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B-21 Raider operational test flights signal stealth bomber readiness

The United States Air Force’s next-generation stealth bomber is hitting unprecedented milestones that defense experts are ...
Aviation Today

Navy’s MQ-25A Unmanned Tanker Finishes First Test Flight

The first Boeing MQ-25A Stingray carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft conducted its first flight test on April 25, a year later than previously planned, the Navy and Boeing revealed on April 27. The ...
WLWT

GE Aerospace’s 747 flight test plane visits Cincinnati

GE Aerospace in Cincinnati is using a 747 aircraft as a flying laboratory to test jet engines under extreme conditions, pushing new designs to their limits to ensure safety and performance. “We are ...
Scientific American

An electric air taxi passes its hardest test. When can passengers fly?

On the morning of April 14, 2026, at Cotswold Airport in southwest England, a test pilot rose straight into the air. He was testing the VX4—an electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, ...