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For forty days, Iraq’s skies were empty. No airliners climbed out of Baghdad. No cargo flights departed Basra. No pilgrims flew into Najaf. The entire country’s airspace — closed since February 28, when the first American and Israeli strikes hit Iran —...
Military Aviation, News
The United States Space Force is six years old, has fewer personnel than the New York City Police Department, and just asked Congress for $71 billion. If approved, the 2027 budget request would nearly double the service’s funding in a single year — the most...
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Palmer Luckey sold virtual reality headsets to Facebook for two billion dollars, then used the proceeds to build a defence company that makes autonomous weapons. Now that company — Anduril Industries — is quietly hiring engineers to design missiles that fly faster...
Military Aviation, News
The HH-60W Jolly Green II flew into Iran on April 2 to rescue the crew of a downed F-15E Strike Eagle. It found the pilot, pulled him aboard, and took hits from small arms fire on the way out — wounding crew members but staying airborne. The helicopter did everything...
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Belgium has an unconventional taste in special operations aircraft. While most NATO allies shop for modified business jets or purpose-built gunships, Brussels just placed an order for five Cessna 408 SkyCouriers — a twin-turboprop designed to haul FedEx packages. It...
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At 26,000 feet over the Pacific, a Chilean Air Force KC-135E extended its boom toward a pair of American fighters that no South American nation has ever operated. Two F-35A Lightning IIs from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, locked on, took fuel,...
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Quick Facts Duration47+ days — the Department of Homeland Security has been partially shut down since late February 2026 TSA Officers AffectedApproximately 50,000 — working without pay ResignationsMore than 500 TSA officers have quit since the shutdown began Wait...
Aviation World, News
Quick Facts OrganisationIFALPA — International Federation of Air Line Pilots’ Associations (represents over 100,000 pilots worldwide) DemandPilots must have “final and non-negotiable” authority to refuse routes through conflict zones — no exceptions...
Military Aviation, News
Quick Facts Aircraft SelectedPilatus PC-24 “Super Versatile Jet” — twin-engine light jet built in Stans, Switzerland ReplacesSpain’s fleet of Cessna Citation liaison and transport aircraft OperatorsSpanish Air and Space Force (Ejército del Aire y del...
Military Aviation, News
Quick Facts ProgrammeStandoff Attack Weapon (SoAW) — a new air-launched cruise missile designed for affordability and mass production Target Fielding2030–2033 Industry DayJune 17, 2026 — Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Managed ByAir Force Life Cycle Management Center...
Military Aviation, News
Quick Facts AircraftKAI KF-21 Boramae (“Young Hawk”) — South Korea’s first indigenous 4.5-generation fighter TransferPrototype No. 5, valued at 350 billion won ($260 million), to be shipped to Indonesia Total Package600 billion won ($445 million) —...
Military Aviation, News
Related: Warthog’s Last War: A-10s Deploy Before Retirement Quick Facts AircraftFairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II (“Warthog”) New CapabilityProbe Refueling Adapter — converts the A-10’s boom receptacle to accept probe-and-drogue refueling...
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