The War Zone
• Howard Altman
Retired Col. Troy Pananon, a former KC‑135 commander, warns Operation Epic Fury's sustained high‑tempo sorties are straining Stratotanker availability, maintenance teams and aircrews, degrading readiness across the tanker fleet and creating sustainment and crew‑fatigue risks for prolonged refuelling operations.
DefenseNews.com
• Rachel Cohen
By DefenseNews.com: Chaudhary, an Air Force retiree, served as a C-17 pilot before going on to work with NASA, the FAA and others.
Flying Magazine
• Zach Vasile
By Flying Magazine: The labor union representing Lockheed Martin workers who build the F-35 stealth strike fighter started new contract talks with the company on Thursday.
FlightGlobal
• Craig Hoyle
By FlightGlobal: All military-equipped NATO nations met the alliance’s baseline spending target of 2% of national gross domestic product (GDP) for the first time last year, the alliance’s newly published review states.
AeroTime
• Stephen Pope
By AeroTime: Media outlets report Russian aviation blogger Pavel Koshkin may have been killed after air defenses mistook his aircraft for a drone.
Associated Press
By Associated Press: A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa. U.S.
The War Zone
• Thomas Newdick
By The War Zone: Even in lower-threat coastal areas, MANPADS are a real risk to lower-flying aircraft, and true air supremacy across Iran still isn't a reality. The Pentagon denies the U.S.
Air Data News
• Ricardo Meier
By Air Data News: Aurora Flight Sciences has reached a new milestone in the development of its X-65 experimental aircraft, with the fuselage delivered to the company’s.
FlightGlobal
• Ryan Finnerty
SpaceNews.com
