Air Force Receives Its First Electric Air Taxi - Joby Aviation delivered the aircraft, which can carry a pilot and four passengers, to Edw... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/business/air-force-joby-electric-air-taxi.html #militarybasesandinstallations #federalaviationadministration #electricandhybridvehicles #jobyaeroinc(jobyaviation) #airlinesandairplanes #archeraviationinc #defensecontracts #betatechnologies #california #start-ups #pilots

A California Land Mystery Is Solved. Now the Political Fight Begins. - Tech industry investors spent roughly $900 million buying land to build a dream city in a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/29/business/economy/california-land-solano-county.html #realestateandhousing(residential) #militarybasesandinstallations #travisairforcebase(calif) #computersandtheinternet #highnetworthindividuals #realestate(commercial) #areaplanningandrenewal #solanocounty(calif) #landusepolicies

Air Force Tries Virtual Reality to Stem Suicide and Sexual Assault - Officials are hoping that an immersive virtual reality experience aimed at getting airmen... - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/29/us/politics/air-force-vr-virtual-reality.html #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #militarybasesandinstallations #suicidesandsuicideattempts #virtualreality(computers) #headphonesandheadsets #unitedstatesairforce #sexualharassment #sexcrimes

Inside America’s Dysfunctional Trillion-Dollar Fighter-Jet Program - The F-35 was once the Pentagon’s high-profile problem child. Has it finally moved past its reputat... more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/21/magazine/f35-joint-strike-fighter-program.html?emc=rss&partner=rss #unitedstatesdefenseandmilitaryforces #aviationaccidentssafetyanddisasters #militarybasesandinstallations #lockheedmartincorporation #unitedstatesairforce #defensedepartment #militaryaircraft #f-35airplane