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Last Updated: Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, 6:22 PM PST
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Varda’s second mission launches with U.S. Air Force payload
By SpaceNews.com: The company’s W-2 capsule launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-12 rideshare mission.
Varda Launches Second Mission With AFRL, NASA Payloads
Leutenant Colonel David Hamilton, the last surviving C-47 pilot who flew pathfinding paratroopers into France during the 1944 D-Day invasion, died January 5th at the age of 102
By Air & Space Forces Mag: Lt. Col. David Hamilton, a C-47 pilot who flew pathfinding paratroopers into France during the 1944 D-Day invasion, died Jan. 5 at 102.
US Air National Guard A-10s Stuck for Two Months at NAS Sigonella Waiting for Repairs
By The Aviationist: Six A-10C jets of the U.S. Air National Guard have been stuck in Italy since November 2024, waiting for spare parts before the transoceanic flight that.
Skyryse targets potential Black Hawk helicopter applications in U.S. Army partnership
By Vertical Mag: This collaboration aims to explore and integrate SkyOS to enhance the safety, simplicity, and operational efficiency of aircraft such as the UH-60 Black Hawk for military applications.
Raytheon to provide US Navy SM-6 missile under $333M deal
By AeroTime: RTX’s Raytheon has been awarded a $333 million contract by the US Navy to produce SM-6 Block IA missiles.
US Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall Predicts Bigger, Stronger Space Force By 2050
By Payload: “Space is going to be the decisive domain. The ability of the entire joint force to project power depends upon our success in space,” he said in his final think tank engagement as Air Force secretary.
UK Emphasizes Need To Arm Tempest Stealth Fighter With Larger, Longer Range Air-To-Air Missiles
By The War Zone: Giving the Tempest ‘bigger sticks’ is seen as critical to keeping pace with adversary developments, particularly the rapid pace of China’s airpower evolution.