B-21 Raider Base Preparation Estimate Doubles to About $2 Billion
About $2 billion is now the U.S. Air Force’s estimate for construction needed to prepare Ellsworth Air Force Base in…
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Wales Raises Maximum Engine-Idling Fine From £20 to £150, Councils Decide
The new system does not make every stationary engine an automatic £150 offence. Instead, it gives Welsh councils a substantially…
Air Force Assigns 38 F-35As as A-10 Mission Splits Three Ways
The U.S. Air Force plans to assign 38 F-35As to the A-10 Thunderbolt II’s close-air-support mission in fiscal 2027, even…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Push Russian Fuel Imports to Record, Export Revenue to Invasion-Era Low
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of oil products in August 2026 more than seven times its previous monthly high…
Tada-U Airport Cancels International Flights, Moves Domestic Services After Reported Drone Attack
A reported drone attack produced a clear civilian consequence at Myanmar’s Tada-U International Airport even though the physical effects remain…
L3Harris Gets $4.7 Billion Award to Expand Patriot Propulsion Production
L3Harris Technologies has received a seven-year, $4.7 billion undefinitized award from Lockheed Martin to produce propulsion systems for the Patriot…
Navy Keeps USS Nimitz Until 2027 as Delayed Replacement Raises Maintenance Pressure
The Navy is extending the service of USS Nimitz until its scheduled deactivation in 2027 because the carrier intended to…
Russian Refinery Runs Hit 22-Year Low as Ukrainian Drone Damage Takes Longer to Repair
Russia processed 3.8 million barrels of crude per day in June 2026, down 30% from a year earlier and its…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Push Russia to Record Fuel Imports
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high. The…
Israel Signs $26 Million Five-Year Merkava and Namer Components Deal
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has signed an approximately $26 million agreement with Ashot Ashkelon to manufacture and supply transmissions, suspensions…
Northrop Targets More Than 25,000 Rocket Motors Annually by 2029
Northrop Grumman plans to raise annual solid rocket motor output across its U.S. manufacturing network from about 13,000 units in…
Ukrainian Air Force Says Russian Drone Upgrades Force Continual Defense Changes
Ukraine’s air defenses face a difficult engineering mismatch: defensive systems must remain effective for years, while the drones challenging them…
John F. Kennedy Passes Sea Trials After Delays Help Extend Nimitz Service
The delayed March 2027 delivery of the future USS John F. Kennedy contributed to the Navy’s decision to keep USS…
SpaceX May Cut Florida to Two Monthly Launches While Awaiting Starship
Florida’s combined Cape Canaveral–Kennedy launch rate could fall from eight or nine missions per month to perhaps two, a sharp…
New Air Force One Set for 2026 Power-On, 2027 First Flight
The U.S. Air Force expects Boeing to power on the first new Air Force One by the end of 2026,…
Pentagon Shifts to Cheaper Mass-Produced Munitions as Premium Missile Output Lags
The Pentagon is planning a marked change in the composition of its arsenal: roughly 49 percent of the munitions requested…
Proposed Reagan National Bill Would Eliminate 30 Daily Flights After Crash
For years, Congress added flights at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to expand access, including longer-distance service useful to lawmakers…
Air Force Falls 47 Fighters Below Congress’s Statutory Minimum
The U.S. Air Force reported 1,098 fighters on May 5, 2026 47 fewer than the statutory minimum of 1,145 primary-mission,…