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Finland Orders AIM-120D-3 AMRAAMs for its F-35As
The AIM-120D-3, the most advanced variant of the ARMAAM, will equip Finland’s incoming F-35As, the first of which was officially rolled out on Dec. 16, a week after the first flight. Finland has decided to go ahead with the procurement of AIM-120D-3 AMRAAM (Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile) for the Finnish Air Force F-35A Lightning II…
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LIFT Aircraft Begins FAA Type Certification for Commercial HEXA eVTOL
Move expands HEXA lineup and positions the company for commercial and autonomous air taxi operations LIFT Aircraft has started the Federal Aviation Administration Type Certification process for a new commercial version of its HEXA electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. The company announced the milestone from Austin, Texas. The new aircraft, called the HEXA Certified…
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Drones and AI Take Center Stage in World Cup Security Planning
Booz Allen platform uses drones, AI to protect World Cup sites By DRONELIFE Features Editor Jim Magill As the U.S. prepares to host a number of world class events – including the World Cup soccer tournament and the Summer Olympics — next year, organizers and law enforcement officials are turning to UAV-related technologies to help…
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How Semiconductor Innovation Is Shaping the Future of Drones
As the drone industry pushes toward greater autonomy, scalability, and integration into shared airspace, its dependence on advanced semiconductors is becoming impossible to ignore. In this guest post, Michelle Duquette of 3 MAD AIR explores why closer collaboration between the semiconductor and aviation communities is essential to address certification, supply chain resilience, and long-term operational…
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How MUAS Student Engineering Challenges Prepared William Li for CubePilot
How do student challenges translate to real-world engineering? We sat down with MUAS alumni William
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BlueBear is Hiring: Leading the Rapid Design-Build-Flight Revolution
BlueBear – A Saab Company is an R&D accelerator, leading the way in rapid design/build/flight
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Spirit Airlines Christmas Plane Brings a Welcome Dose of Cheer to the Skies
A special Spirit Airlines Christmas plane debuted this week, featuring the carrier’s first-ever holiday livery during one of the busiest and most meaningful travel seasons of the year. The Spirit Airlines Christmas plane is a welcome change of tone after months of heavy headlines surrounding the carrier. We have been covering Spirit Airlines a lot…
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Portuguese Air Force Receives First Five NATO-Compliant A-29N Super Tucanos
Following the delivery earlier this year, the first Portuguese Super Tucanos have been retrofitted with NATO-compatible systems. The Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea Portuguesa – FAP) received on Dec. 17, 2025, the first five of its A-29N Super Tucanos converted to NATO standards from Embraer, the service and the company announced. The retrofit of the…
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Resolute Eagle Masters the Cold: Successful Integration of Arkeus Warden Payload
This week, Resolute ISR integrated and flew The Warden payload by Arkeus on the Resolute Eagle UAS.
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U.S. Marines Practice Large Scale Distributed Aviation Operations During Steel Knight 25
Steel Knight focused on contested maritime operations, with assets operating from far-off Forward Arming and Refueling Points and Air-Delivered Ground Refueling nodes in the ‘hub-and-spoke’ concept. The U.S. Marine Corps’ Steel Knight 25 exercise saw the I Marine Expeditionary Force’s (I MEF) 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (3rd MAW) and its subordinate Marine Aircraft Group 13…
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