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Airbus A350F takes maiden flight with 111-ton payload and 5,400-mile range

Airbus’s A350F cargo jet has taken to the skies for the first time and ...

Shield AI names Kansas and Washington the flight test and production homes of X-BAT

Shield AI today named the two sites that will build and test X-BAT, its AI-piloted fighter jet designed to take off and land vertically. X-Forge 2, at the Newton City-County Airport in Kansas, is the ...
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US Air Force tests F-22 with stealthy sensor pods in aggressive flight near Edwards

The U.S. Air Force appears to be expanding flight testing of passive-sensing equipment for ...
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Boeing 777 boosts hypersonic testing capacity by 35% for US defense programs

Stratolaunch is adding a Boeing 777-200ER to its hypersonic testing fleet, giving the company ...
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U.S. Navy Flight Testing Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile: Promises to Revolutionise Carrier Groups’ Firepower

The U.S. Navy has released the first footage showing its Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile integrated onto a flying ...

Stratolaunch Expands Hypersonic Flight Test Infrastructure with Acquisition of Boeing 777 Carrier Aircraft

Stratolaunch, a leading pure-play hypersonics company, today announced it has acquired a Boeing 777-200ER, expanding Stratolaunch's fleet of carrier aircraft supporting the company's Talon-A ...
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Vertical Aerospace Advances Piloted Flight Testing, Manufacturing and Demand for Valo

LONDON & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vertical Aerospace (“Vertical” or “the Company”) (NYSE: EVTL), a global aerospace and technology company pioneering electric aviation, today released its 2025 ...
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Yak-130M prepares for its maiden flight and enters a new testing phase

The third Yak-130M prototype is close to flying and will take the Russian program into a new phase of testing for its ...
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The FCC’s Spectrum Dilemma: When Space Launch Collides With Flight Test

Accelerating space launch is a top national security priority. So is flight testing for the U.S. Air Force’s new B-21 stealth ...
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Why Boeing's 777X has finished flight testing but still can't enter service until 2027

For years, discussion surrounding the Boeing 777X has focused on delays, certification setbacks, and Boeing's broader struggles following the Boeing 737 MAX crisis. Yet framing the latest schedule ...
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Japan begins flight testing air-launched upgraded Type 12 missile

Japan is advancing the development of an air-launched variant of its upgraded Type 12 surface-to-ship missile (SSM), with ...