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Argentina Receives its First Six F-16s
Following their journey from Denmark’s Skrydstrup Air Base, the delivery of the first six F-16 marks the return of a supersonic fighter capability in Argentina after decades. The Argentine Air Force’s (Fuerza Aérea Argentina – FAA) first six F-16AM/BM MLU (Mid-Life Upgrade) Block 15s reached the country on Dec. 5, 2025, landing at the FAA’s…
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U.S. Approves JASSM-ER Foreign Military Sale to Italy
The deal would include 100 AGM-158B/B2 JASSM-ER weapons that will equip Italy’s F-35s and possibly other platforms. The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced that the State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) to Italy Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range weapons. The deal would include 100 AGM-158B/B2 weapons, as…
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HIEN Aero Technologies Announces Partnership with SwissDrones for Japan
HIEN Aero Technologies has entered into a formal Business Partner Agreement with SwissDrones to introduce
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Has UAM and U-Space Missed Their Opportunity?
For years, UAM and U-Space were promoted as the next big transformation in air mobility.
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Tennessee Drone and AAM Symposium Discusses Future of Mobility
The 2025 Tennessee Drone & AAM Symposium at the Vanderbilt Loews Hotel in Nashville underscored the state’s push toward a “three-dimensional” transportation ecosystem that integrates surface, air, and digital networks. Hosted by Vanderbilt University with the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) as Master of Ceremonies, the event brought more than 300 participants together to examine how drones…
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Cranfield team wins place in global GoAERO emergency response aircraft challenge
Cranfield University’s CraneAERO team has been selected as one of eight global prototype winners in the GoAERO Prize – a $2+ million international competition designed to accelerate the development of safe, autonomous aircraft for emergency response. Supported by NASA, RTX, Honeywell and more than 20 industry partners, GoAERO aims to advance new flight technologies capable…
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12 Cessna seaplane deal announced at AERO Asia Airshow
Aero Assets Asia has signed up to buy 12 Cessna Grand Caravan EX Amphibian aircraft. The seaplane order is with Hainan Haizhi General Aviation, a subsidiary of Northern-Heli Aviation Group China, and marks a step in developing amphibious aviation services across the Asia-Pacific region. READ: Hunnu Air orders Cessna SkyCourier This deal was announced during the…
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IT outage shuts Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Airport has been closed this morning (Dec 5) due to an ‘IT issue with our Air Traffic Control provider’. The provider in question has been reported to be Air Navigation Solutions (ANSL) The problem manifested itself at around 09.30 and the airport said on it’s X feed that it was a ‘localised’ issue, suggesting…
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Start-up carrier SaiAir takes delivery of two Tecnam P2012
Europe’s newest airline SaiAir GmbH has taken delivery of two new aircraft and has immediately put them into revenue service. The planes are nine-seater Tecnam P2012 Travellers, and the handover took place at the airframer’s headquarters in Capua. The piston-engine aircraft then commenced charter operations from Lahr and Nuremberg. READ: OSM Aviation Academy signs LOI for…
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U.S. Navy Releases Findings of Investigation on USS Truman’s Eventful Deployment
The Navy completed the investigation about the loss of three F/A-18 Super Hornets and the collision with a merchant vessel during the USS Harry S. Truman’s recent deployment in the Middle East. The U.S. Navy has released on Dec. 4, 2025, the finding of the investigations into four different incidents which occurred during the recent…
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