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The U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy have sealed a deal with L3Harris Technologies for 34 large T7 robots to support the services in explosive ordnance disposal missions.The multiyear contract award, announced Wednesday, will see robots delivered to the services this year. The details of the award amount are not being disclosed at this time, an L3Harris spokesperson told Defense News.The T7 is a robust robotic system with a highly maneuverable arm that can lift payloads weighing up to nearly 300 pounds and be fitted with a variety of interchangeable components that allow it to disarm bombs in diverse environments.…

It was announced on January 15, 2026, that NASA has received two F-15 fighter jets to support its supersonic flight research program.  The two jets have been transferred to NASA after having been retired from service by the United States Air Force (USAF) and arriving at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California on December 22, 2025.  Prior to their retirement and repurposing as research aircraft, the two F-15s served in the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing, based at Kingsley Field airbase, Oregon.  NASA has operated F-15s for research purposes since 1976, when it…

U.S. President Donald Trump calls the vessel a new class of “battleship” graced by his own name, but China just calls the U.S. Navy’s latest concept a larger and “easier target” for its growing array of anti-ship drones and missiles. A day after Trump’s Dec. 22 announcement at Mar-a-Lago that he had ordered the construction of a “Trump class” of possibly 20 to 25 battleships, China’s Global Times, a state media outlet, carried an interview with naval researcher Zhang Junshe stating that the type of warship envisioned by Trump would be a ripe target for China’s anti-ship weapons, including the…

TransDigm Group, a large US-based aerospace parts manufacturer and supplier that focuses almost entirely on the aviation aftermarket, has agreed to acquire Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings for approximately $2.2 billion in cash. The transaction was disclosed on January 16, 2026, and remains subject to regulatory approval.  Jet Parts Engineering, based in Seattle, designs and manufactures proprietary replacement parts and repair solutions for commercial, regional, and cargo airlines, as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul providers. Victor Sierra Aviation Holdings, headquartered in Baldwin City, Kansas, supplies aftermarket parts and services across commercial aerospace and the general and business aviation markets through a portfolio of brands that includes McFarlane Aviation, Tempest…

From 2021 (YouTube Edition): Colorado Campus Offers a Variety Of Aerospace Entertainment And Education Wings over the Rockies Exploration of Flight is the second location for the Wings Over The Rockies Museum. ANN spoke with Keith Palmer, the Director of Operations at WOTR Exploration of Flight to find out what this campus offers to the community. “The goal was to build something on the airfield, so that we could start teaching kids, our next generation, up close, personal, touching aircraft and seeing working aircraft. These are not museum pieces. Everything at the Exploration of Flight Campus is a working, functional…

"There are things that we do up here that sound really, really good and really noble, that when put into effect, you begin to see the challenges you created for yourself unnecessarily…" Source: A statement from Steve Womack (R-Ark.), who chairs the House Appropriations Committee’s Transportation panel, as the bill to pay air traffic controllers in the event of future government shutdowns appears to be in trouble in the House. Prospects appear to be worsening for House transportation leaders’ effort to pay air traffic controllers during future government shutdowns.

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Ground Clutter A pattern produced on the radar scope by ground returns which may degrade other radar returns in the affected area. The effect of ground clutter is minimized by the use of moving target indicator (MTI) circuits in the radar equipment resulting in a radar presentation which displays only targets which are in motion.

Also: Starfighters, LIFT’s Commercial eVTOL, UL100E Specs, AE Industrial Acquisition Electra Defense is setting its sights on the movement of smaller loads of cargo and personnel that the military often needs for regular resupply, standard transport, or special ops missions. The company is pitching its EL9 Ultra Short hybrid-electric aircraft to fill that gap where a smaller aircraft could more efficiently do the job of a much larger one. Merlin Labs is preparing to enter the public markets via a merger with Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. IV. Though condensed descriptions may be misleading, Merlin is not building pilotless airplanes. Its…

Electric aircraft developer REGENT Craft has received an order from US private members club XXV for 30 Viceroy Seagliders. On January 15, 2026, the Rhode Island-based amphibious aircraft firm announced that REGENT will deliver the first Seaglider vessels to XXV as early as 2027. XXV provides innovative experiences centered on premier coastal destinations and will deploy the aircraft on the US East Coast. Initially, it will focus on the Northeast and Florida, serving routes including New York to the Hamptons, Boston to Nantucket, Palm Beach to Miami, and Miami to the Bahamas. “We designed Seaglider vessels to remove friction from…