEC2026: Industry leaders set to discuss disruptive impact of AI at biennial event
Disruption Artificial Intelligence may cause to aviation and aerospace will be the topic of discussion at this year’s Singapore Aerospace Technology and Engineering Conference. The twelfth edition of the biennial event will take place at the Suntec Convention Centre on February 4 in conjunction with this year’s Singapore Airshow. SATEC is jointly organised by the…
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