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Get ready for a historic moment at the upcoming Singapore Airshow 2024, as the skies over South East Asia will witness the international airshow debut of the Commercial Aircraft Corp of China (COMAC) C919, China’s first modern passenger jet. Sources confirm that the airliner will fly out of China to Singapore next month for the airshow, which runs from Feb. 20 to 25.
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Singapore’s skies mourned the loss of Captain Ho Weng Toh, a WWII veteran and one of the last remaining Flying Tigers, who soared to 103 before peacefully departing this morning. His passing, announced by his nephew, John Ho, leaves a bittersweet void in the annals of both military and aviation history.
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In a major step towards bolstering air defenses across Europe, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has secured a contract for up to 1,000 upgraded Patriot Guidance Enhanced Missiles (GEM-T) for a coalition of nations including Germany, the Netherlands, Romania, and Spain. This landmark deal, with the potential to expand further, marks a significant milestone in European security and collaboration.
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A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bomber crashed just before 6 p.m. Jan. 4 while attempting to land at Ellsworth Air Force Base. Thankfully, all four crew members onboard ejected safely and are currently being evaluated for any injuries.
For over a century, the sky has been the domain of mechanical ballet, where wings and flaps orchestrated the dance of flight. But a revolution is brewing, propelled by a silent symphony of air jets instead of whirring control surfaces. DARPA, the Pentagon’s forward-thinking research agency, has chosen Aurora Flight Sciences to build the X-65, an experimental aircraft poised to rewrite the script of flight control.
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