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To those who enjoy review trips and travel content, I want to provide a quick update, and it’s good news (and it’s intended to be on a happy note)… My past many years of travel have been boring(ish) As I’ve already written about, I recently lost my mom to ovarian cancer, after a battle of over six years, which has been quite the emotional roller coaster. As I explained, my mom had been diagnosed with cancer in 2019, and she outlived any expectation we had for how long she’d be around (which means we constantly lived as if her passing…

Soldiers with the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division recently tested the Switchblade 600 Loitering Munition System during an exercise at Fort Hood’s eastern training area, marking the first time the system has been live-fired on the Texas installation. Soldiers from 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team in September conducted the trial in support of the Army’s Transformation in Contact initiative aimed at modernizing armored formations for future conflicts. Part of that ongoing effort includes familiarization with the Aerovironment-produced system, which has already been put to the test by a handful of Army units, according to a service release. The 2nd Armored Brigade…

The Boeing 777-300ER has long been one of aviation’s most successful widebody aircraft. Introduced in the early 2000s, the aircraft became the backbone of fleets operated by Emirates, Cathay Pacific, Air France, and others. Its mix of capacity, efficiency, and range made it the natural successor to the 747 and the A340 in an era increasingly defined by twin-engine economics. However, in 2024, Boeing quietly ended passenger 777-300ER production. This decision came at an awkward moment, as Boeing’s next-generation 777X, the intended replacement for the 777-300ER, remains years behind schedule. Certification delays, engineering challenges, and shifting airline priorities have pushed…

U.S. officials Tuesday announced a program to locate small nuclear power generation reactors on U.S. Army bases around the world.Army Secretary Dan Driscoll and Energy Secretary Chris Wright announced the Janus Program, aimed at developing microreactors to generate power without relying on diesel fuel, at the Association of the U.S. Army conference in Washington. “Ultimately, and not in the too far future, you’ll be able to place a reactor at a forward-deployed base, produce multiple megawatts of power, so meaningful power, and it’ll run for years, potentially decades, without any refueling or any reservicing,” Wright told the AUSA Warriors Corner…

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Abra Group, the UK-registered parent company of Avianca and GOL, two of Latin America’s largest airlines, has set up a new airline in Chile, according to reports from a number of local media outlets.  Rumors about this move first circulated after a picture of a GOL Boeing 737-800 with a Chilean registration (CC-DNU) and the line “Operated by NG Servicios Aéreos” appeared on some online channels on October 13, 2025.  Chilean aviation news site El Aereo reported that a firm with this name had been incorporated by Abra Group in Santiago de Chile on July 2, 2025, with the apparent…

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems announced Tuesday it is teaming up with South Korean firm Hanwha Aerospace to develop and produce a short-takeoff-and-landing version of the Gray Eagle drone.The two firms signed the partnership agreement Tuesday, General Atomics said, and will work together to design and build a production-representative version of the drone. General Atomics said it has already flown a self-funded prototype, which the company said shows it can quickly move from development to delivery.General Atomics expects this Gray Eagle’s first flight to take place in 2027, and deliveries could start the following year. The STOL version of the Gray…

United Airlines plans more Boeing 757 flights to Europe in the peak summer of 2026 than at any point since 2017. This is because it will begin Washington Dulles to Keflavik service next year, which was revealed recently. It will compete directly with Icelandair, while the now-defunct PLAY ceased flying to Dulles last year. The Star Alliance member’s 757s were inherited from Continental. According to ch-aviation, its 757-200s, which have 176 seats, average 28.7 years. They are paid off, which means that they are much cheaper in this sense than newer alternatives, which include its incoming Airbus A321XLRs. This helps…

The “Queen of the Skies” — Boeing’s iconic 747 — is getting the royal treatment again, this time as a fully managed VIP experience from Boeing.  Boeing Business Jets has introduced a turnkey program for its 747-8 VIP aircraft, offering a complete acquisition-to-operation package for clients seeking long-range private travel aboard the world’s largest business jet.  Announced on October 14, 2025, at the NBAA-BACE convention in Las Vegas, the new service provides what Boeing calls a “full-spectrum concierge experience.” It covers every stage of ownership — from purchasing and interior customization to delivery and in-service support — under a single…

ANKARA — Turkish defense-electronics company Aselsan has detailed its integrated air-defense suite “Steel Dome,” describing it as a multi-layered, multi-domain system that combines kinetic and non-kinetic effectors with advanced decision-support algorithms.The company presented the concept during an international press day held at its Gölbaşı facility in Ankara.Aselsan positions Steel Dome as a response to evolving threat environments that include small drones, maneuverable ballistic trajectories and increasingly diverse sensor networks. The concept emphasizes a “smart layers” methodology that integrates soft-kill techniques, electronic jamming, directed energy and kinetic measures to engage targets according to operational requirements.At the core of Steel Dome is…