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Boeing aircraft incidents put spotlight on FAA diversity hiring

January 16, 2024 -

(Article by Naveen Athrappully republished from TheEpochTimes.com)

Earlier this month, a door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 snapped off while flying at 16,000 feet, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing. On Saturday, a Japanese airline’s Boeing 737-800 aircraft returned to its departure airport after a crack was discovered in the cockpit window.

The incidents have put a spotlight on diversity policies in the airline industry, which is being ...

Iran, Russia finalize deal for purchase of advanced military aircraft

December 07, 2023 -

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Mehdi Farahi attested to the deal, debunking rumors that the potential purchase fell apart. Included in the deal were Su-35 air superiority/multirole fighters, Yak-130 light fighter/advanced trainer jets and Mi-28 attack helicopters. Tehran's acquisition of aircraft from Moscow occurs amid the backdrop of heightened tensions in the Middle East and increased American military presence in the region because of the ongoing Gaza conflict.

Rumors ...

Chinese military aircraft used civilian plane as cover in Taiwan Strait

October 17, 2023 -

On Sept. 24, the Taiwan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ), a military enthusiast group, posted on social media that it detected a Chinese Y-9 military communications command aircraft flying from south to north on the M503 route, west of the center line of the Taiwan Strait, for a short period.

Taiwan ADIZ saw the Chinese military aircraft at 8:30 a.m.

The group was worried because it noticed that the Chinese aircraft’s flight path overlapped with the position ...

North Korea threatens to shoot down U.S. aircraft entering its airspace

July 13, 2023 -

In a statement on Monday, July 10, the North Korean Ministry of National Defense warned that they could shoot down U.S. aircraft in response to such provocative actions.

The statement, published by the state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), claimed that the U.S. was conducting illegal surveillance flights and deploying drones over North Korean airspace. Additionally, the statement accused Washington of further escalating tensions by positioning a nuclear submarine ...

FedEx to shut down 29 more aircraft as shipping demand shrinks

June 27, 2023 -

Global shipping giant FedEx plans to remove 29 aircraft from its fleet this year as part of a comprehensive cost-cutting initiative. This move aims to significantly decrease permanent costs and enhance the flexibility of the company's logistics network in response to the downturn in global trade.

During a recent earnings briefing, FedEx CEO Raj Subramaniam announced that the company's Express unit plans to park 20 aircraft in the 2024 fiscal year while ...

Reports claim Houthi rebels have successfully tested HYPERSONIC MISSILES

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This story was broken by Russian state-run news agency RIA Novosti, which cited an unidentified official, but was unable to provide substantial evidence for the claim. This report comes at a crucial point in the conflict between Israel and Gaza and could potentially raise the stakes in the Houthis' relentless attacks on Israel-affiliated shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. (Related: British merchant ship abandoned in Red Sea following Houthi missile strike.)

This ...

Vladimir Putin confirms deployment of HYPERSONIC MISSILES against Ukraine

2 months ago -

Originally unveiled in 2018, the Kinzhal and Tsirkon hypersonic missiles have reportedly successfully targeted significant Ukrainian military assets.

Other sources have confirmed the use of the Tsirkon hypersonic missiles. In early February, the Kyiv Scientific Research Institute of Forensic Expertise confirmed that Russia had used the Tsirkon, known alternatively as the Zircon.

Oleksandr Ruvin, director of the Ukrainian government-backed institute, claimed that the ...

Chinese spy balloon program linked to PLA’s hypersonic missiles

December 05, 2023 -

This report was prepared by a group of researchers from the National University of Defense Technology, a Chinese university directly affiliated with the Central Military Commission, the highest Chinese government body that oversees the country's armed forces, the People's Liberation Army (PLA).

According to the report, the PLA is trying to set up a proper military command structure to control the deployment of high-altitude surveillance balloons known as "Near Space ...

READY FOR ACTION: Russia equips new subs with hypersonic missiles

August 17, 2023 -

"Multi-purpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen-M project will be equipped with the Zircon missile system on a regular basis," Alexei Rakhmanov, chief executive officer of the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC), told RIA. "Work in this direction is already underway."

Yasen-class submarines, also known as Project 885M, are nuclear-powered cruise missile submarines. They are built to replace Soviet-era nuclear attack submarines as part of a program to modernize the Russian ...

Moscow accuses Kyiv of shooting down Il-76 aircraft filled with Ukrainian POWs

January 28, 2024 -

Moscow leveled the accusation on Jan. 24, noting that the Ilyushin Il-76 military transport plane was carrying 65 Ukrainian prisoners of war (POWs). The plane was shot down near the Russian city of Belgorod, which borders Ukraine, per a report by Russian state media. All 74 passengers – the 65 Ukrainian POWs, six Russian crew members and three Russian guards – were killed in the incident.

Footage of the incident was posted on the Telegram messaging app by the Baza channel, ...

