Military

In 1972, Navy A-4 combat aviator Chuck Sweeney was awarded three separate Distinguished Flying Cross medals for strikes against the North Vietnamese, all conducted in the span of a week.

The DOD’s new Joint Safety Council aims to “bridge the gap between commercial aviation practices and military aviation realities.”

Embraer’s first international Millennium customer plans to take delivery of the twin-engine, multi-mission airlifter next year.

About 400 heavy-lift helicopters were grounded ‘out of an abundance of caution,’ the Army says.

The U.S. Air Force is considering Boeing Australia’s MQ-28 Ghost Bat drone as part of the service’s gameplan to team an unmanned platform with the forthcoming Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter.

The U.S. Air Force’s volunteer auxiliary is set to outfit 36 new aircraft with SiriusXM aviation weather and information services.

The MH-139A Grey Wolf will replace the iconic UH-1N ‘Huey’ for nuclear security missions.

The Airbus Zephyr’s ‘unexpected termination’ comes after it surpassed all known uncrewed aircraft endurance records.

Contracts go to General Electric Aviation, Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract to deliver a containerized flight training device (CFTD) to the U.S. Navy with options for three more.