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A protectionist drone bill made it into the National Defense Authorization Act of 2024, which passed both houses of Congress this week.

Diamond Aircraft launched its first single-engine piston airplane into the European market in 1992 with the two-seat Dimona—later Diamond—DV20 Katana, powered by a Diamond Wankel engine.

In the wake of a rise in China’s intercepts of U.S. aircraft, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said direct communication could keep situations from ‘spiraling out of control.’

During World War II, the all-volunteer group of American mercenary pilots took on Japanese bombers in its first air combat mission to protect China.

At one point during the incident, the J-11 fighter jet was within 10 feet of the bomber.

China is working to rapidly modernize and expand its nuclear forces in the next decade at a pace that “dwarfs previous attempts in both scale and complexity,” the Department of Defense said.

In the past two years, nearly 200 incidents of People’s Liberation Army pilots harassing American aircraft had been documented, according to a Pentagon official.

The Canadian military aircraft and a Chinese jet came within 16 feet of each other over international waters, according to reports.

The electric air taxi manufacturer could launch commercial passenger services as early as this year, which would beat out U.S. and European rivals.

Air Force pilot shortages and an aging fighter fleet are among the challenges the U.S. military confronts amid its response to the Israel-Hamas war and beyond.