Special Operations CV-22B Osprey Crashes in Japanese Waters
United States Air Force Special Operations Command confirms CV-22B Osprey from Yokota Air Base, Japan, crashed into Japanese waters near Yakushima Island.
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B-21 Raider In Flight Test But Was Today First Flight?
The US Air Force next generation stealth bomber known as the B-21 Raider was seen flying early this morning from the airport and factory complex known as Plant 42, in Palmdale, California. It is known to have landed at Edwards Air Force Base soon after.
While both the US Air Force and aerospace prime contractor Northrop Grumman have confirmed the B-21 is in flight test, both are so far unwilling or unable to confirm today’s flight was the bomber’s actual first flight.
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F-35B Crash Leads to USMC Stand Down
The U.S. Marine Corps has announced a two day safety stand down in response to three Class-A aviation incidents over the prior six weeks. The most recent event involved a Marine Corps Lockheed F-35B.
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Fatal Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey Crash in Australia
A US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft has crashed near Melville Island, Australia. The incident was confirmed in a press release issued by the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin.
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German Air Force Retires A340 VIP Jets Over Reliability Issues
The German Air Force says it will retire its two Airbus A340-300 VIP transport aircraft ahead of schedule, following a series of technical problems that forced the cancellation of a foreign minister’s trip to the Asia-Pacific region.
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JetZero Wins $235M Blended Wing Body Contract from US Air Force
The US Air Force has awarded a $235 million contract to JetZero, a Long Beach-based aviation startup, to build and fly a full-scale technology demonstrator for a blended wing body (BWB) aircraft.
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