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Swarm Aero's Gamera UAS claims 9,000 nautical miles of range - nearly nine times the Reaper - positioning itself as a lower-cost successor to the Air Force's primary armed surveillance drone.
An F-117A Nighthawk is being donated to the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center, opening in October 2026 - the 16th example of the type placed on public display.
Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink officially named the FQ-42 Vengeance and FQ-44 Fury, marking a new era of autonomous combat aviation alongside crewed fighters.
The National Championship Air Races return to Roswell, New Mexico for year two with Sport and Unlimited classes joining five returning divisions for a full seven-class program.
Textron Aviation and Merlin have unveiled an autonomous concept version of the Cessna SkyCourier that could fly military resupply missions without a pilot onboard.
A Russian drone struck a train near the Ukrainian-Polish border reportedly carrying Boris Johnson, exposing precision drone capabilities that challenge civil aviation's core threat assumptions.
Air Force Secretary Troy Meink confirmed the U.S. has weapons in orbit - here's what a contested space domain means for every pilot who depends on GPS.
The January 2024 door plug blowout on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 exposed systemic Boeing manufacturing failures and forced a reckoning with FAA oversight of commercial aircraft production.
Radio Hangar explores Australia clears JASSM-ER, LRASM for Super Hornets.
The RAAF has achieved Initial Operational Capability with LRASM and JASSM-ER, significantly expanding Australia's long-range strike reach in the Indo-Pacific.
Carbon monoxide from cracked exhaust systems kills GA pilots silently every year - and no regulation currently requires a detector that costs less than $50.
FAR 61.160 raised the first officer flight hour minimum from 250 to 1,500 hours after the 2009 Colgan Air crash - here's what that means for pilot careers and the airline network.
Romania's TAROM has taken delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 8, marking another milestone in the aircraft's years-long rehabilitation following two fatal crashes.
The Beechcraft Starship sold only 53 aircraft and cost up to $500 million to develop, but its certification work built the regulatory foundation for every composite GA aircraft flying today.
On August 28, 2023, one ambiguous waypoint in a single flight plan triggered an unrecoverable failure in UK ATC software, cancelling 2,000+ flights and stranding 700,000 passengers.
Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works has released teaser imagery consistent with 'Vectis,' a Group 5 loyal wingman targeting the Air Force's next Collaborative Combat Aircraft competition.
The FAA's final MOSAIC rule significantly expands Light Sport Aircraft limits, but manufacturers have been slow to respond as industry capital flows toward electric and AAM markets.
The NTSB reports a 17% rise in loss of control accidents in early 2026, a new AD targets high-time Piper PA-28 wing spars, and Delta mainline jets are coming to three GA-friendly airports.
The 1977 Tenerife runway collision killed 583 people and permanently changed how pilots and controllers communicate - here's what every pilot needs to know.
Eight common checkride mistakes - from weight and balance errors to poor command authority - that have nothing to do with flying ability.