Reuters
The Pentagon is sending nearly 3,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division to the Middle East as a precautionary reinforcement amid rising threats to U.S. forces in the region. Officials say the movement is meant to bolster force posture and provide rapidly available ground response options.
FlightGlobal
• Greg Waldron
By FlightGlobal: An Antonov An-26 tactical transport of the Russian air force has crashed in Crimea, killing all 29 aboard. The crash occurred during a “routine flight” in the early evening of 31 March, according to Russian news agency Tass, citing the country’s defence ministry.
The War Zone
• Tyler Rogoway
By The War Zone: The aircraft went down in the range complex north of Las Vegas earlier today, with the pilot safely ejecting.
Air & Space Forces Mag
Bloomberg
• Anthony Capaccio
By Bloomberg: The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier arrived at a port in Crete on Monday after it had to leave the Middle East — and the war against Iran — when a fire broke out in its laundry area.
AINonline
• Charlotte Bailey
By AINonline: Two U.S. ‘Compass Call’ aircraft make first landing at UK’s RAF Mildenhall.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Canada is expected to join the Global Combat Air Program (GCAP) as an observer, a move that will grant Ottawa access to one of the most advanced.
Vertical Mag
By Vertical Mag: The companies aim to deliver a persistent airborne defense solution designed to protect critical infrastructure and strategic assets from rapidly evolving drone threats.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
By FlightGlobal: Shanghai-based MizarVision has been publicly posting satellite imagery of American military movements throughout Operation Epic Fury, including locations of F-22 fighters, command and control aircraft, and aircraft carrier strike groups – with some sites subsequently targeted by Iranian retaliation.