RED ALERT: Pentagon mobilizing THOUSANDS of aircraft for WWIII confrontations with China, Russia

June 06, 2023 -

This intel has been related by John Moore, The Liberty Man, in his June 5, 2023 broadcast, available at the John Moore Show channel on Brighteon.com.

I called John Moore yesterday to ask for additional confirmation. He reiterated that his military-tied sources were observing (so far) hundreds of aircraft at the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona being taken out of storage and restored to full service capacity. This process has only been under way for a few ...

Iran launches missiles targeting alleged Israeli spy centers in northern Iraq

January 17, 2024 -

At the same time, the IRGC said it also launched missiles against Islamic State targets in northern Syria. The IRGC claimed in a statement that these missile strikes are acts of self-defense.

The missiles that struck northern Iraq targeted supposed Israeli spy centers in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, causing witnesses to see and hear at least eight different explosions in the city of 1.5 million people.

The region's security council reported four ...

U.S. to deploy previously banned missiles against China as a deterrent

November 28, 2023 -

Gen. Charles Flynn, commander of the U.S. Army Pacific Forces, revealed this development on Nov. 25. He said the deployment will feature a land-based version of the Tomahawk missile, previously prohibited by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty ratified in 1987.

Earlier, the U.S. Marine Corps activated its inaugural Tomahawk battery in California. The new land-based batteries utilizing Tomahawk missiles can reach targets up to 1,000 miles. Interestingly, ...

U.K. so broke its military is considering selling £3.5 billion aircraft carrier to India

2 months ago -

Reports indicate that HMS Prince of Wales, which cost a whopping £3.5 billion (about $4.44 billion) to build, might end up getting sold to India or some other "friendly" nation since the United Kingdom's latest budget does not include any substantial increase in defense spending.

Rather than sell off the empire's flagship HMS Queen Elizabeth, the British military's Royal Navy is contemplating this other major offload as soon as 2028 if defense finances in Great Britain do ...

FAKED: Thousands of jet engine parts with falsified safety certificates installed in commercial aircraft

October 09, 2023 -

The spare parts, from simple nuts and bolts to more critical turbine blades, went into dozens of jet engines made by a General Electric (GE) joint venture during maintenance works. The engines were then installed back onto the popular Boeing and Airbus airplanes, according to GE and safety officials. They have already been able to retrieve questionable parts from 126 engines so far at a growing number of airlines.

A United spokesman said it had discovered parts in engines ...

Iran just proved it can hit Israel with “Kheibar Shekan” ballistic missiles

January 24, 2024 -

The first launch struck a "terrorist facility" in Syria's Idlib province, and was one of three the Iranian regime carried out over the past several days. Iran also says it attacked an Israeli Mossad facility in Erbil, as well as "terrorist" sites in what the media is describing as "an unprecedented attack in Pakistan."

"While they all seem to have had their own objectives, they clearly serve as a timely demonstration of Iran's ability to execute precision ballistic missile ...

Iran may provide Russia with short-range ballistic missiles, say U.S. officials

November 29, 2023 -

Iran has already provided Russia with armed drones, guided aerial bombs and artillery shells, according to U.S. officials.

Concerns arose that the military cooperation between the two nations continue to intensify after Iran showed its Ababil and Fateh-110 missiles to Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu when the latter visited Tehran last September.

According to a spokesman for the National Security Council (NSC), officials are "concerned that Iran is considering ...

WAR TACTIC: Iran fires ballistic missiles from launchers disguised as standard shipping containers

February 22, 2024 -

Local and IRCG-linked news outlet Tasnim reported that the ballistic missiles that were recently launched were from Shahid Mahdavi. The Iranian Navy took delivery of the ship in March 2023 after it was converted from a state-owned and operated container ship known as the Sarvin. Video footage showing the firing of the missile seemed to be taken from cameras around the ship and a drone that captured the launch from above. It also showed the supposed resulting impact on a target ...

French navy shooting million-dollar missiles at cheap Houthi drones in Red Sea

January 18, 2024 -

The latest reports show that France is spending millions per missile while the Houthis are spending only about $20,000 per missile, with some only costing a few thousand to build. How much longer will the West be able to keep up such spending?

Simply put, the Western war machine can theoretically spend an infinite amount of money since "money," as we currently know it, is a fiat-based Ponzi scheme backed by absolutely nothing. What this means is the West can simply print ...

Workers at U.K. depot responsible for building Ukraine-bound missiles go on STRIKE

July 20, 2023 -

A July 14 piece by the Daily Mirror reported on the strike, which involved more than 50 employees part of the GMB labor union at the British military depot in the Scottish town of Beith. The facility, operated by Defense Equipment & Support (DE&S), an entity under the British Ministry of Defense (MoD), supplies Storm Shadow and Brimstone Missiles to Ukraine. British defense officials are now scrambling to take "contingency measures" to keep the weapons flowing, the Mirror added....