The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released 20 pages of training materials concerning the collection, processing, and analysis of biological evidence following fatal aviation accidents. The…
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Larry W. Bryant was a UFO researcher, writer, and government transparency advocate who pursued federal records through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). His work…
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The Gripen F, the twin-seater variant of the Gripen E, conducted its first flight from Saab’s airfield in Linköping. Saab has announced the successful first flight of the Gripen F, the twin-seater variant of the Gripen E fighter jet, on Aug. 28, 2026. The aircraft took off at 09:40 local time from Saab’s airfield in…
The reported phase out follows years of availability and maintainability problems with Sweden’s NH90 fleet and a decision to expand its UH-60M Black Hawk fleet. Less than a decade after taking delivery of its full fleet of 18 NH90 helicopters, Sweden will begin phasing out nine of its NH90 TTHs (Tactical Transport Helicopters) from 2027,…
The exercise marks the first deployment of Chinese J-16 fighters to Africa and sees them training against Egyptian Rafales and MiG-29M2s. Building on the 2025 edition of the Egyptian-Chinese Eagles of Civilization drills, this year’s exercise sees People Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) J-16s training with Egyptian Air Force (EAF) Rafale and MiG-29M2 fighters. The…
To find out more about LANIAKEA: https://www.northropandjohnson.com/yachts-for-sale/laniakea-87-latitude-yachts In this vlog, David compares the Sunreef Ultima 88, JFA Long Island 86 Power and Latitude Yachts LANIAKEA .Three impressive motor cats with very different approaches to construction, performance, technology and cruising. The comparison begins with LANIAKEA, a 26.7-metre carbon-fibre power catamaran built by Latitude Yachts in Riga,…
An MH-60 Black Hawk of the U.S. Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment crashed in a wooded area in Colorado, and the crew was able to escape without injuries. A U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk, assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), has crashed in Colorado on Aug. 25, 2026. The crew was…
A U.S. Air Force C-17 was noted making an unusual journey into Russian airspace on Aug. 25, 2026 shortly before U.S. media outlets broke the story that CIA Director John Ratcliffe was in Moscow for undisclosed talks. The C-17 Globemaster III, flying under Air Mobility Command (AMC) callsign REACH 4555 (four digit callsigns have been…
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham cleared MBDA to release classified technical data to Ukraine on UK components used in the Storm Shadow in exchange for access to Avengers AI Labs. The decision was announced ahead of the Prime Minister’s visit to Kyiv, his first foreign visit since taking office, on Aug. 24, 2026, and allows…
In an obscure and perhaps less glorious role, Britain’s well-known World War 2 fighter excelled at important photo-reconnaissance missions while donning some unusual paint schemes. Sometime in 1939, a Royal Air Force (RAF) officer made an observation that the current method of utilizing modified bombers, which were heavy and slow, for photo reconnaissance missions was…
The MB-339, one of the most recognizable symbols of Italian aviation, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight. The Italian-made MB-339 jet trainer turned 50 on Aug. 12, 2026. The aircraft took to the skies for the first time from the Aermacchi facilities in Venegono, near Varese in northern Italy. The two-seat jet trainer…
Unveiled at the recent ILA Berlin air show, the Cobra 600 is a jet-powered uncrewed aircraft developed by Polaris to carry and launch a Diehl Defense IRIS-T air-to-air missile. The prototype for Diehl Defense’s Cobra 600 drone-based air defense system has made its first flight, the German aerospace startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge announced on Aug. 22,…
