Ceremony Celebrated The Navy's Longest-Running Tactical Aircraft Program

The F/A-18 Hornet community celebrated the 35th anniversary of the aircraft's first flight during a ceremony Dec. 9 in the Rear Adm. William A. Moffett building atrium at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, MD.

One Of Eight Aircraft Purchased In July Of 2012

The Italian Police has taken delivery of a fifth AW139 intermediate twin engine helicopter which will be based in Reggio Calabria. The contract, which was signed in July last year, includes a total of eight AW139 helicopters.

CubeSats Launched As An Auxiliary Payload Aboard Atlas V Rocket

With help from NASA, four student-built CubeSat research satellites launched into space Friday from the California coast as part of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative. The CubeSats were included as auxiliary payloads aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket that lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Lompoc, CA at 2314 PST Dec. 5 carrying the National Reconnaissance Office's NROL-39 satellite.

High Ridge In Antarctica Can Reach -133.6 Degrees Fahrenheit

What is the coldest place on Earth? It is a high ridge in Antarctica on the East Antarctic Plateau where temperatures in several hollows can dip below minus 133.6 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 92 degrees Celsius) on a clear winter night.

Airline Says New Regulations Making Qualified Pilots Difficult To Find

Airlines serving small markets are canceling more and more flights these days, and the culprit, according to the carriers, is new regulations boosting flight time requirements for first officers.

London Mayor's Vision For 'Boris Island' May Not Be On Airports Commission Expansion Shortlist

The Thames estuary airport, which would be built on a man-made island floating in the river, is reportedly on the bubble with the U.K. Airports Commission as it looks at expansion plans for the region.

Was Traveling To Anniversary Ceremony But Got Delayed In LA

As an 18-year-old serving in the U.S. Navy, Ewalt "Walt" Shatz, now 90, was credited with shooting down a Japanese airplane with an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor.

WTO Meetings In Bali Produced Deal With $1 Trillion In Potential Global Economic Impact

After several days of meetings, the World Trade Organization (WTO) reached agreement on a package of issues designed to streamline trade, allow developing countries more options for providing food security, boost least developed countries’ trade and help development more generally.

Fanned Out 'Stormtroopers' Across Washington, D.C. As Part Of The Effort

A group hoping to establish a "Museum of Science Fiction" in Washington, D.C. is near the end of a crowdfunding effort that it hopes will result in a storefront preview location somewhere in or near the Nation’s Capital. And as part of the effort the group on December 1 sent stormtroopers to the U.S. Capitol Building and other locations to raise awareness for the campaign.

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We're all pretty excited about the new website design here at ANN, but we HAVE heard from some of you that you liked the way that content was displayed on the old site.  We hear you, and before you chuck your bitgrinder out a 5th story window, you should know that there are several ways that you can view your Aero-Content.