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RTX’s Raytheon has announced the completion of a significant expansion of its Redstone Raytheon Missile Integration Facility in Huntsville, Alabama.  The $115 million capital investment has increased the facility’s integration and delivery capacity by over 50%, allowing the company to meet the growing demand for critical munitions and strengthen the nation’s defense posture. According to RTX, the 26,000 square-foot expansion is expected to create new job opportunities, growing Raytheon’s footprint in the state to more than 2,200 employees.  Barbara Borgonovi, President of Naval Power at Raytheon, emphasized the importance of this expansion in delivering missiles to customers faster and demonstrating…

NASA is targeting April Fool’s Day to launch humankind’s voyage closest to the Moon in over a half a century, after the original mission was delayed in February 2026. The US space agency announced on March 12, 2026, that the Artemis II space crew will launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on April 1, 2026, pending close-out of remaining open work. All being well, on March 19, 2026, NASA staff plan to roll the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft to launch pad 39B, ready for liftoff. The significance of the Artemis II mission cannot be…

Looking back at aviation history, multiple factors such as e.g. improved training or Safety Management System implementation have brought continuous significant safety improvements. Innovative and advanced control also played a major role in enhancing the safety, especially thanks to technology like the digital Fly-By-Wire (FBW) systems first introduced in 1988 with the Airbus A320 Program. FBW technology provides more sophisticated control of the aircraft and flight envelope protection functions.  However, some systems failures may lead to unexpected behavior of these useful features which could lead, under some extremely unlikely combination of factors and/or circumstances, to more complex situations to manage…

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March 13, 2026, 16:21 (UTC +3) All six crew members aboard the US Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft lost over western Iraq on March 12, 2026, have now been confirmed dead, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM). CENTCOM said the circumstances of the incident remain under investigation, but reiterated that the loss of the aircraft was not caused by hostile fire or friendly fire. A US Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft was lost over western Iraq on March 12, 2026, in what US Central Command described as a non-combat incident involving two aircraft in “friendly airspace” during…

By Bjorn Fehrm March 13, 2026, ©. Leeham News: The flying wing has been researched for almost 100 years. During the Second World War, the Horten Brothers developed as flying wing military aircraft in Germany with mixed success. The Northrop company then flew several flying wing prototypes after the war, finding these to have severe stability issues at higher angles of attack. With the advent of Fly-By-Wire, this could be mastered, and the flying wing’s inherent low radar cross-section is used in the B-2 and B-21 US Air Force bombers. A flying wing is not suitable for use as an air…

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American Airlines is grappling with a growing labor dispute as its flight attendants, represented by the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA), have begun wearing red ‘WAR’ pins on their uniforms to signal their readiness to strike. The move comes amidst ongoing disagreements between the union and the airline’s senior leadership, particularly CEO Robert Isom. According to APFA, ‘WAR’ stands for ‘We Are Ready’.  The APFA, which represents over 28,000 American Airlines flight attendants, has expressed its dissatisfaction with the airline’s financial performance, operational failures, and leadership decisions. In a recent internal memo, the union encouraged its members to wear…

German Eurofighter Typhoons and Romanian Air Force F-16s have been scrambled in separate incidents on March 13, 2026, after air defense systems were put on alert in Romania. The Ministry of National Defense said that in the first incident, at around 10:00 local time, radar systems detected aerial targets north of Tulcea County in the east of Romania. Two F-16 aircraft from the 86th Borcea Air Base took off to survey and monitor the airspace and a warning message was issued to civilians in the area through the RO-ALERT system. According to a statement from the Ministry of National Defense,…

The topic of tipping hotel housekeeping can be surprisingly controversial. You have some people who believe housekeeping should be tipped, others who believe housekeeping shouldn’t be tipped, and plenty of people who just aren’t sure what’s expected. In this post, I’d like to lay out the arguments on both sides, share my take on tipping, and share general tips on how much you should tip (if you choose to do so). The argument for tipping hotel housekeeping Many people believe that it’s appropriate to tip hotel housekeeping. The logic is as follows: Housekeepers are generally the hardest working and among…