Date of sighting: Oct 2, 2026Location of sighting: Snohomish, Washington, USASource: NUFORCThis orb was spotted coming over the Washington state mountains last week. The glowing…
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Records released by the National Security Agency to The Black Vault in September 2025, and now being published online by The Black Vault, provide additional…
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Two gas plants in Siberia were hit by FP-1 attack drones in what is said to be Ukraine’s farthest-reaching strike of the war. Ukraine is claiming to have struck two energy infrastructure sites roughly 1,800 miles (2,900km) inside Russian territory. Kyiv reported the operation on 9 September, saying natural gas processing plants in the Yamalo-Nenets…
Twinjet is due for delivery to Tashkent before year-end. Embraer has released first images of its lead of two C-390 tactical transports on order for Uzbekistan. Released via X on 10 September, pictures show the twinjet airlifter inside a hangar already sporting its grey paint scheme and Uzbekistan air force markings. Its tail shows the…
Both carriers are the latest in a growing number of airlines offering Starlink Wi-Fi service. Korean Air and Asiana Airlines will offer its passengers free in-flight wireless internet service, though a partnership with Starlink. The two carriers will begin operating aircraft retrofitted with the in-flight Wi-Fi service from 15 September. On Korean Air, it will…
Aircraft will be delivered between 2033 and 2034. Vietnam Airlines has signed a memorandum of understanding with Airbus for a provisional order of five Airbus A350-900s, as part of wider fleet expansion plans. Under the agreement, both Airbus and Vietnam Airlines will “conduct further studies and assessments and work to finalise the relevant terms” of…
Technology advancements will make composites feasible for high-rate narrowbody production programmes, Hexcel CEO Gentile says. The chief executive of carbon-fibre supplier Hexcel is confident Airbus and Boeing will take the fairly revolutionary step of designing their next-generation narrowbody jets not only with composite wings, but also composite fuselages. Speaking on 9 September, CEO Tom Gentile…
The start-up has already broken the sound barrier with its Mk 2.1 jet. US hypersonic developer Hermeus has received regulatory approval to conduct supersonic flights with its latest aircraft design. A notice from the US Federal Aviation Administration to be published on 11 September grants special flight authorisation for Hermeus to exceed Mach 1 with…
The new design comes in response to a US Air Force search for a low-cost uncrewed strike platform. Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) has revealed the first renderings of a new concept vehicle intended as a successor to the company’s popular MQ-9 family. Dubbed the Wildfire, the clean-sheet design will incorporate “lower-cost…
The new A320neos will be delivered in 2029. Lessor BOC Aviation has entered into a sale-and-leaseback transaction with Colombian operator Avianca. The deal covers 12 Airbus A320neos that will be delivered in 2029, and will be powered by CFM International Leap-1A engines. The aircraft are likely from a wider commitment that parent Abra Group has…
Black will oversee “shaping the industrial footprint for Boeing’s next commercial jet”, Boeing commercial CEO Stephanie Pope says in an internal message. Sean Black, the former leader of Boeing’s recently acquired Wichita manufacturing site, will oversee aircraft design and production system development for the company’s next commercial aircraft. Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) chief executive Stephanie…
All Nippon Airways twinjet had just touched down after Cat III autoland approach in fog. US investigators have determined that a Boeing 787-9 captain inadvertently activated the take-off/go-around switch during touchdown at Houston, causing the twinjet to pitch up and sustain a tail-strike. The All Nippon Airways twinjet, arriving from Tokyo Haneda on 27 February…
