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Recent data shows significant spike in US military aircraft accidents
Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with four years earlier.
Unsafe intercepts involving NATO aircraft have decreased, and often are the result of a ‘hot-dogging’ pilot, top general says
“In many of the cases where they’re unsafe, when you take a look at the experience level of the operators that were involved, it typically turns into a young man or woman that was probably just hot-dogging it a little bit more than they should." - U.S. Air Force Gen. Tod Wolters, NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe and commander of U.S. European Command
By Shawn Snow
Russian fighter jet wards off NATO F-18 nearing defense minister’s plane
A Russian fighter jet warded off a NATO military aircraft that approached a passenger plane carrying Russia’s defense minister Tuesday, according to media reports in Russia.
Venezuelan fighter jet ‘aggressively shadows’ US Navy recon aircraft
Venezuela sent a fighter jet to buzz a U.S. reconnaissance operating in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the Miami-based U.S. Southern Command reported Sunday.
By Mark D. Faram
Deceased pets recovered from plane in river at NAS Jacksonville
Deceased pets have been recovered from a chartered jet that ran into a river at a Florida military base.
Passenger video shows people lining up on plane’s wing after crashing in river at NAS Jacksonville
A passenger shouted “Watch out! Watch out!” as other passengers and crew members cautiously walked out on a wing of the Boeing 737, just moments after it had landed at a Florida military base, crashed through a stone seawall, and ended up in a river.
DARPA wants AI to make soldiers fitter, happier, more productive
Will AI and individual data be enough to tailor individual recommendations and to improve performance?
By Kelsey D. Atherton
Sacrebleu! Civilian accidentally ejected from French fighter jet during fly-along
The 64-year-old was listed in stable condition after being taken to the hospital.
By J.D. Simkins
Sailors with Iron Man suits ambushing enemy ships? British defence secretary likes the idea
A number of Iron Man suit concepts have been introduced over the last five years.
By J.D. Simkins
Russia says one of its jets escorted a US intelligence plane over the Baltic Sea
The Russian military says it scrambled a fighter jet to escort a U.S. intelligence plane over the Baltic Sea.
Pence channels his inner Bush with ‘Wolf Pack of Rogue States’ comments
The vice president named to the "Wolf Pack" the rogue states included in the Bush administration’s Axis of Evil, but added newcomers in Latin America.
By Kyle Rempfer