DEFENSE-AEROSPACE

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos

Skyraider II Forced Field Landing in Oklahoma Raises Questions for OA-1K Training and Safety Procedures

October 23, 2025

An OA-1K Skyraider II assigned to Air Force Special Operations training at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base made a forced landing in a field southeast of Oklahoma City on Oct 23. The two-person crew – one active-duty airman and one contractor

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Mooneyham)

Joint Exercises / Special Ops Training

U.S. B-1 Bombers, Tankers and ISR Assets Detected Near Venezuelan Islands

October 23, 2025

Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base flew across the southern Caribbean and approached Venezuela’s coastline on Oct 23. Open-source flight tracks identified the pair as BARB21 and BARB22. The traces placed them roughly 50 miles from the

AI & Autonomy

Air Force Maintains Collaborative Combat Aircraft Flight Testing Through Government Shutdown

October 23, 2025

An Air Force official said the Collaborative Combat Aircraft effort continued through the funding lapse with no direct program impacts. “Personnel supporting critical test and development activities were identified as excepted and returned from furlough to ensure continuity of operations and avoid

U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Master Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger

Civil-Military Aviation & Cooperation

Qatar F-15QA Training Detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base Deepens US-Qatar Defense Cooperation

October 22, 2025

On October 10, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a Qatari Emiri Air Force training detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. The site will host F-15QA aircraft and Qatari aircrews for combined training with the US Air Force. Officials confirm

Contracts & Deals

Army Selects AeroVironment Freedom Eagle-1 for Counter-UAS Missile Program

October 22, 2025

The U.S. Army chose AeroVironment’s Freedom Eagle-1 as its Next-Generation Counter-UAS Missile. The selection adds a lower-cost interceptor to layered air defense aimed at long-range one-way attack drones and other uncrewed threats. A $95.9 million award under the Long-Range Kinetic Interceptor program

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Skyraider II Forced Field Landing in Oklahoma Raises Questions for OA-1K Training and Safety Procedures

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Qatar F-15QA Training Detachment at Mountain Home Air Force Base Deepens US-Qatar Defense Cooperation

Army Selects AeroVironment Freedom Eagle-1 for Counter-UAS Missile Program

Authors

Julien Mercier

Clara Nguyen

Priya Shah

Michael Adler

Lena Kovacs

Diego Ramos

Peter Johansson

Lucas Meyer