Aviation News
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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On this day 35 years ago, two U.S. Navy F-14A Tomcats shot down two Libyan MiG-23 fighters north of Tobruk, Libya. This was the second aerial battle involving swing-wing fighters, the first encounter was U.S. Navy F-14As against Libyan Su-22s.