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Portland ANGB’s 142nd Wing Receives Eighth F-15EX Eagle II As Boeing Strike Ends
The Air Force’s 15th F-15EX could be the first delivered to after the three-month strike at the St. Louis plant impacted production of the Eagle II and the F/A-18 Super Hornet Block III. Boeing announced on Nov. 26, 2025, the delivery of a new F-15EX Eagle II fighter to the 142nd Wing of the Portland…
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Why the Connecticut Air and Space Center Is One of New England’s Best Aviation Museums
Located in Stratford at the Sikorsky Memorial Airport, the Connecticut Air and Space Center was founded by George Gunther in 1998, after the Stratford Army Engine Plant closed. It currently occupies the research and design hangar where Chance Vought conducted its flight testing between 1944 and 1948. As one of only a few museums…
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U.S. Air Force’s T-38 Inducted at Navy’s FRCSE for Overhaul and Repair Program
As part of the Talon Repair, Inspection and Maintenance program, T-38s will be inducted at Fleet Readiness Center Southeast to extend their operational life. The Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) announced that the first T-38 Talon of the U.S. Air Force arrived at the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) on Nov. 24, 2025, for overhaul…
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Urban Ascent: Coventry takes flight as a drone-ready City
A pioneering new project is launching in Coventry to build the foundation for drone and
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Zipline to Triple Its Life-Saving Drone Delivery Network with $150 Million from U.S. State Department, that will be More than Doubled by African Countries
New pay-for-performance approach expands access to blood and medicines for up to 15,000 health facilities,
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Swedish Gripens Shadow Missile-Carrying Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers over Baltic Sea
The Swedish Air Force identified multiple Tu-22M3 bombers operating with Sukhoi fighter escorts over the Baltic Sea on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. At least one bomber carried a single Kh-22/32 anti-ship missile. In a sortie coordinated with the NATO Baltic Air Policing effort, the Swedish Air Force launched its Saab Gripen fighters to identify and…
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JetBlue Flight Plunge Triggers Airbus A320 Emergency Airworthiness Directive and Massive Global Grounding
EASA has issued an Airbus A320 emergency airworthiness directive after a JetBlue A320 suffered an uncommanded altitude drop and diverted to Tampa last month. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has issued an emergency airworthiness directive that affects a significant portion of the global Airbus A320 fleet. The directive requires an immediate software modification…
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Moody AFB’s 23rd Wing Completes Exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1
Mosaic Tiger was used as a distributed operations stress test to simulate how the unit would operate in a future high-end conflict. Exercise Mosaic Tiger 26-1, held Nov. 12–21, 2025 across multiple locations in Florida and Georgia, offered one of the clearest looks yet at how the U.S. Air Force expects its units to operate…
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Egypt Receives More Rafales from Dassault
Photos show that deliveries of Rafales to the Egyptian Air Force resumed, with the country planning a total fleet of 54 aircraft. Images appeared online on Nov. 26 show three of the Egyptian Air Force’s (EAF) Rafale fighters taxiing at Dassault Aviation’s facility in Mérignac, near Bordeaux. One post by ‘Philipe Amiel’ on X said…
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Skybus re-opens Eastern’s Cornwall-Gatwick route
Following the closure of Eastern Airways earlier this month, Skybus, the airline of the Isles of Scilly Steamship Group, has re-opened the route connecting Cornwall Airport Newquay with London Gatwick. Earlier this month, Skybus was awarded the interim Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract by Cornwall Council to operate what it considers to be a vital…
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