Low‑Cost RAACM‑ER Missile Matches Tomahawk Range
New RAACM-ER Low-Cost Cruise Missile Features Tomahawk-Like Range With a range of over 1,000 nautical miles, the RAACM-ER cruise missile aims to go far while costing less. https://t.co/smNIk3Nw1d
Air Force Hikes VC-25B Budget, Bypasses FY27 Bridge Funding
The Air Force is increasing VC-25B spending to meet the newly announced schedule. Also, no money requested in FY27 for the Qatar-donated 'bridge aircraft.' Funding transferred from Sentinel, outside the typical budgetary process, covers the whole project https://t.co/nMNKAzWLff
Iran's Missile Fleet Underutilized Despite Active Air Force
This article is potentially pretty damning. But I'd like to know whether the 50% of the ballistic missiles + launchers can be utilized, why if Iran still has an Air Force was it not being used & are all these...
NASA Admits Lunar Gateway Modules Are Corroded
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman just testified before Congress that both the Lunar Gateway habitable modules delivered to NASA (HALO and I-HAB) were corroded. 🚨
US Travel Remains Strong; International Airlines Pose Biggest Threat
Two takeaways from this interview w/United’s Kirby: 1) the US economy is surprisingly strong & higher prices aren’t deterring travelers; 2) he views the big competition as international airlines, not domestic ones when considering potential acquisitions https://t.co/TbARpnEJzJ
Starlink Pushes D2D, yet Towers Already Connect Us
Starlink is making D2D popular through T-Satellite, but people are already connected via towers and cells. https://t.co/3i8aRnjDJU
Pentagon Aims to Accelerate
The Pentagon in its budget request says it can speed up fielding of the F-35's Block 4 by a year, to 2030, as it increases spending on the program. This is reliant on reconciliation approval https://t.co/F5NdnDxpKT
U.S. Government Takes Top Spot in Spirit's Debt Hierarchy
US govt would sit at the top of Spirit’s creaky capital stack. Creditors are not going to be happy. Also likely unhappy is Transportation Sec. Duffy, who called Spirit “good money after bad” https://t.co/Ittbdkn6L1
Could a Government-Owned Spirit Airline Stifle Competition?
So will Spirit be the new gov airline? Will federal workers have to fly Spirit on gov business? In an industry as heavily regulated as air travel having an airline owned by the fed gov could be seen as …...
Navy's 2027 Budget Revives P‑8 Purchases, Costs Surge
The Navy is procuring new P-8s in its 2027 budget request for the first time since 2024. That gap has seen the flyaway cost per aircraft to substantially rise, connected in part to Boeing's production shift to MAXs https://t.co/ww2HzyUpU6
FCC Greenlights
.@FCC OK's @AST_SpaceMobile 248-sat D2D constellation operating at 425-690 km, each w/ 223m2 antenna. Detailed semi-annual reports required, as @SpaceX provides, plus comms with operators in nearby orbits to avoid collisions. @ATT @Verizon @FirstNetGov. https://t.co/b0NgbZpess https://t.co/R9EgFxmkwP
Why Launch Assists Often Aren’t Worth the Effort
Common question I've had... this certainly isn't a new idea and there's a good reason it's often considered not worth it. I did a deep dive on launch assists last year - https://t.co/gYQYjqPTvx
Navy Expands E‑2D Fleet Amid E‑3 Readiness Woes
The Navy wants to grow its E-2D fleet because Advanced Hawkeyes are seeing "accelerated service life burn down" as they are taking on more overland airborne early warning taskings This as E-3s face readiness issues and the E-7 has an uncertain...
Higher Jet Fuel Costs Will Naturally Reduce Flights
The market will take care of the jetfuel scarcities itself in Europe for example. When flight prices are up 2-3x for the summer season, fewer people will fly. It is as simple as that.
