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US Defense Department Accepts Qatar-Donated Boeing 747-8I for Air Force One Conversion

The Pentagon, led by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, has formally accepted a Boeing 747-8I Business Jet gifted by Qatar to serve as Air Force One, pending extensive mission- and security-system modifications. The ex-Qatar Airways jet will enter a conversion programme under a forthcoming contract, amid scrutiny over cost and oversight.

2025-05-21T10:14:19.781389-07:00

Associated Press

Loss of Contact with Army Helicopter Triggers Go-Arounds at Reagan National

2025-05-23T13:48:25.642271-07:00

Reuters

Trump Unveils F-55 Twin-Engine F-35 Variant and F-22 Super Upgrade in Qatar

2025-05-15T02:58:50.321574-07:00

SpaceNews.com

NGA to open St. Louis campus in September to strengthen public-private geospatial collaboration

2025-05-18T06:08:12.441156-07:00

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Janes

US Army Eyes Single-Engine Trainer in Flight School Next Overhaul The US Army is evaluating a new single-engine helicopter trainer under its Flight School Next initiative, aiming to modernize initial pilot instruction by replacing aging assets. The program seeks to enhance readiness, boost training throughput and cut operating costs across Army aviation training pipelines.

2025-05-29T22:18:16.254533-07:00

US Army Eyes Single-Engine Trainer in Flight School Next Overhaul

Stars and Stripes

USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group to Return Home After Red Sea Houthi Campaign The US Navy’s USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will sail back to the United States over the next four days after months of operations countering Houthi drone and missile attacks in the Red Sea, the Navy said Thursday.

2025-05-29T11:18:28.511860-07:00

USS Harry S. Truman Strike Group to Return Home After Red Sea Houthi Campaign

The War Zone

US Army to Retire Turboprop ISR Fleet, Pivot to Six Business Jets The US Army will retire its entire turboprop surveillance aircraft fleet by year-end and replace it with just six new business jets for aerial intelligence missions. The move reflects a strategic shift toward faster, longer-range platforms amid broader aviation modernization efforts.

2025-05-29T10:48:26.028674-07:00

US Army to Retire Turboprop ISR Fleet, Pivot to Six Business Jets

kktv.com

USAFA Graduate and PGA Pro Kyle Westmoreland Flies with USAF Thunderbirds Kyle Westmoreland, a 2014 graduate of the US Air Force Academy and now a professional golfer, joined the USAF Thunderbirds for a demonstration jet flight over Colorado Springs on Wednesday. The familiarization sortie underscores the Thunderbirds’ outreach to service alumni and public engagement mission.

2025-05-28T15:10:21.820191-07:00

USAFA Graduate and PGA Pro Kyle Westmoreland Flies with USAF Thunderbirds

Aviation Week

Hegseth Memo Proposes Slashing Pentagon Test and Evaluation Office Senior Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth’s memo outlines plans to cut funding and personnel for the Pentagon’s Test and Evaluation Office, which oversees weapon systems validation. The move, part of broader budget reductions, could delay key defense acquisition schedules and impact system reliability assessments.

2025-05-28T14:15:16.887568-07:00

Hegseth Memo Proposes Slashing Pentagon Test and Evaluation Office

Navy Times

Navy Relieves Rear Adm. Kevin Smith from Unmanned Systems Office After Inspector General Probe The US Navy has relieved Rear Adm. Kevin Smith of his duties as director of its Unmanned Systems Office, citing a loss of confidence after a Naval Inspector General probe substantiated a formal complaint against him. The abrupt leadership change underscores heightened accountability measures within the service’s unmanned programs.

2025-05-28T13:11:22.600020-07:00

Navy Relieves Rear Adm. Kevin Smith from Unmanned Systems Office After Inspector General Probe

Stars and Stripes

Idaho ANG’s 124th Fighter Wing Begins A-10 Divestment, Sends First Jet to AMARG On May 27, the Idaho Air National Guard’s 124th Fighter Wing formally launched divestment of its A-10 Thunderbolt IIs, dispatching the first Warthog from Gowen Field to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, and marking the start of a phased retirement.

2025-05-28T13:11:16.907508-07:00

Idaho ANG’s 124th Fighter Wing Begins A-10 Divestment, Sends First Jet to AMARG

The Aviationist

Norway Takes Control of U.S. Network-Enabled GBU-53s Launched by F-15Es During Test

2025-05-28T08:33:33.678367-07:00

Norway Takes Control of U.S. Net

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