Military Aircraft Procurement   Missile Systems & Strategic Weapons   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Boeing  
The War Zone • Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

F-22 Seen with Stealth Underwing Tanks and Sensor Pods; B-52 Flies with Inert AGM-181 LRSO as Tests Intensify

New flight photos from Mojave show an F-22 Raptor with low‑observable underwing fuel tanks and sensor pods, suggesting extended range and enhanced passive sensing. A B-52H was also photographed carrying two inert AGM-181 Long Range Stand Off missiles as integration testing increases toward a possible production decision.

Also: Army Recognition, worldwarwings.com and worldwarwings.com
2026-03-23T14:29:59.109615-07:00
Military Aircraft Procurement   Accident   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
Reuters

Colombian military C-130 involved in accident with ~110 soldiers on board, media report

By Reuters: At least one person was killed and 77 others hospitalized when a Colombian Air Force plane carrying 125 people crashed just after takeoff deep in the country's southern Amazon region on Monday, authorities said.

Also: AeroTime, FlightGlobal, Simple Flying, Aviation24, Aviacionline, Bloomberg, Air Data News, CTV News, CNA, news.ssbcrack.com, colombiareports.com, CBS News and 12 more
2026-03-23T09:55:11.663910-07:00
UAV Development & Drone Programs   ATC   Europe   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact   Defense Policy  
AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Suspected cross‑border drone explodes near Lithuania–Belarus border, exposing radar detection gaps

By AeroTime: Lithuania is investigating a suspected cross-border drone that exploded near the Belarus border, with debris found and radar detection gaps exposed.

2026-03-23T12:00:41.700492-07:00