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Sensofusion Tactical Drone Factory: A Shipping Container That Builds 50 Interceptor Drones a Day
Sensofusion, the Finnish defense technology company, today announced the Tactical Drone Factory: a fully self-contained drone
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Belgian F-16s Are Testing FZ275 Laser-Guided Rockets for C-UAS Role
The Belgian Air Force has been testing the FZ275 laser-guided rocket and APKWS II on its F-16s to effectively counter the evolving threat of cheap attack drones. A Belgian Air Force F-16AM was spotted while flying with six seven-round LAU-131A/A rocket pods installed on Triple Ejector Racks (TER). The aircraft is being used to test…
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USS Nimitz Given Brief Lifeline as Decommissioning Pushed Back to 2027
Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will now officially remain in service until at least March 2027. The change of plans, which was relayed to Breaking Defense by a U.S. Navy official, will theoretically align the USS Nimitz’s (CVN-68) official decommissioning date with the planned…
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Southern Airways Flight 49: Hijacked, Shot At, and Forced to Take Off Without Tires
Southern Airways Flight 49 became one of aviation history’s most extraordinary hijackings, sending a DC-9 across multiple countries during a tense 30-hour saga. Demonstrating its ruggedness, endurance, and reliability, the McDonnell-Douglas DC-9, one of the original short-range, low-capacity twinjets along with the Sud-Aviation SE.210 Caravelle and the British Aircraft Corporation BAC-111, was subjected to a…
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Five U.S. Air Force Tankers Damaged in Iranian Attack on Saudi Air Base
The attack on Prince Sultan Air Base brings the total number of tankers damaged during Operation Epic Fury to six, with a seventh destroyed in the mid-air incident that claimed the lives of six crew members. A recent Iranian missile strike hit Prince Sultan Air Base (PSAB) in Saudi Arabia, damaging five U.S. Air Force…
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UAS Operator Camcopter® S-100
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Saudia Cargo integrates ports and airports in new logistics initiative
Saudia Cargo has announced an expanded strategic collaboration with the Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) and the Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority (ZATCA) to introduce new sea to air logistics routes designed to keep cargo moving through Saudi Arabia and onward to global markets. Launched as a sea to air logistics corridor via the Kingdom’s western…
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KC-135 Crash in Iraq Claims the Lives of Six US Airmen After Apparent Midair Collision
A KC-135 crash in western Iraq after an apparent midair collision has killed six US Airmen, US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Friday. Investigators are now examining what happened. Six American service members were killed Thursday, 12 March 2026, after a US Air Force (USAF) KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq following an incident involving another…
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Akasa Air and Noida International Airport form partnership to develop MRO facility
Akasa Air and Noida International Airport (NIA) have signed a strategic partnership that will see the airline establish its first MRO facility at the airport, which is under construction near Jewar in the Gautam Buddha Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The agreement is intended to support the development of NIA as…
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People News: Multiple changes at Daher following restructure
A number of leadership changes have been made at light passenger aircraft manufacturer Daher following a group restructure. Heading up the changes is Thibault Scaramanga, who has been appointed as Daher’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, having previously served as Vice Chairman and representing the Daher family on the Board. READ: Daher TBM 980 launched…