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Raytheon gets $2 billion U.S. Air Force contract for nuclear cruise missile FILE PHOTO: The Raytheon stand is seen at the 53rd International Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France June 21, 2019. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol/File Photo July 1, 2021 (Reuters) -Raytheon Technologies Corp has been awarded an about $2 billion contract by the U.S. Air Force to develop and make a nuclear-armed cruise missile, the U.S. aerospace maker said on Thursday. The long-range standoff weapon (LRSO)...

French unions call token public strikes in railway and airports The French trade unions called a one-day strike among some railway workers yesterday and the first day of a five-day strike by staff at both Charles de Gaulle and Orly airports in Paris. Unions did not release a statement on the number of workers participating in the strike action at the Paris airports. At 11:00 a.m., the general secretary of the National Union of Autonomous Trade Unions’ (UNSA) Paris airport branch, Laurent Gass...

(ATR) German company Volocopter wants its electric air taxi to be in service in time for the 2024 Summer Games.

French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation has introduced the Falcon 10X, a new high-speed, ultra-long-range business jet.

A return to passenger supersonic flight is still many years off, if it ever happens. But you can pretend to fly at Mach speed now by seeing a Concorde in person.

Aquila Data Enabler, in partnership with the Quartz laboratory (ISAE-Supméca), wins the "AI for Industry 2021" challenge co-organized by the Paris Region and Dassault Aviation Paris-Le Bourget, May

This date has amazingly two great milestones in aviation history. The first is Charles Lindberg’s solo crossing of the Atlantic in 1927. Then five years to the day, Amelia Earhart...

( A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof ) – Polish proverb We are battered about the head with generous ladleful’s of the aeronautical accomplishments of Britain and the United States. Those after marginally more specialised histories can readily leave the high street and find plentiful shady backstreet dealers to satisfy the more demanding palates of those wishing to gorge on French, Soviet or even Swedish subjects. But some absolutely fascinating tales from other nati...

Details Written by John Grimaldi and David Bruce Smith Washington, DC - History Matters: A biweekly feature courtesy of The Grateful American Book Prize Showing our children that their past is prelude to their future.  May 16 to May 31 The Lincoln-Douglas debates pushed the possibility of a Lincoln presidency into inevitability. Positioned against Senator Stephen Douglas of Illinois in a sequence of debates during re-election year, Douglas insisted the legality of slaver...

Hydrogen-Powered Hyundai Nexo Sets World Record With 551.5-Mile One Tank Journey 14 May 2021, 9:06 UTC · by 29 photos Behind the wheel of the Korean crossover was none other than Australian rally driver Brendan Reeves, who started his journey with the Nexo from the Essendon Fields in Melbourne. After driving as efficiently as possible for 501 miles (807 km), he arrived in Broken Hill with plenty of range still available according to the vehicle’s trip computer. He then continued drivin...