Trump's Spirit Stake Highlights Endless Airline Bailouts
Trump is likely to take a stake in Spirit, another bailout for an industry that keeps getting bailouts. Just re-regulate the airlines so it's a profitable and reasonable industry instead of a play for market power and subsidies. https://t.co/tiEtOKouPz
United Faces Rising Fuel Costs and War‑Hit Demand
$UAL Daily. Post-earnings, perhaps an early sign reality creeping into markets: United has serious jet fuel cost issues, coupled with international demand under pressure with ongoing war https://t.co/aLwgC9qngA
Australia Emerges as Ideal Market for Satellite Systems
“Australia is our fourth-largest market. We’ve seen a lot of demand in Australia. In some ways, if you were designing the perfect market for a satellite system, it’s exactly Australia,” via The Australian Financial Review. https://t.co/nt5BfUmaLx
AA Introduces Private Terminal for ConciergeKey Members
American Airlines Will Add PS Private Terminal Access For ConciergeKey Members - View from the Wing https://t.co/C3D32dhY2M
Boeing's Backlog Soars as Demand Outpaces Supply
$BA: Commercial Airplanes revs up 13% and Defense up 21%. Incredible backlog at $695B. Demand far outstrips supply.
AirSpaceIntel Leads the Way to FAA Reform
Incredible work from @AirSpaceIntel and team. This is the path to fixing our FAA and improving air safety.
U.S. Deploys Ukrainian Counter‑Drone System at Saudi Base
"The U.S. military has introduced Ukrainian counter-drone technology in recent weeks at a key U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia, according to five people with knowledge of the matter, as it seeks to stem attacks that have destroyed aircraft and...
Airlines Face Unprecedented Daily Adjustments Amid Oil Price Turmoil
"Significant uncertainty continues and requires airlines to adjust and reassess their network and operations on a daily basis. This is unprecedented" RAeS Flight Ops expert on the oil price headwinds battering airlines #avgeek #IranWar https://t.co/Zf5Wdk3RHW https://t.co/Fi3mpLBiDX
China and India Lift Global Airline Share to 19%
CHINA and INDIA are both experiencing rapid growth in the number of airline passengers as household incomes rise. The number of passengers carried increased by an average of 7% each year in China and 8% in India between 2010 and...
US Depletes Half Its Missile Stockpiles in Weeks
‘Over the last seven weeks of war, the US military has expended at least 45% of its stockpile of Precision Strike Missiles; at least half of its inventory of THAAD missiles, which are designed to intercept ballistic missiles; and nearly...
Only 30 of 90 Cataloged Transporter 16 Payloads Identified
I believe 95 payloads were meant to be deployed from SpaceX's Transporter 16 rideshare. 90 have been cataloged to date, and with some ID'd by radio amateurs and the first IDs on Space-Track, 30 are now identified.
Firefly Launch Objects Possibly Misidentified by SpaceTrack
The last Firefly launch put one object (A) in a 222 x 366 km orbit, and one (B) in 390 x 408 km. B's still in orbit, A just reentered. SpaceTrack say A was the @LockheedMartin Martin...
Sec. Duffy Seeks $10 B for ATC Modernization
.@SecDuffy told me today he wants $10 billion from Congress for next round of ATC reforms (mostly for software but some surface and tower funding as well) https://t.co/p3yujwifiS
Sec Duffy: No One Wants to Buy Spirit Airlines
I spoke to @SecDuffy about fate of @SpiritAirlines and he said it appears no one wants to buy Spirit: "What would someone buy?" Duffy asked in interview. "If no one else wants to buy them, why would we buy them?"...
267 F‑15EX Jets Needed: Correcting The
F-15EX buy now explodes to 267 jets. This is the right call. The original plan made no sense and since writing the article below, that has slowly been corrected. Now they are coming to terms with a USAF without F-15E...
NASA Goddard Unveils Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Was at @nasa Goddard today for the unveiling of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope 👀
Air Force Seeks Funding for E‑7 Wedgetail Despite Budget Gap
Despite no funding in Pentagon's fiscal 2027 request, the Air Force is "evaluating options to resource the E-7 program" to finish the Wedgetail prototypes and continue EMD. https://t.co/mD86r3Qjmj
X‑BAT VTOL Fighter Gains F‑16 Thrust Vector Nozzle
X-BAT Autonomous VTOL ‘Fighter’ Looks Dramatically Different Development of X-BAT is accelerating, including the use of a thrust vectoring nozzle from an experimental F-16 that was borrowed "Indiana Jones style." Latest on X-BAT: https://t.co/iqlLGaor38
Washington Poised to Take Over Struggling Spirit Airlines
"Spirit Airlines: Government Mistake, Then Government Ownership?" https://t.co/HqRSeYamXa "Washington may be preparing to do what it often does when prior interventions and political shocks leave a company reeling: intervene again." https://t.co/QFSWp97KGx
FAA Says It’s Not Blocking 7/10 Certification
.@FAANews administrator Bryan Bedford to @Reuters in January on MAX 7/10 certification: ""We can only help get them there, but they have got to do the work, and they're doing the work," Bedford said. "I don't think FAA is the...
