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Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll says he is locked in a “holy war” on Capitol Hill as he works to convince lawmakers to grant the service more flexible funding authority for electronic warfare, unmanned aerial systems and counter-drone efforts.The resistance Driscoll has encountered in his first eight months in the job is part of a longstanding tension between the Pentagon and Congress over the trust and oversight of taxpayer dollars.Unstable leadership cycles and inconsistent funding have pushed contractors into cost-plus arrangements, Driscoll explained, while congressional skepticism has only grown in the wake of failed modernization programs.“We have 1,400 [to] 1,500 line…

Next year will see American Airlines celebrate its centenary, with April 2026 marking 100 years since its first flight. Since then, the carrier has continued to grow through a series of mergers and overcome various crises to become one of the world’s largest airlines. With this in mind, it has big plans in store. With the new year now being just 100 days away, American Airlines has taken the time to reveal the first steps of its celebrations, which include a special centennial logo to mark the occasion. It has also devised a promotional video that merges both the past…

GE Aerospace reached an important milestone in its hypersonic propulsion development program by testing a solid-fuel ramjet at supersonic speeds over Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.The test flights form part of GE’s Atmospheric Test of Launched Airbreathing System (ATLAS) program. The effort gives engineers direct data on how solid-fuel ramjets behave in flight. By mounting the hardware on an aircraft, GE can measure aerodynamic loads, vibration, and heating effects that wind tunnels cannot replicate. The results will help determine whether ramjets can serve as a practical propulsion choice for future hypersonic weapons. GE mounted the ATLAS test vehicle to an F-104…

A Delta passenger shared an interesting experience on Reddit, which got me thinking… Delta flight attendant insists milk is for coffee and tea A traveler was flying with Delta from Rome (FCO) to New York (JFK), sitting next to a “pretty geeky kid” who was in his late teens or early 20s. Around halfway through the flight, warm chocolate chip cookies were served, and then this happened: This kid asks if they have any milk on the cart, to which this particular flight attendant says “no,” very tersely. The kid says “okay, I’ll have…” but before he can finish, the…

The F-22 was the first fifth-generation fighter in the world, but the legacy stealth fighters’ fate is currently on the chopping block with the recent announcement of the upcoming sixth-generation F-47 fighter from Boeing. No official information has been released, but reports from The War Zone indicate that Lockheed Martin is pushing the US Air Force to upgrade instead of retire its oldest F-22 Raptor models. The Raptor’s Balancing Act Credit: US Air Force Lockheed Martin says that the retirement of the Block 20 Raptors will force the USAF to spend more on training and maintenance due to a smaller pool…

Sweden and Poland have issued warnings that they are prepared to use force if Russian military aircraft violate NATO airspace again. This statement comes after a series of incidents in the Baltic region that have caused concern within the alliance and prompted emergency consultations at the United Nations.  On September 19, 2025, Estonia reported that three Russian MiG-31 fighters entered its airspace for approximately 12 minutes before being intercepted by Italian F-35 fighter jets, which were part of the NATO Baltic Air Police mission. Finnish and Swedish fighter jets also assisted in escorting and identifying the Russian aircraft.  Tallinn condemned…

The Capital One mileage program has just added three new transfer partners — Japan Airlines Mileage Bank, Preferred Hotels & Resorts I Prefer, and Qatar Airways Privilege Club. While there’s value to all of those, in this post I’d like to focus specifically on Japan Airlines, as this is a unique partner for the program. Transfer Capital One miles to Japan Airlines at 4:3 ratioThe Capital One mileage program has just added Japan Airlines Mileage Bank as its newest transfer partner. Capital One miles convert into Japan Airlines miles at a 4:3 ratio, so you get 750 Japan Airlines miles…

Welcome to my 184th weekly routes article! It includes six mini-stories about subjectively exciting services that took off between September 16 and 22. Unusually, the US has no new or resumed services in this period (excluding the return of seasonal links). This article was written while attending Routes World in Hong Kong. flydubai Begins 2 More European Routes flydubai is the narrowbody partner of Emirates. On September 17, the 737-operating carrier took off from Dubai (where else?) to Chișinău, which it previously served between 2013 and 2015. The twice-weekly service to the Moldovan capital, which mainly uses the 737-800, runs…

French aviation safety authorities have launched an investigation following a serious incident at Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (NCE) involving a Nouvelair Airbus A320-200 and an easyJet A320-200.  On September 22, 2025, the French Minister of Transport Philippe Tabarot said that a collision between the two aircraft was “narrowly avoided” during the incident on September 21, 2025.   “I immediately requested that an investigation be opened by the Bureau d’enquêtes et d’analyses (BEA) to shed full light on the precise circumstances of this event,” said Minister Tabarot. According to data from flightradar24, the easyJet A320, registered OE-IJZ, was lined up on runway…

Execute Missed Approach Instructions issued to a pilot making an instrument approach which means continue inbound to the missed approach point and execute the missed approach procedure as described on the Instrument Approach Procedure Chart or as previously assigned by ATC. The pilot may climb immediately to the altitude specified in the missed approach procedure upon making a missed approach. No turns should be initiated prior to reaching the missed approach point. When conducting an ASR or PAR approach, execute the assigned missed approach procedure immediately upon receiving instructions to “execute missed approach.”