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…
Read MoreThe Air Force’s HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter made its final flight earlier this month. The 129th Rescue Wing retired its last HH-60G with a final flight and ceremony on Sept. 10 at Moffett Air National Guard Base, Calif. The Pave Hawk is being replaced by an updated model, HH-60W Jolly Green II. Tail number 27045…
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington D.C. has been filled with signs of American airpower: U.S. Air Force B-1 and B-2 bombers and F-22 fighters have all performed flyovers Sept. 23-24. Xi arrived at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Sept. 23, and was greeted planeside by President Donald Trump—an unusual occurrence—and a military…
One of the Air Force and Navy’s most common air-to-air missiles is falling short of a key readiness metric, and the services are ramping up stocks of a vital air-to-ground missile, according to recent Pentagon reports. The Modernized Selected Acquisition Reports on the AIM-9 and the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, cleared for publication in July,…
Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.—a longtime hub for A-10 Thunderbolt II tactical training, operational testing and maintenance—ended nearly a half-century of flying the venerable Warthog on Sept. 22. The Air Force said in a Sept. 23 statement that nearly 70 Airmen lined up on the flightline at Nellis for a final salute as the last…
A month after the final training sortie with the 66th Weapons Squadron, the last A-10C Thunderbolt II assigned to Nellis AFB has left the base. The last A-10 Thunderbolt II assigned to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, departed the base for the final time on Sept. 22, 2026, headed toward its new home. The departure…
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…
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…
Order top-up follows April announcement for 14 new jets. Biman Bangladesh Airlines has ordered five Boeing 787-10s and six 737 Max 8s, adding to an existing commitment for 14 jets announced earlier this year. The national carrier and Boeing announced the order on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly in New York. No…
Union members will consider Boeing’s latest terms after voting down an initial offer. The likelihood that Boeing will be disrupted by another employee strike should become more clear by the end of next week. The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA) said on 22 September that members will be able to vote on…
The company has tentatively dubbed the concept a ‘collaborative adversary aircraft’. Private adversary air provider Top Aces is looking for ways to incorporate the threat of new uncrewed tactical aircraft into its aggressor training. The Montreal company’s vice-president of adversary air business development tells FlightGlobal the concept is still nascent but is part of Top…
