DARPA’s new X-76: the speed of a jet, the freedom of a helicopter | DARPA

SPRINT X-76 enters build phase to demonstrate runway-independent, high-speed flight

https://www.darpa.mil/news/2026/darpa-new-x-76-speed-of-jet-freedom-of-helicopter

NTSB Member Says He Was Fired by White House

A National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) member who became the public face of the agency's response to the fatal midair collision over Washington, D.C., last year was apparently fired by the White House late last week.

https://www.flyingmag.com/ntsb-member-says-he-was-fired-by-white-house/

GE Aerospace Awarded Defense Logistics Agency Contract to Increase U.S. Air Force J85 Engine Readiness | GE Aerospace News

https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/ge-aerospace-awarded-defense-logistics-agency-contract-increase-us-air-force-j85

GE Aerospace to Invest Another $1B in U.S. Manufacturing | GE Aerospace News

https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/ge-aerospace-invest-another-1b-us-manufacturing

Airbus has inaugurated a state-of-the-art technolo | Airbus

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-03-airbus-scales-up-make-in-india-with-new-5000-seater-technology-centre-in-bengaluru

Embraer E-Freighter Makes European Debut as Bridges Air Cargo Launches Commercial Operations – Aviation News

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/03/embraer-e-freighter-makes-european-debut-as-bridges-air-cargo-launches-commercial-operations/

EU deploys rescEU aircraft for first time to repatriate citizens from Middle East

https://www.aviation24.be/airports/muscat-airport-mct/eu-deploys-resceu-aircraft-for-first-time-to-repatriate-citizens-from-middle-east/

FCAS fighter jet drama reveals Berlin's deepening ties to defence sector | Euractiv

https://www.euractiv.com/news/fcas-fighter-jet-drama-reveals-berlins-deepening-ties-to-defence-sector/

Boeing’s recovery leads to higher executive — and employee — pay

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeings-recovery-leads-to-higher-executive-and-employee-pay/

Typhoon Spotted Loaded With cUAS Rocket Pods for the First Time

https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/06/typhoon-spotted-rocket-pods-first-time/

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1. https://www.janes.com/osint-insights/defence-news/air/dsei-2025-bae-systems-assessing-c-uas-weapons-for-typhoon
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpAvvj0pLc4

UK Typhoons, Wildcats, and Merlin Deployed to Bolster Counter-Drone Defences

https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/07/uk-typhoons-wildcats-merlin-deployed-east/

Israeli Air Force Strikes Iranian F-14 Tomcat Fleet at Isfahan Air Base

https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/08/iranian-f-14-fleet-update/

France Extends Nuclear Deterrence to European Allies – What Does This Mean for European Security?

https://theaviationist.com/2026/03/08/france-extends-nuclear-deterrence/

Volunteer Medics Will Fly This One-of-a-Kind eVTOL

[...]the project aims to accelerate emergency response times for "critical care calls." The aircraft—which lifts off vertically like a helicopter but cruises on fixed tandem wings—will soar over traffic and terrain, the idea being for it to escort first responders to the scene before an ambulance arrives.[…] Continue reading https://www.flyingmag.com/electric-aircraft-emergency-medical-services/

Extra Mirage 2000-5 fighters to boost Ukrainian air force’s defences

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/extra-mirage-2000-5-fighters-to-boost-ukrainian-air-forces-defences/166554.article

Embraer targets 100 E-Jet deliveries annually by 2028

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/embraer-targets-100-e-jet-deliveries-annually-by-2028/166563.article

Australia protests unsafe Chinese naval helicopter intercept over Yellow Sea

https://www.flightglobal.com/helicopters/australia-protests-unsafe-chinese-naval-helicopter-intercept-over-yellow-sea/166572.article

Singapore Bolsters Maritime Defense Capabilities with Gulfstream G550-MSA Acquisition

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/03/singapore-bolsters-maritime-defense-capabilities-with-gulfstream-g550-msa-acquisition/

Switzerland Reduces F-35 Fighter Jet Order to Around 30 Aircraft Amid Rising Costs

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/03/switzerland-reduces-f-35-fighter-jet-order-to-around-30-aircraft-amid-rising-costs/

Boeing Nears Historic 500-Aircraft 737 MAX Deal With China

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/03/boeing-nears-historic-500-aircraft-737-max-deal-with-china/

Leonardo’s AW249 Fenice Attack Helicopter Set for Impending Italian Army Delivery

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/03/leonardos-aw249-fenice-attack-helicopter-set-for-impending-italian-army-delivery/

New search for MH370 wreckage yields no results

https://www.aviation24.be/airlines/malaysia-airlines/mh370/new-search-for-mh370-wreckage-yields-no-results/