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Strikes by French air traffic controllers affected over a million people’s travel plans this month — and may be set to continue.Citing understaffing and poor management from a government agency, France’s second-largest ATC union, UNSA-ICNA, went on strike on July 3 and 4.Each day, an average of around 3,700 flights…
One of my travel dreams came true recently.I was in Laguardia, Terminal C, on my way to the gate headed to Florida, when I came across a “terrace.”A kind of amphibious, indoor-outdoor space, it was enclosed with glass walls facing onto the runways, but a net ceiling that allowed in…
US-made Patriots have emerged as Ukraine’s best protection against Russian missile attacks. However, the combat successes of these once-controversial air defense systems have also made the weapons top targets.Ukrainian air defenders got their first MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missile battery over two years ago, and since then, the US Army —…
NATO pledged to massively increase its air defenses as part of soaring defense spending. The aim is to rebuild a capability that the war in Ukraine has shown to be crucial but has been allowed to wither in the West since the end of the Cold War.The heads of government…
Israel swiftly seized air superiority over parts of Iran during the latest fight, showing that it’s still possible in modern, higher-end warfare to heavily dominate an enemy’s skies.But there’s a risk in taking the wrong lesson from that win. Iran isn’t Russia or China, and as the West readies for…
Ukraine’s intelligence directorate (GUR) has released footage of Kyiv’s UJ-26 “Bober” drone being launched via catapult to attack Russian air defenses.The video, published on Tuesday, shows the locally manufactured 8-foot-long loitering munition being slung into the air from a fixed ramp. GUR said its special forces launched the drones to…
The US Air Force’s B-2 Spirit bomber is a highly effective strategic bomber built to penetrate tough battlespaces, but it’s been flying for roughly three decades. Time takes a toll, meaning upgrades are needed to keep it lethal.The Air Force is working on making the B-2 harder to see and…
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Israel has been pummeling Iran’s arsenal of air defenses, hitting air bases and knocking out its missiles to open the airspace up for further strikes.Targeting enemy surface-to-air missiles to secure air superiority is a critical early move in an air war like Israel’s, where the primary objective is to bomb…
Airbus won the orders game at an unusual Paris Air Show, overshadowed by geopolitical tensions and last Thursday’s Air India plane crash.Boeing chose not to announce any orders and kept a low profile. The sense of mourning was palpable inside the company’s chalet. All staff wore Air India pin badges…
