Sunday, October 18, 2026

Middle East unrest forces two-year slip to Bahrain air show schedule

Decision to reschedule event’s eighth edition comes amid continued conflict involving Iran and the US. Ongoing instability in the Middle East region has prompted the Bahrain International Airshow’s organisers to delay the event by two years from its intended dates during November. Confirming the decision on 7 September, the show’s supreme organising committee said the…

Greek air force F-4 Phantom crew killed in air show crash

Fatal accident happened during Athens Flying Week event on 5 September. Both crew members of a Greek air force McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom lost their lives when the aged fighter crashed during an air show display near the nation’s capital on 5 September. One of a handful of remaining operational examples assigned to the Hellenic…

Future Airmen to Get Less Sleep, More Stress in Basic Training

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas—The Air Force has started challenging new trainees with less sleep and will soon ramp up the stress level in Basic Military Training to better prepare the future Airmen for the increased strain of combat operations such as Epic Fury. The service’s 7.5 weeks of BMT already forced Airmen to endure…

Space Force May Export Launch Lessons to Foreign Partners

As U.S. allies look to establish sovereign military space launch capabilities, the Space Force is exploring ways to transfer lessons learned from its National Security Space Launch program to support its international partners. In a new notice to industry, issued Sept. 3, the service said it is exploring a specific type of foreign military sales…