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The British Army’s Watchkeeper UAV, originally intended to leave service in March 2025, has had its troubled service life extended to March 2027, while procurement for successor platforms remains in the early stages. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced in November 2024, as part of a wider series of cuts, that the British Army’s Watchkeeper intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) drone would be retired from service ahead of schedule. Initially this was expected to take place by March 2025, but continued operation of the aircraft from a number of locations had already shown that deadline had been missed. A…

Service members and their families are taking advantage of a new 90-day, zero-interest offer on the Military Star card when used at military grocery stores, officials said.The offer was announced Oct. 6 to provide financial relief during the government shutdown. There was an immediate spike in the number of families using their Military Star card at commissaries, said Lee Kelley, principal director in the office of military community and family policy, during a family forum Tuesday at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army.When eligible customers use their Military Star card at the commissary through Oct.…

JetBlue has announced a series of changes to its loyalty program in 2026. The updates are both positive and negative (of course the airline only highlights the positives in the press release, and buries the negatives on another page), though one new perk stands out as being particularly cool, if you ask me. JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic changes for 2026 JetBlue’s elite-level Mosaic members can expect some changes to their perks in 2026. Let’s go over the details — the first four changes are positive, while the last three changes are negative. How you feel about these changes will depend on…

Low-cost carriers, which emerged in the second half of the twentieth century following the global deregulation of the commercial aviation industry, operate relatively unique operating models. Once a relatively rare kind of airline to see operating, these kinds of carriers are ubiquitous today. There are a few characteristics shared by almost all low-cost carriers, and other features that are pretty much required for the operating model. Most low-cost airlines, for example, operate point-to-point services and avoid serving the highest-demand airports. Furthermore, they often pay their crewmembers less than most full-service airlines, and they find pretty much every way possible to…

President Donald Trump has threatened to use U.S. military force inside Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social.The threat comes as Hamas-linked gunmen appeared to carry out a public execution in Gaza on Monday, according to an eyewitness. Video of the event reportedly showed seven people kneeling at gunpoint with masked fighters pointing guns at the back of their heads.…

JetBlue has announced a series of changes to its loyalty program in 2026. The updates are entirely positive, which is a nice change of pace, in an industry where the term “enhancement” is typically a code word for a slap in the face. One update stands out as being particularly cool, if you ask me. Positive JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic changes for 2026 JetBlue’s elite-level Mosaic members can look forward to new and improved perks in 2026. While most of the changes are fairly minor, one change is particularly impressive, and a first among US airlines. Let’s go over the updates,…

Ryanair has announced major changes to its network in and out of Germany for the upcoming Winter 2025/2026 season, cutting roughly 800,000 seats and cancelling 24 routes. Rather uniquely, these cuts aren’t due to low demand or excessive losses (at least in the company’s words), but rather due to issues with recent taxes and policies implemented by the German government. This marks one of the most significant cutbacks by Ryanair in Germany in recent years and highlights ongoing tensions between the ultra-low-cost carrier and German authorities. Ryanair has long criticized the country’s high airport charges and taxation policies, warning that…

WASHINGTON — The Association of the United States Army rolled out its annual conference from Oct. 13-15 in Washington, beckoning defense industry officials, lawmakers and military personnel from around the globe to assess the future force and the threats personnel may soon encounter.Anchoring this year’s themes were efforts geared toward modernizing the force through next-gen weaponry and vehicles, personnel training, long-range artillery, unmanned systems, defense capabilities, network domains and much more.Such efforts, meanwhile, continue to be influenced by conflicts abroad that demand battlefield tech evolution at breakneck speed.Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dragging toward another brutal winter as manned and…

Boeing is behind on deliveries of the F-15EX fighter due to the ongoing strikes by union members in the St. Louis area. The strike has been going on for nearly three months, and the manufacturer has tried to remedy the situation by hiring permanent replacement workers to support its operations. Boeing’s St. Louis facility is responsible for the production of various military aircraft, including the F-15, F/A-18, T-7 trainer, and the MQ-25 military drone. The plant also supports the Boeing 777X program. The planemaker and its workers, represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) District 837…

Imagine stepping out of your barracks and finding multiple food options within walking distance: a dining hall with several micro-restaurant concepts, a grab-and-go market for essentials or even a coffee shop. That’s what real campus-style dining looks like.Right now, the Army is trying to replicate that model. Several modernization initiatives are underway, fighting through layers of bureaucracy, outdated policy and institutional inertia. The goal? To improve the soldier dining experience and increase meal card entitlement usage. But even with those efforts, one must ask: Is the university dining model truly generalizable to the military setting?RELATEDBefore my time as an Army…