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The U.S. military will employ Shahed-like One-Way-Attack (OWA) drones in the Middle East with the establishment of a new task force. On Dec. 3, 2025, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) launched Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS), which will oversee the U.S. military’s first OWA drone squadron. The squadron has already been established, although the timeline is not clear. However, the photos released on the DVIDS network are dated Nov. 23, 2025, thus the squadron might have been deployed last month. Task Force Scorpion Strike In the announcement, CENTCOM says Task Force Scorpion Strike was launched only “four months after Secretary…

The process of redeploying aircraft is a quiet chess game behind every individual flight timetable. Carriers match each flight to the aircraft that best balances overall profit, given overall reliability and operational constraints. Fleet strategy teams at major airlines begin with economics, deriving demand and revenue across different markets and segments of the market. Airlines carefully balance out what kinds of seats they expect to sell and at what fares. A larger jet, for example, could be deployed to lower overall unit costs while increasing the risk of flying with empty seats, all while smaller aircraft can protect yields and…

If there’s one thing Marriott Bonvoy members have made clear, it’s that Marriott doesn’t have enough hotel brands, and us consumers want more. Fortunately Marriott always listens to its Bonvoy members, so there’s some great news! St. Regis launches new St. Regis Estates concept St. Regis Hotels & Resorts has today unveiled St. Regis Estates, described as “an ultra-exclusive brand expression reserved for legacy-rich, leisure-led estates – rarified hotels defined by significant history, expansive grounds, and extraordinary amenities.” Oy. Here’s how the concept is described, in more detail: Born from a rising desire for privacy, authenticity, and a deeper emotional…

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that Boeing can buy Spirit AeroSystems only if the manufacturer divests Spirit operations that supply Airbus, effectively boosting Boeing’s arch-rival. In a proposed consent order that was released on December 3, 2025, Boeing will transfer key Spirit Airbus-facing businesses (including both assets and personnel) to Airbus and divest Spirit’s Subang, Malaysia, aerostructures business. This order also requires Spirit to supply competing U.S. defense contractors on fair terms, protect rivals’ confidential information, and provide transitional services to Airbus and other companies that will be inheriting Spirit assets. The company is also required to accept oversight…

The pilot of a U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds F-16C Fighting Falcon is in a stable condition after ejecting from the aircraft before it crashed into a lakebed near Trona, California. Reports first emerged of the Nov. 3, 2025 crash from local news and aviation enthusiasts, with many details at the time remaining unconfirmed. Eyewitnesses said they had seen the parachute from the ejection seat deploy, while the aircraft itself crashed into the ground and exploded. This was then corroborated by images posted on social media. Reports of an F-16C Fighting Falcon from the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crashed near Trona…

On Tuesday, the Pentagon released an open call to industry to rapidly obtain and deploy over 300,000 small one-way-attack drones — with the Pentagon hoping to put them into the field at such a pace that operators can learn to use them within two hours.The $1 billion initiative aims to have the one-way attack drones in the hands of service members by 2028. The RFI document calls for small drones capable of carrying a minimum of 4.4lbs in explosives and able to conduct strikes across both open terrain and urban environments. The drones are expected to prove they can maneuver…

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new airworthiness directive (AD) for the Boeing 717 that will have a material impact on the operations of at least two US airlines. The AD was prompted by the investigation into a 2023 incident with a Delta Air Lines 717 that landed without nose landing gear, and requires repetitive inspections for cracking of the upper lock link assembly. The AD will impact nearly 100 Boeing 717s that are currently active with Delta and Hawaiian Airlines. Both airlines operate fleets of the aging narrowbodies that are well into their third decade of flying.…

Strong production of new business jets continues to drive growth in the general aviation market, with double-digit gains in deliveries and billions of dollars in new aircraft billings through the first nine months of 2025, according to the latest shipment and billing figures from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA).  GAMA’s third quarter 2025 report shows business jet deliveries climbing 10.6% year on year, from 501 aircraft in the first nine months of 2024 to 554 so far in 2025. That increase came even as overall fixed-wing shipments remained mostly flat, rising 1.5% to 2,201 airplanes.  The total value of…

The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday.Hegseth, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find he did so improperly, according to one of the people familiar with the report’s findings who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the information. CNN first reported the initial findings.The review by the Pentagon inspector general’s office was delivered to lawmakers,…

The Pentagon’s watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information about a military strike against Houthi militants in Yemen, two people familiar with the findings said Wednesday.Hegseth, however, has the ability to declassify material and the report did not find he did so improperly, according to one of the people familiar with the report’s findings who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the information. CNN first reported the initial findings.The review by the Pentagon inspector general’s office was delivered to lawmakers,…