A Royal Navy Merlin Mk4 helicopter crashed in a field near Sourton, close to Okehampton, in Devon, during a training activity in the early hours of 3 June 2026.
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Ukrainian Navy Mi-8 Shoots Down 12 Russian Shahed Drones in Three Hours
The Ukrainian Naval Aviation operation took place over the sea and used onboard weapons to intercept kamikaze drones, reducing the risk to residential areas while exposing the crew to a high-risk mission.
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US Navy Eliminates Carrier Landing Training in New T-45 Replacement
The United States Navy is implementing a major shift in training new naval aviators by redesigning the requirements for the replacement of the T-45 Goshawk training jet.
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U.S. Navy invests US$ 22.6 million in next-generation helmets
The U.S. Navy has taken another step in modernizing its flight equipment by awarding a US$ 22.6 million contract to Gentex Corporation for the supply of more than 5,000 next-generation helmets for the fleet’s fixed-wing aircraft.
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Royal Navy drone pilot prevents £2.5 million aircraft from crashing in the Gulf of Oman
The quick reflexes of a Royal Navy drone pilot prevented an aircraft valued at £2.5 million from plunging into the ocean during a mission in the Gulf of Oman.
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Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force deploys CH-101 helicopters on Antarctic mission
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force announced the start of operations with CH-101 helicopters as part of the 67th Regional Antarctic Scientific Expedition.
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Virtual demonstration shows F-35 operating with collaborative uncrewed aircraft
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has reached a significant milestone in advancing the integration of the F-35 Lightning II with the U.S. Navy’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program.
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The Netherlands expands naval air fleet with contract for three additional NH90 NFH helicopters
The Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force will receive three new NH90 NATO Frigate Helicopters (NFH) following the signing of a new contract between the Dutch Ministry of Defence, NHIndustries (NHI), and the NATO Helicopter Management Agency (NAHEMA).
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Video: China launches its most advanced aircraft carrier
President Xi Jinping attended the commissioning ceremony of the Fujian, China’s first aircraft carrier equipped with electromagnetic catapults, in Hainan.
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China conducts first test flight of new fighter jet
China conducted the inaugural flight of a new fighter jet, as shown in images recently posted on Chinese social media.
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Two Aircraft from USS Nimitz Crash on the Same Day During Operations in the South China Sea
An F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jet and an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday (26) in two separate incidents, USNI News reported.
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Northrop Grumman reveals concept of the US Navy’s F/A-XX fighter
Northrop Grumman has released a rare conceptual image of its proposal for the F/A-XX, the future sixth-generation carrier-based fighter jet of the United States Navy.
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