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US Air Force flight to Antarctica turns back after space activity warning: A US Air Force flight bound for Antarctica returned to New Zealand after a warning ...
edition.cnn.com/2026/08/19/us/us-air-force-antarctica-flight-space-activity-hnk
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The Aviationist Oct 26
USAF Needs ‘1,509 Combat-Ready Jets’ by 2035, According to Service Report to Congress
theaviationist.com/2026/10/24/usaf-needs-1509-combat-ready-jets-by-2035/
USAF Outlines New Fighter Goals, May Eye Bombers, CCAs For Help: The U.S. Air Force faces an uphill climb to increase its fighter end strength ...
aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/usaf-outlines-new-fighter-goals-may-eye-bombers-ccas-help
TWZ Oct 21
Retired KC-10 Extender Tanker Has Risen From Boneyard To Fly Again: The ex-USAF KC-10 is now headed for a second career in the private sector with Omega Air ...
twz.com/air/retired-kc-10-extender-tanker-has-risen-from-boneyard-to-fly-again
The Aviationist Oct 21
Unusual Sight Over Slovakia: C-5 Galaxy Flying With Port Main Landing Gear Extended
theaviationist.com/2026/10/21/unusual-sight-c5-landing-gear-extended/
Yorkshire Live Oct 21
Brits urged to 'avoid' 3 UK areas if WW3 erupts as Army chief warns 'prepare for war'
examinerlive.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/brits-urged-avoid-3-uk-34794152
IceCube: The Polar Particle Hunter: Searching Antarctica for the frozen paths of cosmic-ray neutrinos
spectrum.ieee.org/icecube-the-polar-particle-hunter
Air Force Retires EC-130H Compass Call: EC-130H’s ‘compass call’ mission systems will be transitioned to a fleet of modified Gulfstream business jets.
flyingmag.com/air-force-retires-ec-130h-compass-call/
Paid articlePaywall Antarctica-Bound Air Force C-17 Diverted Due to ‘Planned Missile Launch’: Civil Aviation Authority of New Zealand said Russia’s Air Traffic Management Centre ...
flyingmag.com/antarctica-air-force-c-17-diverts-missile-launch/
U.S. air force flight to Antarctica turns back after space activity warning: A U.S. air force flight bound for Antarctica returned to New Zealand after a warning ...
ctvnews.ca/world/article/us-air-force-flight-to-antarctica-turns-back-after-space-activity-warning/
Space Aug 19
Mysterious Russian 'space activity' causes US Air Force flight to Antarctica to turn around: report
space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/mysterious-russian-space-activity-causes-us-air-force-flight-to-antarctica-to-turn-around-report
US Air Force plane turns back from Antarctica after Russian missile threat: A U.S. Air Force plane heading from New Zealand to Antarctica was forced to turn ...
thehill.com/policy/defense/6039064-usaf-plane-turns-back-antarctica/
Stuff Aug 18
Mystery ‘space activity’ forces US Air Force Antarctic flight back to Christchurch
stuff.co.nz/travel/361021785/mystery-us-air-force-flight-aborts-antarctic-trip-returns-nz
One of US Air Force's largest planes due to arrive in Auckland : A C-5M Super Galaxy is due to touch down at Whenuapai air base today, delivering components for ...
1news.co.nz/2025/08/20/one-of-us-air-forces-largest-planes-due-to-arrive-in-auckland/
New Zealand Air Force Mounts Dangerous Rescue Mission in Antarctica: Three staff members from the National Science Foundation were evacuated from a U.S ...
nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/new-zealand-us-antarctic-base-rescue.html
The first non-stop circumnavigation of the world: On March 2, 1949, Lucky Lady II landed at the Carswell Air Force Base in Texas, 5641 minutes after taking off ...
thehindu.com/children/the-first-non-stop-circumnavigation-of-the-world/article69237500.ece
TWZ Sep 26 24
Final KC-10 Extender Tanker Flies Into Retirement: The flight from Travis Air Force Base in California will bring down the curtain on a 43-year career for the ...
twz.com/air/final-kc-10-extender-tanker-sent-into-retirement
Archer Flies First Midnight eVTOL Prototype: Archer Aviation has conducted the first uncrewed test flight of its Midnight electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing ...
aviationweek.com/aerospace/advanced-air-mobility/archer-flies-first-midnight-evtol-prototype
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Air Force awards a start-up company $235 million to build an example of a sleek new plane
financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/air-force-awards-a-start-up-company-235-million-to-build-an-example-of-a-sleek-new-plane
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