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Senate Republicans voted to dismiss a war powers resolution Wednesday that would have limited President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks on Venezuela after two GOP senators reversed course on supporting the legislation.Trump put intense pressure on five Republican senators who joined with Democrats to advance the resolution last week and ultimately prevailed in heading off passage of the legislation. Two of the Republicans — Sens. Josh Hawley of Missouri and Todd Young of Indiana — flipped under the pressure.Vice President JD Vance had to break the 50-50 deadlock in the Senate on a Republican motion to dismiss the…

The United States and Denmark remain at odds over the future of Greenland, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen said Wednesday following a tense closed-door meeting at the White House with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The discussions, he said, were “frank but also constructive” and an opportunity to “at least challenge” the narrative presented by President Donald Trump, who has vowed to commandeer the autonomous island. “Our perspectives continue to differ,” Rasmussen said. “The president has made his view clear. And we have a different position.” But despite the disagreement, Rasmussen said the three…

Six pre-owned B-767s will be converted by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) into aerial refuellers, as the IAF’s older Russian Il-78MKIs experience availability issues. The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has granted an Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for acquiring six Boeing B-767 airliners to be converted into aerial refuellers by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), reports on Jan. 12 and Jan. 13, 2025, said. A final contract signing is expected by March. Meant to replace an equal number of the Indian Air Force’s older and problematic Ilyushin Il-78MKIs, the new tankers have been mentioned in reports about the deal circulating since October…

Lockheed Martin, parent of Sikorsky, marked the milestone with a ceremony as the aircraft, also known as the ‘Romeo’, was handed over to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 41 (HSM-41). Twenty years after entering initial service with the U.S. Navy, the MH-60R ‘Romeo’ – the latest and current generation of the Seahawk family – has surpassed one million total flight hours across seven operators. The 350th example of the MH-60R was delivered to HSM-41 during a recent ceremony, with Lockheed Martin then announcing the occasion on Jan. 13, 2026.Lockheed Martin, parent of Sikorsky, marked the milestone with a ceremony as the…

The U.S. Army’s MV-75 tiltrotor is advancing rapidly toward the delivery to operational units, now expected well before the original plans. The U.S. Army’s next-generation tiltrotor assault aircraft, the Bell MV-75, is rapidly transitioning from concept and prototype into an accelerated fielding path. We previously reported here at The Aviationist in October 2025 on the Army’s plans for possible prototype delivery in Fiscal Year 2027 and early production in Fiscal Year 2028. First Flight by the End of the Year New compressed timelines and acquisition approaches could now see the MV-75 flying by the end of 2026, according to comments…

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The National Transportation Safety Board has released a new investigative update into the crash of UPS Airlines Flight 2976, providing additional detail on the structural failure that occurred shortly after takeoff.  The cargo flight crashed near Louisville, Kentucky, on November 4, 2025, after departing Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. The aircraft, a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F, was destroyed and both pilots were killed.  In its latest update, the NTSB said examination of the wreckage confirmed that the aircraft’s left engine and its pylon separated from the wing moments after takeoff. Investigators determined that the separation occurred at the engine-to-wing attachment point, a critical structural area designed to support…

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Vueling, the Barcelona-based low-cost carrier of International Airlines Group (IAG), unveiled “Rumbo 2035”, its strategic roadmap for the next 10 years, on January 14, 2026.  According to the airline’s CEO, Carolina Martinoli the airline will invest €5 billion in the period up to 2030 in order to fulfill the goal of jumping from the 40 million annual passengers it carries today to 60 million by 2035.   However, the aspect of Vueling’s strategy that perhaps has attracted most attention from industry analysts is the airline’s fleet renewal plan.   Vueling has confirmed that it will be transitioning from its current all-Airbus fleet…

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