A New Class of Aircraft Just Became Legal

A New Class of Aircraft Just Became Legal

On 24 July, a rule two decades in the making rewrote what counts as a light-sport aircraft in America — and, with it, what a beginner pilot is allowed to fly. MOSAIC, the Modernization of Special Airworthiness Certification, tears up the light-sport definition...
The FAA Ends the 5G Fight With the Cockpit

The FAA Ends the 5G Fight With the Cockpit

For four years a quiet turf war has run between the companies building 5G networks and the people who land airplanes. On 24 July, the FAA moved to end it. The agency is issuing a final rule requiring aircraft radio altimeters to shrug off interference from 5G signals...
Russia Loses a Su-57 Near Moscow

Russia Loses a Su-57 Near Moscow

A Russian fifth-generation fighter came down west of Moscow on 23 July. The pilot ejected and survived; the aircraft did not. Russian media identified the jet as a Sukhoi Su-57, the country’s newest stealth fighter. The Defence Ministry confirmed that it had lost an...
Six Flags, One Submarine Hunter

Six Flags, One Submarine Hunter

Hunting a submarine is a team sport. This year, at the world’s largest naval exercise, the team stopped stopping at national borders — and started sharing the same aircraft.For the first time at RIMPAC, the U.S. Navy is flying mixed multinational crews...