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JERUSALEM — Rafael introduced the L-SPIKE 4X Launched Effect loitering missile at the AUSA exhibition in Washington this week.The newest addition to the Spike collection comes in two primary warhead configurations: anti-tank and multipurpose.According to Rafael’s announcement, the L-SPIKE 4X can be launched from legacy Spike launchers on air, land, and naval platforms, and can remain airborne for up to 25 minutes in loitering mode. The company also states that it can engage targets at ranges of up to 40km.Designed as an automated weapon, it includes an operator-support suite that emphasizes man-in-the-loop control. This enables a single operator to supervise…
As American Airlines prepares for its centenary year in 2026, the Fort Worth-based US ‘big three’ legacy carrier and oneworld founding member has taken an important step forward by revealing the special livery that it will use to commemorate its 100th anniversary. Known as ‘Flagship,’ the design will be applied to one of the airline’s Boeing 777-300ER widebody twinjets, and put into service this November. The striking new paint scheme retains the silver base that is currently found on most American Airlines planes, but, in a retro throwback, features a lightning bolt cheat line that sees a bright streak run…
Soldiers with the 1st Cavalry Division have found ways to help armored vehicles pair sensors with drones to spot enemy drones before they strike.Col. Nicholas Dvonch, division artillery commander, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Trenton Huntsinger spoke with Army Times recently about the progress of the division’s experiment.The soldiers have taken passive sensors — the size of a baseball home plate — and mounted them on armored vehicles to detect enemy drones and pass that information back to their air defense element.That’s created an air picture 3.5 kilometers in front of them, giving the vehicles about a 45-second warning for…
In early 2024, Southwest Airlines announced plans to refresh its cabin interiors as of 2025. The funny thing is that this announcement came before the airline decided to change everything else, from introducing extra legroom seats and assigned seating, to charging for checked bags.Anyway, Southwest’s first plane with the new style interiors has just been delivered, so we finally have our first look at this… Southwest unveils new cabin interiors with RECARO seatsSouthwest has just taken delivery of its first aircraft with new style cabin interiors, which will be installed on all newly delivered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft going forward.…
Like other northern carriers, Icelandair will switch to winter schedules on Sunday, October 26. This is based on IATA slot seasons. The day before, it’ll launch flights from its Keflavik hub to Miami. Timed at up to 8h 40m, it will become the airline’s new longest service. I’m sure it’ll be in my Weekly Routes article (see the most recent edition). It will be the second time the South Florida city has ever had scheduled passenger flights to Iceland. According to Cirium Diio data, they first existed in 2017/2018, when the now-defunct WOW Air served it aboard its Airbus A330-300s.…
Against the backdrop of MRO Europe 2025 in London, BAE Systems introduced a new title for its commercial avionics repair and support segment. On October 15, 2025, Jack Stevens, the Vice President and General Manager of Controls and Avionics Solutions at BAE Systems, introduced Horizon Solutions Aftermarket Services and Support. BAE Systems said that the new name reflects its “commitment to innovation and growth to meet the industry’s evolving demands”. Under the new product, BAE Systems customers can now take advantage of an expanded catalog that includes: Flexible trade-in programs that make updates or replacements easier Overhaul offerings that extend…
ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. — The U.S. Army is racing to turn its aging organic industrial base into a modern drone factory network — and learning just how hard it is to move from prototypes to mass production. “We know how to manufacture things. There’s not a problem with that, but UAS, they are different,” Lt. Gen. Christopher Mohan, acting commander of Materiel Command, told Defense News in a recent interview. “We can do the wiring harnesses. We could do some of the microelectronics, but either we don’t have the capability, such as the brushless motors, and we have to…
American Airlines has revealed that it will soon be introducing a special livery aircraft to celebrate its centennial, and my goodness, it sure is a distinctive plane! American’s plans eye-catching 100th anniversary livery American is celebrating its centennial in 2026, and it’s normal for airlines to introduce a special livery on an aircraft to celebrate the occasion. American has just unveiled that it plans to introduce a special livery on a Boeing 777-300ER, and it should enter service as of November 2025. American’s special centennial livery Boeing 777 The special “Flagship” livery will be on the plane with the registration…
Across Canada, the typical professional pilot earns just over six figures on average, with a wide range of salaries at both the high and low ends. Canada’s pay is not low by international standards, but pales in comparison to the United States just across the border, which is the highest in the world. 2024 nearly witnessed a strike by 5,000 unionized pilots before Air Canada offered a 20% immediate raise followed by annual increases, according to Reuters. The final deal resulted in a 42% salary hike over four years, as reported by CBC. The nations’ largest carriers suffer from a…
From 2022 (YouTube Edition): Before They’re All Gone… Humankind has been messing about in airplanes for almost 120-years. In that time, thousands of aircraft representing innumerable technologies, design philosophies, and aspirations both noble and contemptible have been built and flown. Airshows—the good ones—are lenses into aviation’s past. Events like AirVenture, Sun ‘n Fun, and Frontiers in Flight afford modern audiences glimpses of aircraft that shaped the world in war, and brought it together in peace.