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Republic, BETA and Signature Aviation complete three-day electric flight demos at Kissimmee Gateway, following prior winter camp

Republic Airways and its Brickyard Connection subsidiary, alongside BETA Technologies and Signature Aviation, completed a three-day electric flight demonstration campaign at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Florida. Testing followed earlier cold-weather demos in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, with hot-and-humid conditions forming the next validation step.

2026-05-21T07:45:56.941758-07:00

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AutoFlight and Alatau Advance Air Group complete Central Asia’s first ton-class eVTOL demo flight in Kazakhstan, with a planned

2026-05-21T08:41:50.870728-07:00

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SpaceX targets May 21 Starship Flight 12 with Starship V3 hardware, Raptor 3 engines and Pad 2 for a first payload deployment te

2026-05-20T04:45:30.703693-07:00

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US Navy EA-18G Growlers collide midair at Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely

2026-05-17T12:51:13.509349-07:00

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AutoFlight and Alatau Advance Air Group complete Central Asia’s first ton-class eVTOL demo flight in Kazakhstan, with a planned AutoFlight and Alatau Advance Air Group (AAAG) teamed up for Central Asia’s first electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) demonstration in Alatau City, including a first ton-class eVTOL flight. AAAG has already purchased and paid for large-scale aircraft, signing for 50 AutoFlight eVTOLs as Almaty Region vertiport networks are planned.

2026-05-21T08:41:50.870728-07:00

AutoFlight and Alatau Advance Air Group complete Central Asia’s first ton-class eVTOL demo flight in Kazakhstan, with a planned

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Republic, BETA and Signature Aviation complete three-day electric flight demos at Kissimmee Gateway, following prior winter camp Republic Airways and its Brickyard Connection subsidiary, alongside BETA Technologies and Signature Aviation, completed a three-day electric flight demonstration campaign at Kissimmee Gateway Airport in Florida. Testing followed earlier cold-weather demos in Burlington, Vermont and Plattsburgh, New York, with hot-and-humid conditions forming the next validation step.

2026-05-21T07:45:56.941758-07:00

Republic, BETA and Signature Aviation complete three-day electric flight demos at Kissimmee Gateway, following prior winter camp

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U.S. officials say they’ll be “more prepared” for next WRC on defending spectrum priorities White House officials say the U.S. plans to enter the next World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) “more prepared than ever” to defend its key spectrum priorities. The announcement signals an intensified U.S. position on how future WRC outcomes could shape international spectrum rules and use.

2026-05-20T12:25:50.005550-07:00

U.S. officials say they’ll be “more prepared” for next WRC on defending spectrum priorities

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SpaceX targets May 21 Starship Flight 12 with Starship V3 hardware, Raptor 3 engines and Pad 2 for a first payload deployment te SpaceX is stacking Starship V3 with the upgraded Super Heavy booster at Starbase ahead of Starship Flight 12, targeting May 21. The flight debuts redesigned architecture, Raptor 3 engines and “Pad 2,” paired with the first payload deployment test for the new configuration. SpaceX says it has sunk more than $15 billion into Starship development.

2026-05-20T04:45:30.703693-07:00

SpaceX targets May 21 Starship Flight 12 with Starship V3 hardware, Raptor 3 engines and Pad 2 for a first payload deployment te

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Canada to replace Snowbirds’ CT-114 Tutor jets with PC-21-based CT-157 Siskin II, pausing displays after the 2026 season Canada has selected the Pilatus PC-21-derived CT-157 Siskin II to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force Snowbirds’ CT-114 Tutor jets. The team will stand down after the 2026 airshow season, with the new turboprops expected to enter service in the early 2030s—meaning a multi-year gap in flying displays.

2026-05-19T12:10:05.021670-07:00

Canada to replace Snowbirds’ CT-114 Tutor jets with PC-21-based CT-157 Siskin II, pausing displays after the 2026 season

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ADSTAR Summit 2026: DSTG to convene AI-enabled air battle management training discussions in Adelaide (Aug. 4–6, 2026) Australia’s Defence Science and Technology Group (DSTG) will host the Australian Defence Science, Technology and Research Summit (ADSTAR) in Adelaide from Aug. 4–6, 2026. The event will bring government, academia and industry leaders together to discuss defense innovation, including AI-enabled air battle management training.

2026-05-18T06:53:42.129211-07:00

ADSTAR Summit 2026: DSTG to convene AI-enabled air battle management training discussions in Adelaide (Aug. 4–6, 2026)

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U-Space selects Skynopy to run LEO mission ground stations for SOAP and PANDORE, partnering with ESA to trial X-band dynamic mod U-Space has selected Skynopy to provide ground-station services for its two low-Earth-orbit satellites, SOAP and PANDORE. The companies also worked under an ESA PUSH effort to develop and validate X-band dynamic modulation on U-Space’s platforms, with ESA and Skynopy funding the program at no cost to U-Space.

2026-05-18T05:40:07.250951-07:00

U-Space selects Skynopy to run LEO mission ground stations for SOAP and PANDORE, partnering with ESA to trial X-band dynamic mod

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US Navy EA-18G Growlers collide midair at Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely Two US Navy Boeing EA-18G Growlers collided during an air show in Idaho, becoming entangled and plummeting to the ground. Officials said all four crew members ejected safely before the jets crashed, with video showing the aircraft spinning as they fell.

2026-05-17T12:51:13.509349-07:00

US Navy EA-18G Growlers collide midair at Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely

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Republic, BETA and Signature Aviation complete three-day electric flight demos at Kissimmee Gateway, following prior winter camp

AutoFlight and Alatau Advance Air Group complete Central Asia’s first ton-class eVTOL demo flight in Kazakhstan, with a planned

SpaceX targets May 21 Starship Flight 12 with Starship V3 hardware, Raptor 3 engines and Pad 2 for a first payload deployment te

US Navy EA-18G Growlers collide midair at Idaho air show; all four crew eject safely

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