The Aviationist
• Stefano D'Urso
The Aviationist
• Stefano D'Urso
Today In Defense
Last Updated: Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, 12:03 PM PDT
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New York Times
• Sam Roberts
Masamitsu Yoshioka, last Pearl Harbor bombardier, dies at 106
By New York Times: 'I’m ashamed that I’m the only one who survived and lived such a long life,” Yoshioka said in an interview last year.
Bloomberg
• Kate Duffy
US, Allies Launch Spy Satellites, Alliances to Prevent a Space War
By Bloomberg: Hi, it's Kate Duffy in London. After a big defense conference in London last week and with a critical launch by one of the Pentagon’s key contractors slated for Friday, we need to take a hard look at warfare in the orbital age.
USNI News
• Heather Mongilio
US Secretary of Defense to US Congress: 2 Virginia Attack Boats in FY25 Defense Budget Will Delay Next-Gen Navy Fighter
By USNI News: A congressional push to fund a second Virginia-class submarine in the Fiscal Year 2025 defense budget will delay the Navy’s next-generation fighter program, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin wrote in a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services committees last week.
The Aviationist
• Parth Satam
China's Liaoning Carrier Clocks 630 Aircraft Sorties, Appears in New Locations in Western Pacific
By The Aviationist: Japan’s Joint Staff marked spots in the Pacific waters east of the Philippines as ‘newly announced locations’ for the Chinese navy. The PLA Navy’s.
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USNI News
Bloomberg
• Alberto Nardelli
EU Moves to Sanction Iran for Providing Missiles to Russia
By Bloomberg: The European Union is progressing toward a package of sanctions targeting Iran for providing Russia with ballistic missiles, according to people familiar with the matter.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
Thailand’s first AH-6 conducts maiden flight
By FlightGlobal: The first Boeing AH-6 light attack helicopter bound for the Royal Thai Army had its maiden flight in Arizona on 22 August.
Shephard Media
Thailand-bound AH-6i helicopter completes first flight
Task & Purpose
• Patty Nieberg
General Jacqueline Van Ovost, the US military's longest-serving woman 4-star general retires from US Air Force
By Task & Purpose: Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost retired as the first woman to lead the military's transportation command after 36 years of service.
Air & Space Forces Mag
New Boss Succeeds Van Ovost as Commander of TRANSCOM
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