Navy to Equip Arleigh Burke Destroyers with 405 PAC‑3 Missiles
Patriot PAC-3 Missiles To Arm Navy Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers The Navy has awarded a contract to integrate PAC-3 MSE with the Aegis Combat System and wants to buy 405 of the missiles in Fiscal Year 2027. https://t.co/gWmaSr7Nao
Cockpit Display Strikes Captain, Causes Incapacitation on Takeoff
Southwest Captain Incapacitated After Cockpit Display Smacked Him In The Head During Takeoff - View from the Wing https://t.co/wl3j3a1nqe
Europe Targets ‘Valley of Death’ Gap in Aerospace R&D
"Research is of little value if it is not applied" - How Europe is aiming to cross the 'Valley of Death' in aerospace R&D. #avgeek https://t.co/HawMWSX6y6 https://t.co/aPOjYcskDd
TAP Pilots Warn Lufthansa: Union‑hostile Culture Threatens Airline Peace
TAP Air Portugal pilots’ union just fired a warning shot at Lufthansa. In a letter to the government, SPAC accused the German group of union-hostile practices and said bringing that culture to TAP would destroy “social peace” at the airline. Down...
NASA Livestream Starts at 4:15 Pm ET, Not 4:00
NASA's YouTube livestream for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope event shows it will begin at 4:15 pm ET instead of 4:00 pm ET. https://t.co/c9eRdvAG2E
NASA Reveals New Skyfall Helicopter Mars Landing Render
New rendering (at least to me) shared by NASA's Lori Glaze today of multiple Skyfall helicopters during entry, descent, and landing on Mars. https://t.co/WW0NWRzQPf
DHL Sees European Jet Fuel Through June, Asia Uncertain
DHL expects jet fuel supplies into June for Europe, but has doubts over Asia https://t.co/kxr0837JmW
SecDuffy Weighs United CEO's Bid for American
News: I asked @SecDuffy in interview about @United CEO Scott Kirby proposal he made on acquiring American https://t.co/DJkmFCRb1Z
Pentagon Requests $75B for Drones, Counter‑Drone Efforts
The Pentagon’s largest-ever budget request earmarks $75 billion for drones and technologies to counter them, mainly for a massive increase for a little-known office working with US commandos, according to defense officials
GE Q1 Profit Beats Forecasts on Robust Air Travel Demand
General Electric’s first-quarter profit beat Wall Street’s expectations as strong demand for air travel helped the jet-engine manufacturer sidestep disruptions tied to the war in Iran https://t.co/z2JMq2y5V4
Europe Still Buying U.S. Defense Amid Domestic‑Buy Talk
Interesting detail from today’s Northrop Grumman Q1 earnings call re. European demand. Despite political messaging in Europe about buying domestically and reducing reliance on U.S. suppliers, Northrop made clear that European customers remain highly engaged buyers of American systems.
US Aerospace Output Jumps 28% on Soaring Demand
JUST IN: US aerospace & transport output rose 28% in 2025 with rising demand for planes, defense, and space tech
Europe Leads Civil Aerospace; New Programs Lag?
How does Europe maintain its lead in civil aerospace? And are new programmes moving fast enough? Key Qs from this year's Clean Aviation Annual Forum #avgeek https://t.co/74ypOdKVw1 https://t.co/WefejwxMx9
Northrop Asserts It Can Deliver F/A-XX Despite Doubts
Northrop Defends Ability To Build F/A-XX 6th Gen Naval Fighters If Selected The Navy's top officer said yesterday that an unnamed contractor "really can’t deliver" on F/A-XX "in the timeframe we need it." https://t.co/Ymyixv96ds
GPS III SV10 Enters 388×20201 Km Transfer Orbit
GPS III SV10 tracked in a 388 x 20201 km x 55.0 deg transfer orbit following successful launch on Falcon 9 from Canaveral at 0653 UTC
Roman Launch Keeps Sliding Into Earlier 2026 Dates
Roman schedule changes over the last few years: 2027 --> October 2026 --> Late September 2026 --> Early September 2026.