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China has approved the commercial operation of autonomous passenger drones for the first time, with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) issuing Operator Certificates (OC) to two companies—EHang Holdings and Heyi Aviation. The certification allows them to conduct passenger flights using pilotless aerial vehicles within approved airspace
Retired British Air Marshal Greg Bagwell has shot down fears of a U.S
An upgraded version of China's JL-9 carrier trainer jet features newly added wingtip split rudders which obviates the need for a tail parachute and could be applied to future stealth aircraft. The JL-9 trainer with the wingtip rudders was revealed in a PLA Navy video report showed JL-9 trainer jets in action, with one deploying wingtip split rudders during landing
India's Ministry of Defence has finalized a contract worth INR 62,700 crore ($7.2 billion) with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 156 Prachand Light Combat Helicopters (LCH), marking the largest helicopter acquisition in the country's history
The Avalon Airshow resumed on Saturday after a stunt plane crash involving veteran pilot Glenn Collins during an aerobatic display on Friday evening. Collins, a member of Paul Bennet Airshows' Sky Aces team, crashed his Pitts aircraft on the tarmac around 5:15 p
The French Armaments Directorate General (DGA) has delivered the first three unprotected VLTP (Multipurpose Light Tactical Vehicle) medical vehicles to the armed forces on March 26, 2025. These vehicles, ordered in December 2023 through the UGAP public purchasing center from Ford and French SME BSE, are part of the DGAs reactive acquisition force (FAR)
Pro Patria Electronics Ltd., a Hungarian defense technology company, has secured a contract to supply passive radar systems to Estonia after winning a procurement process led by the Estonian Centre for Defence Investments (ECDI)
A new video of China's sixth-generation fighter jet, the Chengdu J-36, has surfaced online, providing the clearest view yet of the aircraft and reinforcing its existence. The footage, which shows the jet in flight and landing at Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC), follows the fighters third test flight on March 25, 2025
The United States has deployed multiple B-2 Spirit stealth bombers to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, alongside aerial refueling tankers and support aircraft, amid escalating tensions with Iran and the Houthis in Yemen. The move follows President Donald Trumps two-month deadline for nuclear negotiations with Tehran and his administrations intensified military stance against Houthi attacks on Red Sea shipping