September 2026 – Page 7 – Aerospace and Mechanical Insider

Fire Point Targets 100,000 Drones as Missile Funding Lags

NASA Flew Astronauts Around the Moon as Congress Rejected 24% Cut

Pentagon Seeks $74.2 Billion as Drone Buildup Strains Ground-Unit Training

Pentagon Bills Preserve $1.1 Trillion, Leaving $350 Billion Unresolved

GM Lawsuit Alleges Four 2019 Truck Lines Had Harsh-Shifting Transmissions

F-16 Pilot Leaves Hospital as Air Force Investigates Germany Crash

F-35 Begins $13.7 Billion Overhaul With Fewer Than Half Mission Capable

Qatar-Donated Bridge Air Force One Faces 60-Day Upgrade Grounding in October

Ukraine Stops Just 60% of Faster Geran Drones as Interceptors Lag

Pentagon Seeks F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong as Custody Questions Persist

Pentagon Watchdog Records F-35A’s First Combat Damage, $33.4 Billion Cost

Five U.S. Military Runway Projects Range From $20.4 Million to Over $400 Million

Air Force Accelerates Nearly $2 Billion in Ellsworth B-21 Upgrades

Tesla Cybertruck’s Weight Makes Pell Bridge Toll $4 Instead of 83 Cents

Older Super Hornets, Growlers, F-15s and F-16s Exit Squadrons in 2026

Russia’s Belarus Gasoline Purchases Rose 23-Fold After Drone-Related Refinery Outages

Italy Reopens Nuclear Path After 39 Years, but Authorizes No Reactor

Royal Air Force Reportedly Jammed Foreign Satellites, Launches Defence Unit