Valérie André, first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat, dies at 102
Valérie André, a French military officer, brain surgeon, and licensed pilot who was believed to be the first woman to fly helicopter rescue missions in combat zones — during the French-Indochina war ...
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Hemeria, CNES Test Maneuvering Balloon For Military Observation
In November, Hemeria and CNES tested a first Balman from Kourou, the spaceport CNES operates in French Guiana. The 3-hr.
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Drone Manufacturers Scrambling to Keep Up with Growing Demand as Drone Applications Skyrocket
With several countries focusing on the use of commercial drones for postal deliveries, the commercial drone market will witness growth. The US Postal Service is exploring the possibility of ...
Drone Manufacturers Scrambling To Keep Up With Growing Demand As Drone Applications Skyrocket - Financial News Media
With several countries focusing on the use of commercial drones for postal deliveries, the commercial drone market will witness growth. The US Postal Service is exploring the possibility of ...
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Republic Day parade: Tracing India’s annual military display and its costs (1950-2024)
The flight of Air Force’s nine aircraft in ‘Liberator ... led a small group of airmen carrying parachute packs on their backs. A decade later, the boys’ battalion from Gorkha Boys ...
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Farewell to Lieutenant Colonel David Hamilton, the last aviator of the D-Day Pathfinders
Hamilton was a member of the 9th Troop Carrier Command, the unit of airmen that flew the C-47s that dropped American parachutists ... retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1963 with the rank of ...
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Welcoming Peter Copping to Lanvin—A Studio Visit With Fashion’s Newest Most Experienced Hand
With the winds of change—or gale-force gossip, rather—sweeping so ... He’s working on parachute-silk pieces inspired by Katharine Hamnett’s 1980s collections—but also a modern, more ...
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Who Exactly Was D.B. Cooper?
Officials combed the woods, but no trace of a body, or of the parachute or other ... Cooper took his alias from a French-language comic book about a Canadian Air Force pilot.
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Pilot Officer Rawdon Hume Middleton
In February 1942 Middleton was posted to 149 Squadron, Royal Air Force, and began his operational career ... As they approached the French coast the Stirling was again hit by flak but flew on. Now ...
Ukraine gets French Mirage fighter jets, more F-16s from the Netherlands
Ukraine’s Air Force got a boost in its fight against Russia on Thursday with the arrival of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from ...
First French Mirage fighter jets reportedly arrive in Ukraine — here's what they can do
"With Ukrainian pilots trained for several months in France on board, they will now participate in defending Ukraine's sky," ...
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French PM Bayrou says he will force through contentious budget without a vote
French Prime Minister François Bayrou has warned that he will use special executive powers to force his government’s contentious 2025 budget through parliament without a vote – a move that is ...