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Boeing Australia Details New Features for Ghost Bat

Boeing Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat stealth drone is getting another upgrade as it moves closer to operational capability. Program director Glen Ferguson confirmed certain features of the aircraft’s upcoming Block 3 at the Singapore Airshow last week, according to Aerospace Global News. Modifications include internal weapons bays, a lengthened wingspan, and increased operational autonomy. The

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Navy Draft Trainer Requirements Drop Carrier Touch-And-Go Requirements

Navy Draft Trainer Requirements Drop Carrier Touch-And-Go Requirements

The U.S. Navy’s new draft solicitation for its Undergraduate Jet Training System published earlier this month points to a future training aircraft that may not need to be capable of performing carrier-style touch-and-go landings. Officials already confirmed last year that the Navy had done away with carrier landing qualifications as a requirement for student tactical

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Boeing Contracted For C-17 Flight Deck Upgrades

Boeing said Monday that it has received a U.S. Air Force contract to develop a modernized flight deck for the C-17A Globemaster III. The effort includes design, production, integration and certification of updated avionics and related systems intended to replace aging equipment across the fleet. U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) released a new

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Musk in About-Face Says SpaceX ‘Shifted Focus’ From Mars to Moon

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Sunday told “those unaware”—which would seem to be anyone outside the company, its investors, and perhaps Musk’s inner circle—that SpaceX has “already shifted focus” away from colonizing Mars in favor of building a “self-growing city” on the moon. The Wall Street Journal on Friday reported that SpaceX told investors it

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This 2019 Cirrus SR22T G6 Is a Premium-Performance ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

This 2019 Cirrus SR22T G6 Is a Premium-Performance ‘AircraftForSale’ Top Pick

Every day, the team at Aircraft For Sale chooses an airplane that catches our attention because it is unique, a good deal, or has other qualities we find interesting. You can read Aircraft For Sale: Today’s Top Pick at FLYINGMag.com daily. Today’s Top Pick is a 2019 Cirrus SR22T G6. Few aircraft have redefined the

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Amazon Drone Crashes Into Texas Apartment Building

An Amazon Prime Air delivery drone crashed into an apartment building in Richardson, Texas, last week. One of the building’s residents witnessed the incident and recorded video showing the aircraft near the building moments before debris fell to the ground. The Richardson Fire Department responded and officials reported no fire and minimal damage to the

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