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With the current partial government shutdown, many federal workers aren’t receiving paychecks. This includes TSA officers, and that’s leading to an increasing number of sick calls, which has meant longer lines at security. Some airports have even seen over 50% of TSA agents call in sick on some days. Past government shutdowns have sometimes ultimately ended because of the impacts on our aviation ecosystem. Along those lines, President Trump is suggesting he’s going to do something that’s just… oy. Trump says he’ll send ICE agents to airports Trump has just taken to social media to write the following: The Radical…

The vehicles vying to replace the Marine Corps’ aging light armored vehicle fleet hit the water for the first time earlier this year, completing a series of tests to demonstrate safety and performance across a spectrum of sea conditions and highlighting some new features in the process. The testing, which involved the variant of the future advanced reconnaissance vehicle, or ARV, equipped with a 30mm autocannon, took place in January and February at Camp Pendleton, California, according to a recent Marine Corps news release. Prototypes by two designers, Textron Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems, underwent the water entry, swim…

MILAN — French company Texelis Defense and Finnish defense manufacturer Scata have partnered to develop new combat vehicle made entirely in Finland, with variants planned for counter-drone and air-defense operations.The 18-ton vehicle, dubbed the MK1, was developed in less than a year and is envisioned as a multi-role platform incorporating lessons the companies have drawn from the war in Ukraine.Company officials told Defense News the project took shape after they identified a market gap in the European market: an intermediate segment between light vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles.“In Finland, we already have two combat vehicle suppliers, Sisu and Patria, whose offers…

KYIV — Ukraine has deployed specialist teams to five Middle Eastern countries to help intercept drones and advise on air-defense measures, with officials saying they expect to conclude several significant agreements.President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said teams had been sent to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan, states that have come under fire during the Iran war. He said that local air defense units were dealing with ballistic missiles, while Ukrainian specialists were focused on the waves of Iran’s Shahed drones.“I believe no one has experience comparable to ours,” Zelenskyy told journalists in audio messages on a WhatsApp…

The attempted strike on Diego Garcia would mark a major escalation, highlighting Tehran’s apparent ability to target the strategic U.S.-UK base deep in the Indian Ocean and potentially put parts of Europe within reach. Iran has launched two missiles at the joint UK-U.S. base at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, about 4,000 km away. Such a distance is well within the range separating Tehran from many European capitals. According to U.S. officials who talked to the Wall Street Journal, one ballistic missile reportedly failed because of a malfunction and did not reach the base, whilst the other was engaged…

LONDON — Two suspected Iranian spies have been arrested after attempting to enter Britain’s nuclear submarine base in Scotland, the Sun newspaper reported on Friday.The arrests come three weeks into the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. While Britain has not taken part in the attacks on Iran, the country’s forces have downed Iranian missiles and drones in the Gulf region.Police Scotland confirmed they had arrested a man and a woman on Thursday near the base, but did not comment on their nationality, adding in a statement that inquiries were ongoing.“Around 5pm on Thursday, 19 March, 2026, we were made aware of…

New photographs show the best view yet of an F-22A Raptor sporting the stealthy drop tanks and equipment pods in development for the stealth fighter.  Californian aviation photographer Jarod Hamilton once again caught a scoop, this time giving us the closest view yet of a Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor sporting both the stealthy equipment pods – one of which at least seems to house an infrared search and track (IRST) or other optical based targeting capability – as well as new stealthy external fuel tanks. Both of these have been seen on the F-22 before, but only at a significantly…

“This problem is solvable, and there are solutions on the table. Now it’s up to you, Congress, to move forward on bipartisan proposals that will get federal aviation workers—including TSA officers, U.S. Customs clearance officers at airports and air traffic controllers—paid during shutdowns.” Source: A collective letter issued as CEOs of America’s largest airlines have decided that they are done with Congress turning air travel into what they describe as a “political football.” They’re hoping to shame legislators into giving TSA workers their paychecks before the spring travel spike triggers out-the-door security lines.

Also: Air Tanker Helps Firefighters, Spirit Shrinks, EXTRA NG AD, 5 ATR 72-600 Sale In the last 48 hours, an intriguing web site popped up out of nowhere… SAVEAOPA.org… with great detail about some of the many postulated issues that have arisen since Darren Pleasance was forced out of the top spot… The site claimed that AOPA had lost some 50% of its membership, was suffering from less than positive financial issues and decrying the extraordinary control exerted by the AOPA Board… which pretty much answers to no one but itself. As ANN was noting the site’s appearance, mission, and…

Also: FAA Selects Eight Pilot Projects, Cargo-Drone Pilot Test, Counter-Drone System, ICE NOTAM Creates Uncertainty Vertical Aviation International (VAI) welcomed the global vertical aviation community to VERTICON 2026 at the Georgia World Congress Center, where the event delivered 280,000 square feet of exhibit space, 684 exhibitors, and 64 aircraft on display. The event drew 12,852 attendees and featured a show floor built for hands-on engagement, including a dedicated drone cage for indoor demonstrations. Joby Aviation has completed a series of demonstration flights in the San Francisco Bay area to demonstrate how it is developing electric air taxis for commercial passenger…