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F-22 Pulled From Airshow as War Drains Resources

Quick FactsEventF-22 Raptor demo team cancels New Zealand debutAirshowWarbirds Over Wanaka 2026 (April 3–5, Otago, New Zealand)ReasonUnspecified “operational requirements” — widely believed to be Iran conflictAircraft PulledTwo F-22A Raptors, plus all...

F-15E abbattuto sull'Iran: destino dell'equipaggio sconosciuto.

Aviazione militare, Notizia

Quick FactsEventF-15E Strike Eagle shot down over IranDateApril 3, 2026OperationEpic Fury (ongoing since February 28, 2026)AircraftBoeing F-15E Strike Eagle (two-seat)CrewPilot + Weapon Systems Officer; one rescued, one status unknownSignificanceFirst confirmed US...

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America’s Fighter Fleet Is Ageing Out — And Nobody Has a Plan

Notizia

Quick Facts IssueGuard and Reserve fighter fleets are dangerously old Primary AircraftF-16C/D Fighting Falcon, F-15C/D Eagle, A-10C Thunderbolt II Average AgeMany airframes 35–45 years old Guard/Reserve Share~40% of U.S. fighter capacity Replacement PlanUnclear — F-35...

$6.6 Billion for F-35 Engines: The Contract That Keeps Growing

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Quick Facts Contract Value$6.6 billion EnginePratt & Whitney F135 CoverageTwo production lots (Lots 18 & 19) Aircraft PoweredF-35A (Air Force), F-35B (Marines), F-35C (Navy) Thrust43,000 lbs with afterburner (F135-PW-100) Total F-35s Delivered~1,300+ worldwide...

FAA Writes the Rules for Hydrogen-Powered Flight

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Quick Facts CompanyZeroAvia (HQ: Hollister, California) EngineZA601 — 600 kW hydrogen-electric powertrain How It WorksHydrogen fuel cell generates DC power → inverters → direct-drive electric motor at 2,200 rpm Target Aircraft10- to 20-seat turboprop-class...

Five Weeks and Counting: Kuwait Airport Still Shut by Drones

Notizia

Quick Facts AirportKuwait International Airport (KWI) StatusClosed to commercial flights since late February 2026 CauseRepeated drone strikes linked to Iran conflict DamageRadar systems, fuel storage, Terminal 1 infrastructure Reopening TimelineNone announced...

GCAP’s First Contract: £686 Million for the Sixth-Gen Fighter

Aviazione militare, Notizia

Quick Facts ProgrammeGlobal Combat Air Programme (GCAP) PartnersUnited Kingdom, Italy, Japan Lead CompanyEdgewing (BAE Systems + Leonardo + JAIEC) First Contract Value£686 million (~$912 million) Contract TypeBridge contract through June 2026 Target Delivery2035...

Blue Angels Grounded as Iran War Locks Down Bases

Aviazione militare, Notizia

Quick Facts TeamU.S. Navy Blue Angels AircraftF/A-18E/F Super Hornet (6), C-130J Super Hercules “Fat Albert” (1) 2026 Season StatusMultiple shows cancelled; more cancellations expected ReasonHeightened base security (Iran war) + Fat Albert maintenance Fat...

BUFFs Over Iran: B-52s Now Dropping JDAMs Overland

Aviazione militare, Notizia

Quick Facts OperationEpic Fury (ongoing since Feb 28, 2026) AircraftB-52H Stratofortress WeaponsGBU-31 JDAM (2,000 lb), GBU-38 JDAM (500 lb) CapacityUp to 20 × 2,000 lb JDAMs or 30 × 1,000 lb JDAMs SignificanceFirst overland B-52 bombing runs inside Iran Targets Hit...

Dubai e Doha nel caos: 23.000 voli cancellati a causa del blocco delle rotte in Medio Oriente.

Mondo dell'aviazione, Notizia

The world’s two busiest Middle East hubs seized up in early March 2026. Dubai International, the planet’s top airport for international passengers, went from processing 200,000 travelers a day to canceling flights by the thousands. Hamad International in Doha, the...

Turkey’s AKINCI Drone Fires Precision Bomb Into a Bullseye

Aviazione militare, Notizia

On December 26, 2025, Turkey’s Baykar proved something crucial about the future of warfare: precision-guided munitions fired from unmanned platforms now match anything launched from manned aircraft. The Bayraktar AKINCI, a 6-ton heavy combat drone, completed live-fire...

Asia’s Fuel Panic: Airlines Burning Cash as Oil Hits $195

Notizia

Jet fuel just did something it hasn’t done in a decade. In a matter of weeks, it doubled. Airlines across Asia woke up in mid-March facing a crisis: the Strait of Hormuz—through which nearly 20 percent of the world’s crude oil flows—was becoming a war zone, and every...

F-22 Pulled From Airshow as War Drains Resources

F-15E abbattuto sull'Iran: destino dell'equipaggio sconosciuto.

America’s Fighter Fleet Is Ageing Out — And Nobody Has a Plan

$6.6 Billion for F-35 Engines: The Contract That Keeps Growing

FAA Writes the Rules for Hydrogen-Powered Flight

Five Weeks and Counting: Kuwait Airport Still Shut by Drones

GCAP’s First Contract: £686 Million for the Sixth-Gen Fighter

Blue Angels Grounded as Iran War Locks Down Bases

BUFFs Over Iran: B-52s Now Dropping JDAMs Overland

Dubai e Doha nel caos: 23.000 voli cancellati a causa del blocco delle rotte in Medio Oriente.

Turkey’s AKINCI Drone Fires Precision Bomb Into a Bullseye

Asia’s Fuel Panic: Airlines Burning Cash as Oil Hits $195

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