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When Iranian ballistic missiles and one-way attack drones slammed into Al Udeid, Al Dhafra, and Ali Al Salem during the opening hours of Operation Epic Fury, the Air Force discovered a truth it had known but never fully addressed: its air bases were largely undefended...
Military Aviation, News
Northrop Grumman has delivered the first production unit of a navigation system designed to solve one of modern air combat’s most dangerous problems: what happens when the enemy jams your GPS. The Embedded GPS/Inertial Navigation System Modernisation, designated...
Military Aviation, News
The Air Force just admitted what critics have been saying for years: the B-21 Raider is not coming fast enough. In its latest budget submission, the service revealed plans to spend nearly $1.7 billion over the next five years modernising the B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit...
Military Aviation, News
On the night of April 25–26, Ukraine’s Security Service launched one of its most coordinated single-night operations of the entire war. SBU Special Operations Centre Alpha sent waves of attack drones against two of Russia’s most critical military...
Military Aviation, News
For the first time in 23 years, three American supercarriers are operating simultaneously in the Middle East. USS Gerald R. Ford holds station in the Red Sea. USS Abraham Lincoln patrols the Arabian Sea. USS George H.W. Bush has joined them in the Gulf region....
Aviation World, News
Boeing’s best-selling jet is finally accelerating. CEO Kelly Ortberg confirmed during the company’s Q1 2026 earnings call that 737 MAX production will reach 47 aircraft per month this summer — up from 42 — with a target of 53 per month by year’s end....
Aviation World, News
The war in Iran is reaching Canadian travellers at the departure gate. Air Transat, Canada’s leisure airline of choice for sun-seekers headed to Europe and the Caribbean, has announced a six percent capacity reduction for summer 2026 — cancelling 129 flights...
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The airline industry has a maths problem it cannot solve fast enough. In 2026, the United States is short approximately 24,000 pilots — the widest gap between supply and demand since the post-pandemic travel boom began. Airlines are hiring aggressively, flight schools...
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Somewhere over the Persian Gulf, a widebody airliner’s navigation system suddenly decided it was parked at a nuclear power plant. Not approaching one. Not near one. Parked on top of it. The crew, trained for exactly this kind of absurdity, ignored the display...
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The federal agency responsible for keeping American skies safe cannot keep its own computers safe. That is the blunt conclusion of a Department of Transportation Inspector General audit published in April 2026, which found that the FAA has failed to implement 1,836...
Aviation World, News
On a bright morning at Bordeaux-Mérignac, the doors of Dassault Aviation’s final assembly hall rolled open to reveal something the business aviation world has been waiting five years to see. The Falcon 10X — the widest-cabin business jet ever designed by a...
Aviation World, News
Korean Air just placed the largest widebody order any Asian carrier has ever given Boeing. One hundred and three aircraft. Thirty-six billion dollars at list prices. Deliveries stretching from 2026 to 2039. This is not a fleet refresh — it is a complete transformation...
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