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NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Anduril is weeks away from flying its proposed U.S. Air Force collaborative combat aircraft for the first time, and the company said it is working to ensure its drone wingman will be semiautonomous from takeoff.Air Force Secretary Troy Meink said Monday that Anduril’s collaborative combat aircraft, or CCA, will take its first flight in mid-October. Meink made his comments in a roundtable with reporters at the Air & Space Forces Association’s Air Space Cyber conference in National Harbor, Maryland.Anduril’s drone, designated the YFQ-44A, is one of two that the Air Force is considering for its first…

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Chinese planemaker Comac has reportedly had to revise delivery targets pertaining to its C919 family of narrowbody twinjet airliners due to the company falling behind on its projected production rates. Indeed, the firm is now only expecting to deliver around a third of the aircraft that it planned to roll out in 2025. Date Founded May 11, 2008 CEO He Dongfeng Headquarters Location Shanghai, China Business Type Planemaker The news comes as an unwelcome setback for the program, which is widely considered to be China’s best chance at penetrating the lucrative but exclusive narrowbody sector that is otherwise dominated by…

The Spanish government announced on September 24, 2025, that it is allocating €3.68 billion to purchase new fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for its armed forces.  The procurement package includes the already anticipated acquisition of Hürjet advanced jet trainers, C295 transport aircraft and NH-90, H135 and H175 helicopters to fulfill a range of different roles.  The financial appropriations to fund these programs will cover a period of five years and have already been published in the Spanish government’s official gazette (Boletín Oficial del Estado – BOE).  The largest component of this massive order, €1.04 billion, is the so-called “Integrated Training System Program”,…

The Airbus A350F is the latest freighter to be developed by Airbus, promising operators an advanced and efficient widebody cargo aircraft. A clean-sheet design featuring light composite materials and Airbus’ forward-thinking philosophy, the A350F looks set to become an integral member of the global widebody freighter fleet, a market that Boeing has traditionally dominated. Airbus claims its new freighter will offer “unbeatable efficiency” ahead of its entry into service, which has been pushed back to the middle of 2027. First Delivery February 20, 2018 Number Delivered 613 Production Sites Toulouse, France Boeing has its own upcoming widebody freighter entering the…

France’s Air and Space Force (AAE) carried out its latest “Operation Poker” nuclear-deterrence exercise during the night of September 23 to 24, 2025, activating a complex web of restricted and danger areas across French metropolitan airspace.  According to an official airspace notice (SUP AIP 155/25), temporary zones were active from 19:45 local time on September 23 into the early hours of September 24, with a 24-hour postponement option if required. The notice described a “national operation” involving flights at low, medium, and high altitudes, as well as air-to-air refueling, interceptions, and airborne detection missions.  The designated zones spanned several control…

In recent times, we’ve seen an increasing issue with airlines getting new seats certified with regulators, to the point that it’s in some situations causing planes to be delayed by years. Lufthansa is probably dealing with the worst of this, but even Delta is having issues with certification on its newest narrow body aircraft. This isn’t some minor issue — we’re talking about billions of dollars worth of new planes being parked for extended periods of time, due to lack of certified seats. All of this says nothing of the other issues airlines are facing, with aircraft delivery delays, new…

The United States Air Force has received its ninth Bombardier Global aircraft this year, according to a statement from Bombardier Defense. The jet is a highly modified Global 6000, dubbed the E-11A by the USAF. Stock Code BBDB Date Founded July 10, 1942 CEO Éric Martel Headquarters Location Dorval, Canada Business Type Planemaker The E-11A serves a critical role in the data-centric battlefield of 2025, providing an airborne communications bridge for troops on the ground in harsh terrain. The delivery took place earlier this month at Hanscom Air Force Base. It is the most recent of a long and successful…

Civil aviation and maritime operators face a growing threat from GPS jamming and spoofing that can disrupt satellite navigation and put safety at risk. That was the message from a coalition of industry groups in a recent letter to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and the Department of Defense (DOD) highlighting what experts say is a rising danger. The warning underscores how interference, once confined to military conflict zones, is spilling into civilian operations and prompting calls for faster US action to address the potential threat.  Airlines for America, the Air Line Pilots Association, the National Business Aviation Association, and…

TROIA, Portugal — Rheinmetall Canada said it has successfully tested an unmanned ground vehicle in a novel scenario, plunging the robot into the Atlantic Ocean to see it crawl out on a sandy beach here as part of a NATO military exercise.The vehicle was the latest version of the company’s Mission Master series, shipped to Portugal to partake in NATO’s Robotic Experimentation and Prototyping using Unmanned Systems, or REPMUS, from Sept. 1-26 in local waters.The drill, led by the Portuguese Navy, brought together 24 participating countries that tested 276 unmanned systems for maritime operations.For the first time abroad, the Canadian-made…