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The Crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212
Pilot error, complacency, and distraction, coupled with obscuring fog at the most critical point of flight, resulted in the crash of Eastern Air Lines Flight 212, a DC-9-31, on 11 September 1974, and were instrumental in the adoption of new cockpit rules. The Setup: Crew, Aircraft, and a Short Hop North THE AIRCRAFT Both manufactured…
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USV Constellation Partnership Advances Ocean Monitoring Network Development
This article published in collaboration with JUIDA, the Japan UAS Industrial Development Association. Oceanic Constellations, a Kamakura-based maritime startup, has signed a joint demonstration contract with Keihin Dock—the Japan Mail Ship Group’s sole shipbuilder—to establish mass production infrastructure for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs). Announced on October 23, 2025, this partnership marks significant progress…
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Insitu Upgrades Integrator VTOL Launch and Recovery System Defying the Challenges of Heavy Seas, Complex Terrain and Contested Environments
Insitu, A Boeing Company, in collaboration with Hood Tech, releases the latest capability upgrades for
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Archer – Fly-by-Wire Engineering Intern
Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose, California building an all-electric vertical takeoff
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Poland Plans €2 Billion Counter-Drone Network for Eastern Border
The first capabilities will be activated in the next six months, with the full system in place within two years, defence minister Cezary Tomczyk told the UK’s Guardian newspaper. Fortifications along Poland’s borders with Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad will be upgraded over the next two years with new air defence systems designed…
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South Korea Starts KF-21 Pit Drop Trials with Air-to-Ground Weapons
South Korea is working on the introduction of an air-to-ground capability for the KF-21 Boramae, as well as a new air-to-air missile and a new domestically-developed engine. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) released on Dec. 23, 2025, a video of air-to-ground weapons’ drop trials with the indigenous KF-21 Boramae. The videos shows multiple…
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HAMMER one-way effector
Introducing HAMMER — a one-way effector made in the UK, built for modern operational requirements
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China’s J-10C Allegedly Seen Carrying YJ-21E Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile for the First Time
The YJ-21E spotted on the J-10C is a smaller variant of the larger YJ-21/KD-21 predominantly spotted on the H-6K bomber, specifically designed for fighter jets and drones. China’s J-10C fighter has emerged in a recent photograph with what observers have identified as the ‘E’ variant of the YJ-21 Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (AShBM), the YJ-21E. Describing…
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Turn the Drone Ban Into a New Opportunity: Donate Your DJI or Autel Equipment to AFRS.US
Wilmington, Ohio — If you’re a business owner holding DJI or Autel drone equipment or
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Fair question. Here’s why the gap exists: Why Older DJI’s Get Past Due
1. DJI Actually Fixed Most of What GRIMM Found This is addressed to a long-time
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