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Northrop Grumman Unveils Project Talon CCA
Project Talon is an evolution of Northrop Grumman’s proposed design for the U.S. Air Force’s CCA Increment One program, addressing affordability and cost shortcomings. Northrop Grumman has formally unveiled “Project Talon,” a new autonomous aircraft demonstrator built to validate faster and more affordable manufacturing methods for large uncrewed platforms. The aircraft, developed largely in secrecy…
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Royal Navy’s Autonomous Helicopter ‘Proteus’ Completes Ground Testing
The Royal Navy’s autonomous helicopter project has approached a new milestone as the ‘Proteus’ technology demonstrator completed its ground testing phase ahead of future flight tests. Produced by Leonardo Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil, Proteus is the Royal Navy’s first full-sized remotely piloted helicopter, designed to test the concept of unmanned helicopters in Royal…
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Gama Aviation’s Cremer wins BBGA’s Contribution to Industry Award
Gama Aviation has announced that its head of aviation delivery, Paul Cremer, has been named the recipient of the British Business and General Aviation Association’s (BBGA) Contribution to Industry Award 2025. The award recognises Cremer’s 43 years of continuous service across the general and business aviation sector. BBGA chair Aoife O’Sullivan described him as “a…
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War Department asks industry to make more than 300K drones, quickly, cheaply
By C. Todd Lopez, Pentagon News WASHINGTON — The War Department requested information earlier this
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Northwest Flight 1482 and Flight 299: A Collision in the Fog That Never Should Have Happened
Dense fog had settled over Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) on the afternoon of 3 December 1990. The visibility was dropping by the minute, and the airport surface had become a maze of blurred centerlines, indistinct taxiway edges, and half-invisible signage. Inside that haze, two Northwest Airlines jets found themselves on the same runway…
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A Close Look at the New EW System Which Will Protect U.S. F-16s
The ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite is on track for rapid fielding on 72 U.S. Air Force F-16s, as well as the Army’s ME-11B HADES. Northrop Grumman’s AN/ALQ-257 Integrated Viper Electronic Warfare Suite (IVEWS) is moving rapidly toward production and frontline fielding after completing a series of major developmental and operational milestones on U.S.…
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Flying lighter
Jake Wills-Keating, founder and managing director of Venture Solution, shares thoughts on how sustainability is shaping the future of aircraft MRO. MRO has always been essential to aviation, keeping aircraft safe and efficient. But as the industry pushes toward net-zero, MRO activity and providers must evolve – not just supporting sustainability but actively driving it.…
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New Artemis facilities strengthen logistics and AOG support
Aviation component solutions specialist, Artemis Aerospace (Artemis), has expanded its global footprint with the opening of new facilities in Hamburg, Germany, and West Sussex in the UK, responding to rising demand for its component solutions and logistics services. The new Hamburg hub is designed to streamline supply and delivery operations for customers across Europe, strengthening Artemis’…
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SunExpress: Race to the Sun
Holiday airline SunExpress has ambitious expansion plans, but has supply and training issues to resolve first This article first appeared in Low-Cost & Regional Airline Business March/April 2025 and it presented here as one of our ’12 Features of Christmas’ series. We don’t have lie-flat first class with a compartment that closes up, but we…
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When a Drone Show Fails Before It Even Begins: The UK’s 600-Drone Misfire
The UK saw an unfortunate spectacle recently when a 600-drone holiday show, operated by Lumina
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