Greek F-4 crashes during an air show near Athens | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/greek-f-4-crashes-during-an-air-show-near-athens-ert-reports-2026-09-05/ 

Why former Spirit Airlines flight attendants oppose Google buying defunct carrier’s data

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/2026/09/spirit-airlines-flight-attendants-oppose-google-buying-data/

Great Britten: airframer completes first flight of UK-built Islander

https://www.flightglobal.com/europe/2026/09/great-britten-airframer-completes-first-flight-of-uk-built-islander/

IAI’s initial converted A330-300 freighter carries out maiden flight

https://www.flightglobal.com/aircraft-programmes/2026/09/iais-initial-converted-a330-300-freighter-carries-out-maiden-flight/

Europe’s fire summer still a concern

https://wildfiretoday.com/europes-fire-summer-still-a-concern/

Blue Origin breaks ground on new Cape Canaveral facility ordered up by Space Force

https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/blue-origin-breaks-ground-on-new-cape-canaveral-facility-ordered-up-by-space-force/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_boeing-aerospace

Boeing: Africa’s Airplane Fleet Will More than Double by 2045 to Meet Rising Air Travel Demand

https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2026-09-04-Boeing-Africas-Airplane-Fleet-Will-More-than-Double-by-2045-to-Meet-Rising-Air-Travel-Demand

WATCH: Regent Electric Seaglider Prototype Makes First Crewed Flight

https://www.flyingmag.com/regent-electric-seaglider-first-crewed-flight/

FAA Issues Lycoming Engine AD Over Defective Piston Pins

https://www.flyingmag.com/faa-issues-lycoming-engine-ad-over-defective-piston-pins/

Japan’s fire and disaster management agency orders first Airbus H160 to bolster emergency preparedness

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2026-09-japans-fire-and-disaster-management-agency-orders-first-airbus-h160-to-bolster-emergency

Archer Aviation Launches Nationwide ‘No Roads’ Flight Tour to Accelerate Air Taxi Operations

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/09/archer-aviation-launches-nationwide-no-roads-flight-tour-to-accelerate-air-taxi-operations/

Japan’s GCAP Fighter Takes Shape as a Large, Long-Range and High-Cost Sixth-Generation Aircraft

https://aviationnews.eu/news/2026/09/japans-gcap-fighter-takes-shape-as-a-large-long-range-and-high-cost-sixth-generation-aircraft/

Doubling of F-15EX Fleet Comes with Risks for USAF to Manage: New Pentagon Report

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/doubling-of-f-15ex-fleet-comes-with-risks-for-usaf-to-manage-new-pentagon-report/

Air Force Speeding Up New Low-Cost Drone Program after Heavy MQ-9 Losses Against Iran

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-new-low-cost-drone-program-heavy-mq-9-losses-iran/

Air Force tests Collaborative Combat Aircraft at Creech

https://www.aerotechnews.com/blog/2026/09/03/air-force-tests-collaborative-combat-aircraft-at-creech/

Bridger Aerospace and OroraTech Advance Integration of Space-Based Data to Centralize Wildfire Intelligence

 - Expands access to real-time satellite data to support decision making during wildland firefighting. - Combines satellite and aerial intelligence to give first responders more complete picture of fire location, predicted spread.

https://aerialfiremag.com/2026/09/03/bridger-aerospace-and-ororatech-advance-integration-of-space-based-data-to-centralize-wildfire-intelligence/

New paraglider could give British troops an innovative way to strike from the sky

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-paraglider-could-give-british-troops-an-innovative-way-to-strike-from-the-sky

My unit took on Ukraine's 'Nemesis' drone hunters. Here's what really happened.

According to the newspaper, “during the exercise, called Combined Resolve, Ukrainian drone units easily spotted and defeated U.S. troops and armored vehicles on rotation from Fort Hood in Texas.” It was, the paper said, a “drubbing.”

As the commander of Blackhawk Company during Combined Resolve, I don’t believe the article fully captures Blackhawk Company’s performance in Hohenfels, from our successes in the training scenarios to what we learned from the Ukrainians.

Here is what really happened.

https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/op-ed-ukraine-drone-commander/

Disruptive passenger duct-taped to first-class seat as plane makes emergency landing | CNN

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/us/disruptive-passenger-duct-tape