US DOD   Accident  
Task & Purpose • Nicholas Slayton

US Navy shoots down its own F/A-18 Super Hornets in Red Sea fight. The two aviators were able to eject and were recovered safely

Task & Purpose reports: The incident happened while the Navy and Air Force engaged Houthis in Yemen. The two aviators ejected and were recovered safely.

2024-12-21T19:31:34.746202-08:00

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SpaceX   Satellites   Space Force  
Yonhap News Agency • Lee Minji

South Korea successfully launches 3rd spy satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base

By Yonhap News Agency: (ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with details, photos)By Lee Minji SEOUL, Dec. 21 ...

2024-12-21T07:05:06.621095-08:00
RTX  
Scramble • Hans van Herk

It is over! US Air Force's T-1A Jayhawks are now retired

By Scramble: USAF's Jayhawks almost retired On 17 December 2024, as expected, the last Raytheon (Beech) T-1A Jayhawk departed Laughlin AFB (TX) after a small ceremony, to be stored at Davis-Mon...

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2024-12-21T10:03:56.033826-08:00
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FlightGlobal • Craig Hoyle

Madrid signs Halcon II order for 25 more Eurofighters

By FlightGlobal: Madrid has signed a project Halcon II contract covering the production of a further batch of 25 Eurofighter combat aircraft.

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