Air Force

The center is expected to open for government and commercial use in late 2024, beginning with a single site at Syracuse Hancock International Airport (KSYR).

The $2.3 billion deal increases Boeing’s current orders for the aerial refuelers to 153 aircraft.

U.S. military Osprey operations continue despite Japan’s call to temporarily ground the tiltrotor aircraft.

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.