Thursday, October 8, 2026
Why An F-35 Canopy Ending Up In China Is Still A Big Deal
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Why An F-35 Canopy Ending Up In China Is Still A Big Deal

An F-35 canopy won’t give away the secrets of the entire aircraft, but its radar-absorbent coating and construction could still provide valuable intelligence about the 5th generation jet’s Low Observable technology. As you probably already know by now, a shipment of unserviceable F-35 components, including a canopy, was mistakenly routed through Hong Kong while being…

French Rafales Return to Japan for PEGASE 2026
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French Rafales Return to Japan for PEGASE 2026

Four Rafale F4s, supported by three A330 MRTTs and two A400Ms, stopped over at Hyakuri Air Base during the latest edition of the PEGASE long-range airpower projection mission. The Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (AAE) aircraft were deployed as part of PÉGASE 26, the seventh edition of France’s long-range air-power projection mission. The deployment…

NSA Located a Classified QAnon-Related Record — All Three Pages Were Withheld
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NSA Located a Classified QAnon-Related Record — All Three Pages Were Withheld

A Freedom of Information Act request seeking National Security Agency records mentioning or cross-referencing QAnon has produced a limited set of material: an internal employee discussion in which QAnon was invoked casually as a joke, records associated with an earlier FOIA request filed by The Black Vault, and, more significantly, confirmation that the NSA located…

Canada’s First F-35 Conducts Maiden Flight
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Canada’s First F-35 Conducts Maiden Flight

The Royal Canadian Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II flew for the first time, marking a milestone in Canada’s controversial fighter acquisition program to replace the CF-188 Hornet fleet. The first F-35A Lightning II destined for Canada has conducted its maiden flight from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, where Lockheed Martin’s…

Dassault Tests Rafale with New AI Technologies for Crew Support
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Dassault Tests Rafale with New AI Technologies for Crew Support

The flight tests support Dassault Aviation’s efforts to integrate AI into the Rafale cockpit as France advances development of the F5 standard. The Rafale fighter has been flight-tested with two new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies designed to support the human crew, which could potentially be included in future upgrades for the fighter, Dassault Aviation announced…

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Legion IRST Networking with Pod-to-Pod Data Link
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Lockheed Martin Demonstrates Legion IRST Networking with Pod-to-Pod Data Link

The new capability allows two F-16s equipped with Legion sensor pods to share tracking data, improving track accuracy and enabling near-instantaneous passive ranging against multiple airborne targets. Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a new networking capability with a dedicated datalink for its Legion infrared search-and-track (IRST) sensor pod. During the test, two pods were connected through…

€26M, €27M or €28M? Comparing Azimut, Baglietto and Benetti
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€26M, €27M or €28M? Comparing Azimut, Baglietto and Benetti

To get a quote for your vessel from Keane Specialty Insurance: https://keanespecialty.com/get-a-quote/ Watch our YouTube channels: @YachtsForSaleBlog Yachts For Sale Blog @YachtsForCharter Yachts For Charter @YachtBuilders Yacht Builders @YachtPodcasts The Yacht Podcast Fresh from the Cannes Yachting Festival, David Seal starts a new series comparing some of the most interesting yachts he saw at the…

NSA Releases 1966 Secret Study on “Coupon Collecting and Cryptology” After Nine-Year FOIA Wait
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NSA Releases 1966 Secret Study on “Coupon Collecting and Cryptology” After Nine-Year FOIA Wait

A mathematical study published inside the National Security Agency six decades ago has been released through the Freedom of Information Act, more than nine years after The Black Vault requested it. The paper, “Coupon Collecting and Cryptology,” was written by Marie Capozza and published in the Fall 1966 edition of the NSA Technical Journal. Although…