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Boom XB-1 takes off on its inaugural flight.

Civilian aviation news March 23, 2024

Boom XB-1 demonstrator takes flight for the first time

Boom’s supersonic demonstrator aircraft, XB-1, took off for the first time March 22 during a successful inaugural flight at the Mojave Air & Space Port…

Military Aviation News December 2, 2022

Northrop Grumman set to unveil B-21 nuclear bomber for U.S. Air Force

WASHINGTON, Dec 2 (Reuters) – Northrop Grumman Corp is set to roll out the first plane in a new fleet of long-range stealth nuclear bombers…

Military Aviation News September 13, 2021

Sustainment from Site to Flight: Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, California

Providing Sustainment Training to Increase Mission Readiness and Reduce Cost Before F-35 pilots fly, they spend hours running simulated training exercises and practicing combat strategies…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News June 15, 2021

Mobile air traffic control tower aids in California wildfire fight

(Reuters) – Amid a worsening drought emergency and fires already blazing across California, Titus “Stretch” Gall is gearing up for another long wildfire season. The…

General Aviation News December 10, 2019

Sikorsky And United Rotorcraft Deliver Three FIREHAWK® Helicopters To California Firefighting Agencies

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), and United Rotorcraft, a division of Air Methods Corporation, announced today deliveries of three new S-70i™ FIREHAWK® helicopters…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News March 5, 2018

From rescues to damage assessment: how helicopters helped combat the California wildfires

Following the 2018 Heli-Expo airshow in Las Vegas, Nevada, Airbus takes a look at how helicopters helped save lives during the California wildfires of 2017…

Military Aviation News September 21, 2016

Two pilots eject as U-2 crashes in California

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) — A U-2 crashed shortly after takeoff at approximately 9:05 a.m. Sept. 20 near the Sutter Buttes mountain range….

Military Aviation News December 14, 2015

Lockheed Martin Delivers Final C-5M Super Galaxy For 2015

MARIETTA, Ga., December 14, 2015 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) delivered the 32nd modernized C-5M Super Galaxy to the U. S. Air Force on…

Military Aviation News February 19, 2015

LRASM Completes 3rd Successful Flight Test

ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 19, 2015 – The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) built by Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] achieved a third successful air-launched flight…

Military Aviation News, Space News October 17, 2014

U.S. Air Force lands robotic X-37B space plane in California

(Reuters) – The U.S. military landed its X-37B robotic space plane at Vandenberg Air Force Base in central California on Friday, ending a classified 22-month…

General Aviation News May 6, 2014

Russian planes flew near California, Guam, in upped activity

(Reuters) – The head of U.S. air forces in the Pacific said on Monday that Russia’s intervention in Ukraine had been accompanied by a significant…

Military Aviation News February 13, 2014

Second Northrop Grumman-Built MQ-8C Fire Scout Completes First Flight

SAN DIEGO – Feb. 13, 2014 – Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the U.S. Navy successfully flew the second MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter for…

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