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AeroTime • Clement Charpentreau

Russian military An-22 transport aircraft crashes

AeroTime reports: A Russian Aerospace Forces Antonov An-22 heavy transport aircraft has crashed, with no confirmation yet on the fate of the crew or the cause of the accident.

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insidedefense.com • Dan Schere;

Defense authorization bill would curtail some US Army aviation restructure plans

By insidedefense.com: The compromise version of the fiscal year 2026 defense authorization bill would restrict the Army's ability to divest from its legacy Gray Eagle unmanned aerial system fleet and would put limits on how the service could deactivate certain combat aviation brigades.

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2025-12-08T11:07:22.844550-08:00