Date of sighting: Oct 16, 2026Location of sighting: Mount Etna Volcano, Sicily, ItalySource cam: https://www.skylinewebcams.com/en/webcam/italia/sicilia/catania/vulcano-etna-versante-nord.htmlGuys I just caught this yesterday and have been trying to…
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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…
Read MoreThe Air Force awarded a sweeping—and potentially massive—F-15 contract to Boeing this week, one that a top aviation expert said could provide a new approach to major program acquisitions and greater stability for the defense industry. The Pentagon on Aug. 24 announced the Air Force had awarded Boeing an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract to support the…
The U.S. military’s ability to access air bases in Europe will be a central consideration as the Trump administration makes decisions on the future American military posture on the continent, the top Pentagon policy official said. Undersecretary of Defense Elbridge Colby, who addressed NATO allies in Brussels on Aug. 27, is leading the Pentagon review…
The Department of the Air Force is giving Airman and Guardians until the end of the year to meet new requirements for ensuring they achieve a proper protective mask seal, part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s crackdown on unauthorized facial hair. The Department of the Air Force released instructions for Air Force and Space Force…
An Air Force captain has created a mobile app any service member can use to get “actionable guidance” on improving or maintaining their physical fitness. The My Fitness Score app, available to both iOS and Android users, is free to download and use, can be based on any service’s fitness requirements, and give the user…
The reported phase out follows years of availability and maintainability problems with Sweden’s NH90 fleet and a decision to expand its UH-60M Black Hawk fleet. Less than a decade after taking delivery of its full fleet of 18 NH90 helicopters, Sweden will begin phasing out nine of its NH90 TTHs (Tactical Transport Helicopters) from 2027,…
The airline’s older A330s will also gradually leave the fleet from this year. Qantas will retire its Airbus A380s from 2028 – four years ahead of schedule – as part of wider fleet renewal plans that will also see a gradual retirement of A330s from this year. The Australian carrier confirms it is “in discussions…
RTX division is vying with incumbent Honeywell to upgrade the F-35’s power system. Collins Aerospace has completed high-altitude testing of a proposed solution for increasing electrical power and cooling on Lockheed Martin’s F-35 stealth fighter. The RTX subsidiary announced the developmental milestone for the Enhanced Power and Cooling System (EPACS) on 24 August. The system,…
Services from Santiago in northwest Spain to eight European cities are scheduled to begin in early December. Spanish start-up Fly2Galicia plans to launch low-cost flights from Santiago in northwest Spain to eight European destinations in December using an Airbus A320 chartered from Romania’s Flyyo. The flights are being marketed by Santiago-based Aviation & Mobility Services…
Regional Express amends procedures after incidents in which pilots took manual control to restore flightpath. Australian operator Regional Express is amending flight procedures following incidents in which Saab 340B turboprops drifted off their planned departure course after take-off. One of these involved an aircraft departing Townsville for Hughenden on 19 November last year. It was…
So-called “idle cruise regime” involves a twin-engined helicopter running solely one powerplant during cruise. More detail has emerged about Pratt & Whitney Canada’s (P&WC) in-development PW220A turboshaft, with a regulatory document revealing that the helicopter engine will have an unique “idle cruise regime” (ICR) for the purpose of saving fuel. That regime will involve one…
