# military aircraft (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover military aircraft. Page: Feed: --- ## [Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/marine-one-near-miss-renews-questions-about-washington-airspace-safety/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. A recent close encounter involving Marine One and a commercial \[…\] The post Marine One Near Miss Renews Questions About Washington Airspace Safety appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap?](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/game-on-can-gamers-help-close-americas-air-traffic-control-gap/) _2026-08-20 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Editor’s Note: To watch John’s video version of this article, click here. America’s air traffic controller shortage has become a numbers game, \[…\] The post Game On: Can Gamers Help Close America’s Air Traffic Control Gap? appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/army-to-test-and-evaluate-elroy-airs-hybrid-electric-vtol-under-new-contract/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ The Army in August awarded a $46.1 million contract to Elroy Air to test and experiment with the company’s Chaparral autonomous hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft for heavy \[…\] The post Army To Test And Evaluate Elroy Air’s Hybrid-Electric VTOL Under New Contract appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/20/pdw-eyes-supplying-parts-to-support-u-s-production-of-one-million-drones-annually/) _2026-08-20 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Performance Drone Works (PDW), which last week received a conditional loan commitment from the Defense Department to supercharge its capacity and capabilities for making key drone components, expects to support domestic \[…\] The post PDW Eyes Supplying Parts To Support U.S. Production Of One Million Drones Annually appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/19/e-2d-block-ii-passes-critical-design-review/) _2026-08-20 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ The Navy and Northrop Grumman this week revealed the Block II upgrade to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye passed a Critical Design Review (CDR) in May, setting the way for flight tests within \[…\] The post E-2D Block II Passes Critical Design Review appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/why-aircraft-lease-rates-refuse-to-come-down/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) Aircraft leasing used to be fairly predictable. Rising interest rates pushed up borrowing costs, lease rates climbed, and airlines paid more to \[…\] The post Why Aircraft Lease Rates Refuse to Come Down appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/the-weather-revolution-how-new-technology-is-changing-the-way-aircraft-fly/) _2026-08-06 · John Persinos · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) For all the advances aviation has made over the past century, one challenge has never gone away: weather. Storms, turbulence, icing, wind \[…\] The post The Weather Revolution: How New Technology Is Changing the Way Aircraft Fly appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/usaf-looks-for-answers-to-remedy-supply-bottlenecks-for-f-15ex-and-f-16-engines/) _2026-08-06 · Frank Wolfe · Aviation Tech Today_ The U.S. Air Force is searching for answers on how to remedy supply chain bottlenecks in building engines for the service’s F-15EX fighter by Boeing and F-16 by Lockheed Martin. The Air \[…\] The post USAF Looks For Answers To Remedy Supply Bottlenecks For F-15EX and F-16 Engines appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/08/06/dod-makes-potential-820-million-loan-commitment-to-drone-company-to-mass-produce-components/) _2026-08-06 · Calvin Biesecker · Aviation Tech Today_ Flexing new authorities to dramatically increase its loan commitments, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) has made a conditional loan commitment of up to $820 million to Performance Drone Works (PDW) \[…\] The post DoD Makes Potential $820 Million Loan Commitment To Drone Company To Mass Produce Components appeared first on Aviation Tech Today . ## [Screen Share With Real Control (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/AYYWYL3zHg7R) _2026-08-06 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control — open source, like Screenhero. ## [Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum](https://www.aviationtoday.com/2026/07/30/boeing-edges-airbus-at-farnborough-as-ortbergs-turnaround-gains-momentum/) _2026-07-30 · Rich Abott · Aviation Tech Today_ Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) The order books at the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow told an encouraging story for Boeing. When the four-day event wrapped up on \[…\] The post Boeing Edges Airbus at Farnborough as Ortberg’s Turnaround Gains Momentum appeared first on Aviation Tech Today .