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Y otro que se despidió esta semana y pude volar un par de veces: El Cessna A-37B Dragonfly de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya. Un clásico que ya también va dejando los cielos de América Latina.

La misión sino-europea SMILE a punto de despegar.

@thewarzonewire AIM-260 finally breaks cover. That clean four-fin design is pure speed and range. Europe's Meteor is capable but this pushes the gap wider again.

Secretive AIM-260 Air-To-Air Missile Finally Breaks Cover The AIM-260 has been in development for years as a much-needed longer-range successor to the venerable AIM-120 AMRAAM. twz.com/air/secretive-…

@RealAirPower1 Seen this up close on the Harrier at RIAT. That thin explosive line between life and death, embedded right in the acrylic. Incredible engineering.

You usually see these cords on specific aircraft like the Harrier, F-35B, or military trainers - usually aircraft that operate in VTOL modes or at very low altitudes, or have massive, single-piece canopies that are too heavy to jettison quickly. Instead of waiting for the entire frame to blow clear during ejection, the MDC detonates instantly when the handle is pulled, shattering the glass along fault lines. This allows the seat to punch straight through the weakened acrylic. It looks violent, but that's exactly what it's designed to do. 2/2

If you look closely at the canopy of some modern fighters (or even attack helicopters), you will notice a strange, zig-zagging line embedded right in the glass. It may look like an innocent defroster wire, but it’s actually a live explosive device - a Miniature Detonator Cord, or MDC to be exact. In fighter flying, where every single fraction of a second matters during an emergency, this thin explosive cord gives pilots a fighting chance to survive. 1/2

@OmarJPimentel @Starlink @united Brutal 😂 The irony is real.

Getting a @Starlink ad on a @united wide-body that doesn’t have Starlink yet is criminal 😭

I have a pretty damn cool job and a pretty damn cool team. @tectonicdefense, @payloadspace, and [redacted] to the f*cking moon🚀 More news from this squad soon. Watch this space👀

@BillE18314 @Turbinetraveler Fair point, thanks. San Antonio handles the 777 heavy checks. Curious what brought it to PAE then.

@JetSetGomez @Turbinetraveler Actually Everett does not do any major work on the 777 fleet. Those jobs are sent to San Antonio

N774UA has returned to its birthplace in Everett. The world’s oldest Boeing 777 still flying anywhere in the world arrived as UA3821 from San Francisco to Paine Field. This United Airlines aircraft is line number 2 from the factory, seen here with its birthplace in the background. Any idea why it came back to PAE? 📸: TabsAZ

Integration centres before design freeze on AMCA. Design should lead, facilities follow. Not the other way around.

@defrevista Ver los Typhoon en RIAT es otra cosa. Giros que desafían la lógica, todo gracias al FBW corrigiendo a cada milisegundo.

El Eurofighter Typhoon tiene una característica poco común entre los cazas modernos: pese a ser extremadamente ágil, es naturalmente inestable. Eso significa que, aerodinámicamente, el avión tendería a perder control si un piloto intentara volarlo “a mano” como un caza antiguo. Pero justamente esa inestabilidad le da una capacidad de giro y reacción extraordinaria. El secreto está en su sistema digital fly-by-wire, que corrige miles de veces por segundo pequeños movimientos para mantenerlo estable. el3k.short.gy/LbMVxJ-DEF

At a glance AIM-260 seems to be dimensionally similar to AIM-120

14 days and it already feels like a drought. Tells you how fast the bar has moved.

@Astro_SaraG Cierto, pero atraer sin retener no basta. Otros países ya están captando ingenieros españoles porque aquí falta proyección real en el sector espacial.

El sector espacial es cada vez más atractivo para las nuevas generaciones 💪

@Per_Energia 2.310 millones en laudos y la inversión extranjera caída un 52%. Con esta inseguridad jurídica, el talento aeroespacial se va donde hay certidumbre. Fuga de cerebros.

España afronta ya más de 2.310 millones en deuda por los arbitrajes de renovables f.mtr.cool/pknyjmqvai

$EH EHang still seems undervalued. Some investors underestimate how hard it is to bring breakthrough tech to market, especially in aviation. Yes, there are delays, but what they have built is very impressive. I still see a strong long-term opportunity here.

In the event of an emergency evacuation, every second counts. Flight crews are elite safety professionals trained to move passengers off an aircraft in seconds. Passengers must listen to their instructions and exit the aircraft immediately leaving all carry-on items behind. Any delay risks the safety of everyone on board. Leave the luggage!

Calling the GTF crisis 'over' is an MRO mirage. When fleets fly again, they just feed the overhaul pipelines. We're swapping groundings for bottlenecks.

🎙️En nuestro último pódcast de Hablemos de Defensa y Seguridad analizamos con Andalucía Aerospace las claves de ADM Sevilla, el evento B2B de referencia para la cadena de suministro aeroespacial y de defensa que se celebra del 19 al 21 de mayo. tedae.org/hablemos-de-de…

Pedido misterioso. Emirates ya acumula más de 200 unidades del 777X, así que 28 suena a otro operador. Veremos quién se esconde.

60 years of Skyhawk operations in Argentina. The A-4 was one of the most enduring light attack designs ever built. Its retirement marks a complete transition to the F-16AM.

🚨🚨🚨 BREAKING: First Photo Emerges Of AIM-260A JATM Missile Carried By A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet The new AIM-260 JATM was photographed during a test flight out of Eglin Air Force Base, offering the first public look at the highly secretive air-to-air missile. Story: theaviationist.com/2026/05/15/aim…