Pentagon Knew About Flaws In Osprey Aircraft Nearly A Decade Before Fatal Crash
The Pentagon was aware of mechanical defects in the Osprey aircraft for about a decade before the crashes, Military.com reported Thursday. The Air Force's Osprey program, a fleet of aircraft that use tilt-rotor propellers to take off vertically like a helicopter and fly horizontally like a plane, has been plagued by technical and safety problems […]
Frontier Airlines Pilot Arrested Aboard Aircraft Prior To Departure
A Frontier Airlines pilot was arrested on a flight before it departed from Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday, CBS News reported. Houston police handcuffed Seymour Walker, 45, and removed him from Flight 3195 just before the scheduled departure for Dallas. according to The pilot had an outstanding arrest warrant for assault, including family […]
Man Admits To Illegally Exporting ‘Sophisticated And Controlled’ Aircraft Tech To Russian Security Service, Feds Say
A Kansas businessman has admitted to violating export control and money laundering laws by illegally exporting U.S.-made aviation electronics to Russia before and after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Department of Justice announced Tuesday. Douglas Edward Robertson, 56, of Olathe, pleaded guilty to engaging in a “long-standing conspiracy to circumvent U.S. export laws by submitting […]
US Aircraft Carrier Arrives In South Korea Amid Spiking Tensions With The North
The US aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Saturday amid rising tensions between South Korea and North Korea in recent weeks, the Associated Press reported. USS Theodore Roosevelt Strike Group Arrived The carrier arrived on the Korean peninsula for joint military exercises with South Korea and Japan. Its arrival comes amid rising tensions between […]
Pentagon To End Months-Long Stand-Down Of Osprey Aircraft Grounded After Series Of Deadly Accidents
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has endorsed a plan to lift a months-long grounding of the V-22 Osprey, the Associated Press reported Friday, citing U.S. officials. Representatives of the military that operates the controversial tiltrotor plane announced plans to return it to service in a safe and methodical manner at a meeting at the Pentagon on […]
US Fighter Aircraft Shoots Down Houthi Cruise Missile Flying Toward Navy Ship
The military said Sunday that a U.S. fighter jet shot down an anti-ship cruise missile fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels at a U.S. Navy destroyer. The interception took place nearby U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on the coast of Al Hudaydah, a major port city in Yemen Said In a statement. Initial reports said the aircraft […]
After Being Harassed By Russian Aircraft, US Drones Take Out ISIS Leader In Syria
The Pentagon (DoD) said the leader of the Islamic State group was killed in a US drone strike shortly after Russian military aircraft harassed the same MQ-9 Reaper drone over the western part of the country. A US defense official, who asked not to be named, reported that the Russian aircraft harassed the MQ-9 Reaper […]
