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Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister

> #Canada is actively looking at potential alternatives to the U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighter and will hold conversations with rival #aircraft makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said late Friday, just hours after being reappointed to the post as part of Prime Minister #MarkCarney's new cabinet.
cbc.ca/news/politics/f35-blair #F35 #Tariffs #TradeWar #US

Firefighting #rotorcraft shortfall prompts Bell’s 214ST reboot: aviationweek.com/aerospace/air. Aerial #firefighting is an #aerospace niche but it is a critical one. Within that niche, #VTOL aircraft bring unique capabilities. They deliver water and retardant precisely, transport firefighters to remote areas, and perform aerial reconnaissance. VTOLs are essential assets for rapid response and effective wildfire management. 💪🚁 #aircraft #aviation #emergencymanagement #engineering #verticalflight

aviationweek.comFirefighting Rotorcraft Shortfall Prompts Bell’s 214ST Reboot | Aviation Week NetworkAustralia’s McDermott Aviation owns the type certificate to the twin-engine, 8-metric-ton helicopter.

How the XB-1 #aircraft went supersonic without a #sonicboom
In this case, the #BoomSupersonic #XB1 took advantage of a #physics phenomenon called the Mach cutoff. Because sound moves more slowly at higher altitudes, an aircraft breaching the sound barrier at those heights will produce a boom that cannot reach the ground – if the boom moves downward, the increasing speed of sound will deflect it, pushing its shock waves upward instead. newscientist.com/article/24677

New Scientist · How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boomBy Jeremy Hsu

#russian A-50U long-range radar detection #aircraft spotted in the air for the first time in a long time.

The russian federation uses such aircraft to control and direct #strikes on Ukraine with missiles from strategic #aviation.

#russia now enabling its full force of #missile launching abilities now that #Ukraine has lost the #intelligence that kept #russians limited for the past year.

#Trump will be directly responsible for many thousands of #deaths.