Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FAA Investigates Falcon 50 Overrun at Harry Reid; Eight Aboard Uninjured Thomas CaldwellOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a Dassault Falcon 50 carrying actor Donnie Wahlberg and seven other people rejected…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Canada Reportedly Pauses 16 Black Hawks, Leaving Helicopter Replacement Unsettled David WhitakerOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 Canada has reportedly put a planned purchase of 16 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters on hold, interrupting an advanced acquisition…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Federal Government Pulls $4 Billion From California High-Speed Rail, Redirects It Nationwide Thomas CaldwellOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 The federal government has withdrawn $4 billion from the California High-Speed Rail project and begun redirecting the money to other…
Aerospace & Spaceflight F-35 Purchase Estimate Rises $51 Billion as Mission Availability Misses Goals David WhitakerOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 The projected cost of buying the planned U.S. F-35 fleet has risen by approximately $51 billion even as aircraft availability…
Aerospace & Spaceflight F-102 Delta Dagger Shifted From Bomber Interception to Rescue and Ground Missions David WhitakerOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger went to Southeast Asia to counter a bomber threat, but the specialized Cold War interceptor…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Nigeria Investigates Challenger 604 Door Separation After Nine Return Safely Thomas CaldwellOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 Nigeria’s Safety Investigation Bureau has opened an investigation after a Triton Aviation Challenger 604 lost a door during its climb…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics European Union Russian Gas Ban Forces 15-Million-Tonne Winter Supply Replacement Thomas CaldwellOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 The European Union’s Russian gas ban has no simple pause button. When the prohibition on long-term Russian liquefied natural gas…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics SpaceX and Tesla Target 2028 Terafab Chip Production Despite Schedule Risk Thomas CaldwellOctober 22, 2026October 22, 20260 SpaceX and Tesla want their planned Terafab semiconductor complex to reach volume chip production in late 2028, but Elon Musk…