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China tests helicopter with coaxial rotors inspired by the S-97 and SB-1 Defiant

New images circulating on Chinese social networks indicate that China may be testing a second demonstrator of a compound helicopter based on the coaxial rotor and rear propulsor architecture, a ...
The Aviationist on MSN

New Photos Raise Questions About China's Coaxial-Rotor Helicopter Knockoff

New images recently emerged raise the possibility that China has built another compound helicopter demonstrator, following ...
The Aviationist on MSN

New images of China's S-97 Raider knockoff reportedly emerge

The Chinese clone of the Sikorsky S-97 Raider compound helicopter appeared again in a video recently emerged online. Months ...
Defense Daily

First Air Force Sentinel Flight Test From Pad Planned Next Year; Service Breaking Ground On Prototype Silo

The Air Force is to start construction this month of a prototype silo for the Sentinel LGM-35A future ICBM by Northrop ...
AeroTime

Boeing’s last 787-8 test aircraft ‘ZA004’ retires to the Arizona desert

Boeing’s last 787-8 Dreamliner test aircraft ‘ZA004’ has retired to the Arizona desert after performing more than 670 test flights over 16 years of service.
Flightglobal

Shield AI begins windtunnel testing X-Bat autonomous fighter

Shield AI, the American start-up best known for its autonomy software, is progressing through testing of its new uncrewed tactical aircraft. The company in October 2025 unveiled the autonomous jet, ...
Aviation Week

NASA Preps SLS, Orion For Crewed Flight Test Around The Moon

The Artemis II astronauts are (from left) commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, mission specialist Christina Koch, all with NASA, and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen, with the Canadian Space ...
Flightglobal

PD-8 engine passes bird-impact testing at Saturn facility

Russia’s Aviadvigatel PD-8 engine for the Yakovlev SJ-100 has passed bird-impact testing, advancing its certification progress. The engine is intended to replace the PowerJet SaM146 introduced on the ...
Space.com

SpaceX targeting mid-March for 1st flight of bigger, more powerful Starship 'Version 3,' Elon Musk says

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The New York Times

E.P.A. Promises a Ban on Animal Testing by 2035

Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, revived a plan created during the first Trump administration to end the testing of chemicals on mammals. By Lisa Friedman The Environmental Protection Agency will ...
The New York Times

Explained: How Formula 1’s first 2026 test will work — and why you can’t watch it

Sergio Perez testing for Red Bull during the 2022 preseason F1 test in Barcelona. LLUIS GENE / Getty Images After a short offseason and the biggest set of car design rule changes in recent history, ...
WKYC3

NASA test pilot visits Cleveland after X-59 plane takes its first flight: Growing STEM

CLEVELAND — The X-59 is a one-of-a-kind aircraft. And that same can be said about its test pilot, Nils Larson. "Flying the airplane is exciting, but that engineering is really exciting as well,” said ...