Watch: Great Footage from the Deck of the USS Harry S. Truman CVN 75

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) conducts operations on a regularly scheduled deployment. Truman is currently deployed as part of an ongoing rotation of U.S. forces supporting maritime security operations in international water around the globe. Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Scott T Swofford Featured image by US Navy

Boeing Tops Rival Airbus at Opening of Farnborough Airshow with $4.7 Billion Order

Boeing takes round one over rival Airbus. Boeing has started the annual Farnborough Airshow with an order for 14 freight aircraft  valued of $4.7 billion. DHL placed the order for the 777 freighters and acquired purchase rights for seven more freighters, the U.S planemaker said. The latest order follows Boeing’s deal with FedEx unit FedEx Express in […]

Watch: Blackfly Personal Flying Vehicle Already Has Flown over 10,000 Miles in Testing

Marcus Leng calls his invention “a personal aviation vehicle” — an electric aircraft, so easy to fly you don’t need a pilot’s license. “When you press the thumb stick to climb with this you have absolute full control,” Leng said. He claims the single-seat aircraft, with eight small but extremely powerful electric motors, can fly itself, […]

Picture of the Day: CH-53 Super Stallion and a Humvee Aerial Refueling

A CH-53 Super Stallion assigned to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 464, carries a Humvee during an aerial refueling training operation with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234 on Feb. 23, 2017. VMGR-234 assisted HMH-464 in the training to maintain interoperability. Photo By: Lance Cpl. Koby Saunders

Flying Taxi Startups Get Funding from Pentagon Organization

Last year, Kitty Hawk and Joby Aviation received a total of nearly $2m from the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx), a Pentagon organization founded to help America’s military make faster use of emerging technologies. Neither company, nor the DIUx, disclosed the funding at the time. The website for Cora, Kitty Hawk’s experimental air taxi, emphasizes […]