Merlin Labs and the autonomous flight AI that wants to turn every airplane into a self-flying machine
Merlin Labs is building a retrofit autonomy system that has already flown King Air turboprops with zero human intervention.
Vectormilitary aviation
Air Force One and the mid-air refueling capability it almost never uses
Air Force One can refuel mid-air but almost never does - here's why the capability exists and when it would actually be used.
TowerThe A-10 Warthog refuses to die and now it's hunting drones
The A-10 Warthog may have found a new mission hunting cheap drones, keeping the jet alive decades past its planned retirement.
TowerSix active fighter jets still breaking Mach two in twenty twenty-six
Six operational fighter jets can still exceed Mach 2 in 2026, even as newer stealth designs trade speed for survivability.
TowerUS Air Force reverses course and extends the A-10 Warthog service life to twenty thirty
The US Air Force has reversed its A-10 Warthog retirement plan, extending the legendary close air support aircraft's service life to at least 2030.
TowerThe Cornfield Bomber, the F one oh six that landed itself
The true story of an F-106 Delta Dart that recovered from a flat spin and landed itself in a Montana cornfield in 1970.
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