IEA Benchmarks Leave Lukoil Refinery Restart Uncertain After Ukrainian Drone Strike in Russia
New International Energy Agency analysis puts the potential repair gap between minor crude-distillation damage and serious damage to complex secondary…
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Ukraine Says New Interceptor Engaged Russian Jet Drones; Cost, Scale Unclear
President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that a new Ukrainian interceptor drone has been created, deployed and successfully used against jet-powered Shaheds….
Marine One Encounter Met Radar Standard Despite Unheard Departure Warning
The estimated spacing between Marine One and a departing Envoy Air passenger jet met the applicable Class B radar-separation standard,…
Ukrainian Drone Strikes Push Russian Fuel Imports to Record 172,000 Tonnes
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high….
Qatar-Gifted 747 Adds $45.3 Million Training Cost as Lawmakers Move to Block Transfer
The Qatar-gifted Boeing 747 is generating another major taxpayer expense: Rep. Joe Courtney said the Air Force recently announced a…
Marine One Radio Trouble Recurs After FAA Move, Forcing Helicopter Relay
Reagan National Airport controllers again failed to hear Marine One’s required three-minute departure warning from the Ellipse after the Federal…
Ukraine Has 60 Interceptor Developers, but Few Show Jet-Drone Results
More than 60 Ukrainian defense producers are racing to develop drone interceptors, but President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says only three to…
Pentagon Seeks 3,203 Patriot and 857 High-Altitude Defense Interceptors, Timetable Unclear
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget requests 3,203 Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors, up from 341 in fiscal 2026, and…
Russia Buys Back Gasoline Refined in India From Its Crude as August Fuel Imports Hit 172,000 Tonnes
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high,…
USS Abraham Lincoln Returns After More Than 250 Days Without Port Call
USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to San Diego after spending more than 250 uninterrupted days at sea without a port…
Navy Acknowledges USS Abraham Lincoln Lacked Fresh Resupply but Missed No Meals
Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao acknowledged that USS Abraham Lincoln had to adjust its meal plans when fresh resupply was…
Russia Turned Its Own Crude Into 120,000 Tonnes of Gasoline at India’s Vadinar Refinery
Russia imported a record 172,000 tonnes of refined fuel in August 2026, more than seven times its previous monthly high,…
Reported Patriot Shortage in Europe Raises Urgency of Production Expansion
U.S. Patriot interceptor inventories in Europe are “beyond critical” after missiles were redirected to and expended in the Middle East,…
FAA Launches AI Flight-Planning Tool as Controller Training Questions Persist
The Federal Aviation Administration has begun using an AI-supported flight-planning system around Washington, D.C., while questions remain about whether controllers…
Europe’s Drone Wall Risks Arriving Unprepared for Jet-Powered Shaheds
A new Belfer Center assessment warns that Europe’s planned drone-defense initiative could reach initial operational capability at the end of…
Sentinel Cost Estimate Rose 81% With 450 Launch Facilities to Modernize
$140.9 billion is the revised acquisition estimate for Sentinel, the U.S. Air Force program replacing the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic…
Ukraine’s Sting S Reports Geran-5 Shootdown, but Scale Remains Unproven
Roughly a dozen Geran-4 interceptions and at least one Geran-5 shootdown give Ukraine’s Sting S its first reported results from…
Pentagon Seeks 4,060 Patriot and THAAD Interceptors Despite Long Lead Times
The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget request seeks 3,203 Patriot PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptors and 857 Terminal High Altitude Area…
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