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General Aviation News May 6, 2025

Northrop Grumman Navigation Technology Completes Hypersonic Test Flights

Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully completed two test flights of its Advanced Hypersonic Technology Inertial Measurement Unit at hypersonic speed, leveraging Stratolaunch’s reusable hypersonic airplane, Talon-A….

General Aviation News May 13, 2024

CESSNA CITATION ASCEND PROGRAM ADVANCES WITH SUCCESSFUL CERTIFICATION TESTS AND EXTENSIVE FLIGHT TESTING

Textron Aviation today announced the continued advancement of the Cessna Citation Ascend program following the successful completion by the prototype aircraft of numerous certification tests…

Space News March 6, 2024

Back on Earth: NASA’s Orion Capsule Put to the Test Before Crewed Mission

The Orion spacecraft that traveled around the Moon and back during 2022’s Artemis I mission completed a different round trip when it recently returned to Ohio for…

General Aviation News, Military Aviation News October 31, 2023

Naval unmanned aerial system tested at sea from a French Navy frigate

Airbus Helicopters and Naval Group, in collaboration with the French Armament General Directorate, DGA (Direction génerale de l’armement), and the French Navy, have tested the…

Alternative Propulsion, Civilian aviation news March 10, 2023

Airbus’ most popular aircraft the A320neo takes to the skies with 100% sustainable aviation fuel

This A321neo is the first Airbus single-aisle aircraft to test 100% SAF on both engines Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is a key element for the…

Military Aviation News January 24, 2023

CH-53K lifts F-35C in external load test

A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter from Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX) performed an external load certification lift of an inoperable F-35…

Military Aviation News August 30, 2022

Successful Meteor Live Firing with Gripen E

Saab recently conducted the first test firing with the advanced Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile (BVRAAM) on Gripen E with a successful end-to-end result…

Military Aviation News August 9, 2022

Boeing, Nammo Complete Long-Range Ramjet Artillery Test

– Successful test demonstrates viability of extended-range artillery Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Norwegian defense and aerospace company Nammo have successfully test-fired a ramjet-powered artillery projectile,…

Space News November 23, 2021

NASA, Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission on the way

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, November 23 for Falcon 9’s launch of NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) mission to an interplanetary transfer orbit from Space…

Alternative Propulsion October 11, 2021

Airbus Zephyr Solar High Altitude Platform System (HAPS) reaches new heights in its successful 2021 summer test flights

· Achieved 36 days of stratospheric flight, across two 2021 flights, proving Zephyr’s status as the only HAPS able to perform at length in the…

Military Aviation News July 30, 2021

Navy conducts first MQ-4C Triton test flight with multi-intelligence upgrade

The US Navy conducted its first test flight of the MQ-4C Triton in its upgraded hardware and software configuration July 29 at NAS Patuxent River, beginning…

Military Aviation News July 26, 2021

Saab Delivers T-7A Aft for the Flight Test Program

Saab has shipped its second aft airframe section, which is for use in the T-7A Red Hawk flight test program. The production and shipment of…