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JMSDF Retires U-36A
Military Aviation

The JMSDF Retires the U-36A After 37 Years of Service

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last flight at Iwakuni Air Base and retired quietly on Mar. 10, 2025, after 37 years of service. The…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
March 12, 2025
Potomac River collision
Aviation Safety

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Potomac River Mid-Air Collision

The preliminary findings reveal a concerning history of near-miss incidents around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. On Mar. 11, 2025, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a preliminary report…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 11, 2025
Sikorsky Rotor Blown Wing UAS
Drones

Sikorsky Successfully Flies Rotor Blown Wing VTOL UAS, Validating Control Software

The aircraft is meant to develop and mature rotor blown wing design, which can now be applied to larger aircraft for unmanned aerial logistics and even tactical ISR missions. Sikorsky…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 11, 2025
Military History

“Celestial Eagle Flight”: An F-15A Destroys a Satellite

In 1985, an ailing solar observation satellite in orbit over 300 miles above the Earth was the target of a United States Air Force F-15A armed with a 2,700 lb…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
March 11, 2025
MAG-11 Project Legacy
Military Aviation

USMC F/A-18s, F-35s and KC-130J Fly Together for Project Legacy Off San Diego

The Project Legacy flight was a ‘unique opportunity for all aircraft platforms across Marine Air Group 11 (MAG-11) to fly as one team, practice tight formations, and take part in…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 11, 2025
F-35 kill switch
F-35

The F-35 ‘Kill Switch’: Separating Myth from Reality

With heightened tensions between Europe and the United States over NATO and Ukraine, the myth of an F-35 "kill switch", which would supposedly allow the Pentagon to disable foreign-operated F-35s,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 10, 2025
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