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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Approval for a third runway at the London hub should only be granted if stricter legislation forcing aviation to pay for its own decarbonisation by 2050 is brought in, says the Climate Change Committee in a government-commissioned report. There is “no credible pathway” for London Heathrow to add a third runway unless the UK enacts…
The re-engine effort has been approved for early-stage engineering development, while a new radar is now in low-rate initial production. Two US Air Force programmes to modernise the Boeing B-52 have cleared key developmental milestones, and the service plans to convert another two of the heavy bombers into text aircraft to support the work. William…
At AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference, CAE takes Air & Space Forces Magazine behind the scenes of Valiant Shield 26, a Pacific exercise in June and July of 2026 focused on integrated air and missile defense and the defense of Guam. Matthew Martins explains how CAE used live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) simulation to…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—NASA is pushing hard to get astronauts back to the moon by 2028—and the urgency is driven in no small part by the national security implications of doing so before China does, Administrator Jared Isaacman said Sept. 15. Speaking at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber conference, Isaacman said collaboration between his civilian agency…
For the next 17 days, the Space Force is accepting applications from Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines to transfer into the Space Force and become Guardians. The first interservice transfer window in three years opened Sept. 15 and closes Oct. 2. The Space Force is looking for “several hundred” new mid-grade officers and enlisted members…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—The Air Force is on track to reach its annual goal of graduating 1,500 new pilots that had proved elusive to this point, one year after the service launched a sweeping overhaul of its undergraduate pilot training program, Air Education and Training Command said Sept. 14. Reaching the milestone under the new Future…
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—Guardians are playing a critical role in U.S. operations against Iran, applying electronic warfare effects to stifle enemy air defenses and communication systems and contributing other space capabilities vital to the war effort, said Gen. Douglas Schiess in his first major address one since becoming Chief of Space Operations 12 days ago. In…
An LGM-35A Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has been vertically stacked at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, as preparations continue ahead of the missile’s anticipated first test launch next year. The LGM-35A Sentinel, built by Northrop Grumman, is due to replace the U.S. Air Force’s venerable force of LGM-30 Minuteman III missiles which have stood…
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a contract for the Lot 1 of the Low-Rate Initial Production of the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker, which includes three aircraft. The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing the contract for the Lot 1 of the MQ-25A Stingray’s Low-Rate Initial Production. The Fixed Price Incentive contract, valued at $562 million,…
One of Japan’s three RQ-4B Global Hawks crashed in the Sea of Japan off the coast of Tottori Prefecture. One of the Japan Air Self Defense Force’s (JASDF) three RQ-4B Global Hawks has crashed in the Sea of Japan on Sep. 15, 2026. The airframe in question, 23-6003, took off from Misawa Air Base at…
