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J-36: China’s Bizarre 3-Engine, Tailless ‘Tactical Stealth Bomber’
Recent images of China’s mysterious J-36 aircraft reveal a radical “hybrid” design that blends features of a stealth bomber and a high-speed fighter jet, sparking intense debate among analysts. -The ...
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How Cranfield University Will Help Develop Blended Wing Aircraft Testbeds - MSN
Cranfield University is in pursuit of the next big breakthrough in the aviation world. To date, virtually every plane to take flight is the traditional "tube and wing" layout. Like any modern ...
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End of an Era: Italy’s 154th Squadron Transitions from Tornado to F-35A
On July 3, 2025, the 154th Squadron “Red Devils” officially transitioned from the Tornado IDS to the F-35A, becoming the ...
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AIR Partners with EDAG to Develop New Aircraft Structure for Scaled eVTOL Manufacturing of AIR ONE - KELOLAND.com
EDAG delivers AIR ONE's first main structure, launching full-scale assembly and commercial ramp-up for manned and unmanned aircraft variants FORT WORTH, Texas , June 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AIR, a ...
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Delta Air Lines bets on ‘blended-wing’ flight to reduce emissions
Delta Air Lines is backing a startup that wants to design more fuel-efficient, blended-wing-body aircraft in the hopes of reducing its carbon footprint and making air travel more sustainable.
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Lockheed Martin’s C-130J wing structure shows 40% longer lifespan
The Enhanced Service Life center wing box, incorporated into all new C-130J aircraft since 2009, was designed to extend operational life beyond the original wing’s 45,000 Equivalent Flight Hour ...
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JetZero Secures $235M U.S. Air Force Contract As United Airlines Eyes 200 Orders For Revolutionary Blended-Wing Aircraft
JetZero, a blended-wing body aircraft startup, has recently secured a $235 million contract from the U.S. Air Force and major investments from United Airlines UAL and Delta Air Lines DAL.. The ...
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NASA awards ‘sustainable’ aircraft concepts $11.5M
The Advanced Aircraft Concepts for Environmental Sustainability 2050 (AACES) program is an early-stage, long-shot initiative to identify “transformative solutions” that could inch the carbon ...
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SAFE Structure Designs Awarded Contract to Engineer and Manufacture Custom Aircraft Maintenance Crane for the Presidential Aircraft Air Force One and Air Force Two
LAS VEGAS, March 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- S.A.F.E. Structure Designs, a leading aviation maintenance equipment manufacturer and defense contractor, has been awarded a contract by L3Harris ...
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United Invests in JetZero, Could Acquire 200 Blended Wing Body Aircraft - FLYING Magazine
United’s investment in JetZero includes a ‘path’ to acquire as many as 200 blended wing body Z4 aircraft. [Courtesy: United Airlines] United Airlines is looking to add a sleek new airframe ...
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Lockheed Martin’s C-130J wing structure shows 40% longer lifespan
PARIS - Aerospace & defense giant Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT), currently trading at $479.34 with a market capitalization of $112.31 billion, announced Wednesday that testing of its C-130J Super ...
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AIR Partners with EDAG to Develop New Aircraft Structure for Scaled eVTOL Manufacturing of AIR ONE
EDAG delivers AIR ONE's first main structure, launching full-scale assembly and commercial ramp-up for manned and unmanned aircraft variants ...