Air Force

Japan said it would suspend operations of its fleet of 14 Ospreys until the cause of the crash was clarified.

The mishap occurred during a routine training mission offshore of Yakushima Island, Air Force Special Operations Command said.

The manufacturer is developing what it claims will be the first zero-emissions, hydrogen-powered compound helicopter on the market.

The devices, developed in partnership with the Air Force Research Laboratory, will also include night eyewear that allow more natural light.

The company calls the aircraft a turbogenerator-hyrbid electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft—hVTOL, for short—and claims it’s the first of its kind to fly.

The stealth bomber is officially in flight testing, the Air Force confirms.

The FAA and Air Force both have skin in the AAM game, and the two will partner to integrate new designs such as eVTOL or autonomous aircraft.

A small number of pilots will train in F-16 fundamentals over the next several months at Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson.

The modernization effort updates the heavy lift aircraft’s 60-year-old avionics with new flight management systems, autopilot, and digital engine instruments.

Construction on the Covington, Georgia facility, which is expected to produce up to 650 Midnight aircraft per year, is already well underway.