NASA's Ultra-Quiet X-59 Aircraft Just Took To The Skies For The First Time

Quesst is the result of a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and NASA to build a supersonic aircraft that can fly over ...

China's First 'Flying Aircraft Carrier' Just Completed Its Test Flight

China's first flying aircraft carrier, Jiu Tian, took to the skies in December. From its payload capacity to its wingspan, ...
Aviation Week Network

Turkey Fighter Prototype’s First Flight Delayed Toward Summer

The Turkish air force wants the twin-engine, 34-metric-ton fighter to replace its large fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s in the ...
Yahoo

Beijing commissions third aircraft carrier, first one made in China

In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, China's third conventionally powered aircraft carrier, the Fujian, conducts a maiden sea trial on May 7, 2024. (Ding Ziyu/Xinhua via AP, File) BANGKOK (AP ...
The Aviationist

France’s ‘Archange’ SIGINT Aircraft Flies for the First Time

The Archange, based on the Dassault Falcon 8X, will replace the two Transall C-160G Gabriel SIGINT aircraft prematurely divested in May 2022. The French Air and Space Force’s (Armée de l’Air et de ...
The Aviationist

Germany’s First PEGASUS SIGINT Aircraft Returns to Hamburg to Continue Conversion

After leaving Hamburg in early 2024, the first PEGASUS returned to Germany to receive the dedicated Kalætron Integral SIGINT suite by Hensoldt. Germany’s first PEGASUS (Persistent German Airborne ...