The Royal Canadian Air Force has received its first two Lockheed Martin CF-35As at Luke AFB, Arizona, on Oct. 22 for predelivery training.

Rim-drive electric fan flies; USAF’s logistics blended wing body demo; Moya transitions cargo eVTOL; Evio advances hybrid-electric battery.

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The U.S. Air Force is looking to move quickly to build the Boeing F-47’s operational test base at Nellis AFB, Nevada, targeting a phased production approach to have the site up and running by spring 2031.

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. is partnering with Boeing’s Spirit Defense for production of its FQ-42 Vengeance Collaborative Combat Aircraft.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) has commenced tests to deploy Class 1, first-person-view (FPV) drones from its Boeing CH-47F Chinooks.

UK will equip RAF A400M airlifters and Chinook helicopters for aerial firefighting after record wildfires, to give Britain a permanent domestic capability.

Saab CEO Micael Johansson said Oct. 23 that the undisclosed customer behind the July order for two GlobalEye airborne early warning aircraft is a new buyer of the system.