On 24 October 1919, Frank Nicholas Piasecki, an American engineer and pioneer of rotorcraft aviation, was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Piasecki, the son of Polish immigrants, began his engineering career at a young age. During […]
On 17 October 1922, the first aircraft, a Vought VE-7 biplane, was launched from USS Langley, the first aircraft carrier of the US Navy. Although it was neither the first time an aeroplane had taken […]
Last week, Boeing officially announced that the company had been awarded an additional contract to produce eight more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the United States Air Force. The deal, worth more than $173 million, […]
At the end of September 2025, Boeing delivered the second spacecraft in Viasat´s next generation ultra-high-capacity constellation, the ViaSat-3 F2. Coupled with the Boeing 702MP+ platform, the satellite is designed to add more than 1Tbps […]
On Wednesday, 10th September 2025, the Singaporean government officially announced its decision to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The announcement followed a meeting held that day at Pentagon between Chan Chun […]
In June 2025, four months ahead of schedule, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully completed the MQ-28 Ghost Bat test programme. According to the company, the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) proved its […]
On 5th September 1934, the American aviator Wiley Post became the first person to fly in pressure suit, reaching an altitude of 12,000 metres (40,000 feet) over Chicago. Wiley Hardeman Post, born on 22nd November […]
Between 10th and 21st August 2025, more than 350 participants from the US Department of Defense (DOD), industry and partner nations took part in Schriever Wargame 2025 (SW 25) – the unique space exercise, held […]
Canadian Car and Foundry AT-6 Harvard Mk IV (c/n CCF-4-409, SP-YIX, formerly ´51-17227´ of the United States Air Force and ´MM5384´ of the Italian Air Force), performing an evening flying display in the golden light […]
On 29th August 1947, the American experimental rotorcraft XH-20, powered by a ramjet-motor, performed its maiden free flight. In early 1946, development of the experimental ramjet-powered rotorcraft was launched by the McDonnell Aircraft Corporation. Initially, […]
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