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F-35 Lots 18 and 19
Aviation Safety

Hydraulic Fluid Contamination and Ice Buildup Led to January F-35A Crash in Alaska

PACAF’s investigation found water-contaminated hydraulic fluid froze and caused a landing gear malfunction, leading to the loss of an F-35A at Eielson AFB. An Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report released…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 26, 2025
Lot 18 F135 Engine Contract
F-35

Pratt & Whitney Awarded $2.8B Contract for New Lot 18 F-35 Engines

The $2.8B contract funds 141 F135 engines for U.S. services and allies, securing production, spares, and upgrades through February 2028. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a major contract, valued…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 26, 2025
Military Aviation

Thailand Signs Gripen E Contract

The Royal Thai Air Force will be the first user in Asia and the third globally to field the Gripen E. Thailand and Sweden signed on Aug. 25, 2025, a…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
August 26, 2025
Il-20 Intercepts in a Week off Alaska
Military Aviation

Three Russian Il-20 Intercepts in a Week off Alaska by NORAD

NORAD scrambled U.S. Air Force F-16s to intercept Russian Il-20 surveillance aircraft three times in the Alaskan ADIZ in less than one week. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 25, 2025
ERAM Ukraine
War in Ukraine

U.S. Approved 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munitions for Ukraine

The air-launched tactical, scalable, cheap air-to-ground weapon was sought by the U.S. Air Force last year for Ukraine. The Trump administration approved last week 3,350 ERAM (Extended Range Attack Munitions)…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
August 25, 2025
US Wants Shahed Copies
Drones

U.S. Military Seeks Purchase of Fully Operational Shahed-136 Copies

An RFI was released by the U.S. Government describing the requirement for 1:1 reverse-engineered copies of Iran's Shahed-136 attack drone, also used by Russia, to be used to inform counter…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
August 24, 2025
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