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Towed target falls from Falcon 20
Aviation Safety

Towed Target Damages House After Falling From Draken Falcon 20 During Emergency Landing

A Falcon 20 declared an emergency with a stuck target winch cable, which later detached and fell onto a house during landing. The Falcon, registration G-FRAD, was flying under the…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 28, 2025
Swedish Air Policing
Military Aviation

Sweden Begins its First NATO Air Policing Mission

Swedish Gripens deployed to Poland for their first Enhanced Air Policing Mission, joined by RAF Typhoons. NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Air Policing missions in Europe saw major handovers in…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 28, 2025
Il-38 Buzzes USS Carl Vinson
Military Aviation

Russian Il-38 ‘Buzzes’ USS Carl Vinson While Escorted by U.S. Navy F/A-18 and F-35C

Video footage emerged showing an apparently recent close encounter between U.S. and Russian forces in the Pacific Ocean. The video shows a Russian Navy Il-38N, NATO reporting name ‘May’, flying…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 28, 2025
F-35

First USAFE F-35 Inducted at Cameri’s MRO&U Facility

The first U.S. Air Force in Europe F-35A arrived at Cameri's Euro-Med Airframe MRO&U Facility for planned depot maintenance. On Mar. 24, 2025, an F-35A of the U.S. Air Force,…

Elia Silvestris Elia Silvestris
March 27, 2025
Defense Appropriators Propose Budget Cuts
Military Aviation

Defense Appropriators Propose Budget Cuts to F-47 NGAD, CCAs, and B-21 Raider

Defense appropriators have recommended significant cuts to certain aircraft and weapons systems, while increasing funding for others, allowing for greater acquisition than originally planned. As the U.S. government officially announced…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 27, 2025
Drones

Live Missile Test Planned for MQ-28 Ghost Bat ‘Loyal Wingman’

Boeing Australia’s unmanned combat aerial vehicle will, according to plans, perform a live test launch of an air-to-air missile later in 2025 or in early 2026. Announced to the media…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 27, 2025
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