Date of sighting: Oct 2023Location of sighting: USA (no other info given)Source: Dept of WarLink: https://www.war.gov/UFO/?releaseDate=Release+06&release=06#LLE-UAP-PR002-Unresolved-UAP-Report-Colorado-October-2023I was looking at the Dept of War website at…
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Background Movements for civil rights were a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law that peaked in the 1960s. In many situations…
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Background The following document was obtained by The Black Vault through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and was part of the “Stargate Collection” release.…
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Held on Aug 26, Rescue Flag 26-1 brought together forces from the USAF, USMC, JMSDF, and JASDF for a comprehensive simulated casualty exercise. A USAF CV-22B Osprey joined a JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force) US-2 amphibious aircraft for the first time during the Rescue Flag series of exercises. The two aircraft, alongside several others operated by…
During the recent Project Convergence Capstone 6, an H-60M Black Hawk crew employed an Altius-700 Air-Launched Effect to autonomously find the target, pass data across the formation, and strike. As explained by Sikorsky in an interview at Farnborugh International Airshow last month, a major focus of Armed Black Hawk’s development is on air-launched effects (A-LE):…
After refueling Egyptian MiG-29s during EoC 2025, the PLA Air Force’s YY-20A has now been photographed refueling an EAF Rafale during this year’s Eagles of Civilization exercise. A Chinese YY-20A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) refueled an Egyptian Air Force (EAF) Rafale fighter during the ongoing Eagles of Civilization 2026 air drills, the latest official images…
Portuguese carrier will soon learn its new owner: either Air France-KLM or Lufthansa Group TAP Air Portugal’s losses expanded in the first half of 2026, largely due to fuel costs, as the airline nears a final sale. The flag carrier reported a 4.3% year on year rise in operating revenue to €2.04 billion ($2.4 billion)…
Twinjet had been arriving from Sao Paulo in wet conditions. LATAM Airlines states that all passengers and crew are safe after one of its aircraft suffered a runway excursion at Cascaval airport. The Airbus A320 had been operating the LA3858 from Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos airport on 31 August. LATAM states that the twinjet “overran the…
The new CEO has worked at Textron Aviation for 29 years, most recently as head of customer support. Textron Aviation veteran Brian Rohloff has become president and chief executive of the Wichita aircraft manufacturer, succeeding long-time chief Ron Draper. Rohloff, who has worked at the company for 29 years, took the top job on 31…
The propulsion project for Shield AI’s collaborative combat aircraft combines the proven fighter engine with an off-the-shelf Axisymmetric Vectoring Exhaust Nozzle system. Autonomy start-up Shield AI and propulsion manufacturer GE Aerospace have begun stand testing an F110 fighter-jet engine modified with thrust vectoring technology. Video released by Shield AI shows a nighttime light of the…
The simulator will be operational by end-2027. Airbus and CAE joint-venture Flight Training Alliance will establish a new full-flight simulator for the Airbus A220 platform in Singapore. The new CAE7000XR full-flight simulator will be operational in the fourth quarter of 2027, at the Airbus Asia Training Centre in Singapore. It will be the latest A220…
The final Jayhawk has departed Vance for Davis-Monthan, closing more than three decades of T-1A operations and bringing an end to the 3rd Flying Training Squadron’s latest chapter. Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, marked the official close of a chapter in U.S. Air Force training history that may never be equaled when it comes to safe…
The first Hürjet jet trainer destined to the Turkish Air Force, part of a first batch of 12 aircraft, flew for the first time on Aug. 30, 2026. The first production-representative Hürjet jet trainer aircraft destined to the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri – THK) made its maiden flight on Aug. 30, 2026, announced…
