Targeted Killings

by Debra Werner — October 15, 2020 Orbital Sidekick plans to launch a constellation of hyperspectral imaging satellites to gather data that it will analyze to help energy companies monitor facilities. Intelligence agencies also are eager for access to hyperspectral data from Orbital Sidekick satellites, said Daniel Katz, Orbital Sidekick…

Hong Kong air traffic controllers on Thursday warned off a Taiwanese civilian flight flying to Taiwan-controlled islands in the South China Sea, forcing it to turn back, the island's government said. The incident, which comes at a time of rising regional tensions, occurred as a UNI Air charter flight from…

WASHINGTON — After about a yearlong delay, the U.S. Air Force has begun fielding the Small Diameter Bomb II, a new Raytheon-produced smart weapon approved for use on the F-15E Strike Eagle jet, the service confirmed Oct. 13.The decision, made by Air Combat Command on Sept. 23, paves the way…

WARSAW - The biggest World War Two bomb ever found in Poland exploded under water on Tuesday as navy divers tried to defuse it.More than 750 people had been evacuated from the area near the Piast Canal outside the town of Swinoujscie where the Tallboy bomb used by Britain's Royal…

Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump announced that he tested positive for Covid-19, he is back on the campaign trail, appearing maskless while boarding Air Force One and before crowds at a Florida rally.That has caused some alarm, but doctors say that what we know about the coronavirus…

Rep. Bill Johnson of Ohio is officially in the running to succeed Steve Womack of Arkansas as the top Republican on the House Budget Committee in the 117th Congress.Johnson, an Air Force veteran and former information technology business executive first elected in 2010, currently serves in the unofficial position of “vice…

There was no acknowledgement of vulnerability from the president as he touched down on Air Force One at Sanford International Airport - whipping the crowd into a brief frenzy as they applauded his predictably grand return.Eleven days after announcing he had coronavirus, Donald Trump was punching the air triumphantly, claiming…

The most prominent statue outside the Capitol building in Phoenix represents an icon who touches a nerve deep in the cultural consciousness of Arizona: a fighter pilot. Frank Luke Jr., a local boy bronzed in a leather jacket and cap, was an ace who came second only to Eddie Rickenbacker…

PH Army gets 2 training choppers from anonymous donors The Philippine Army (PA) has received two R-44 Raven light training helicopters from unnamed donors which will be used to boost the capabilities of its aviation regiment, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said on Monday. Gen. Gilbert Gapay, AFP…

The Indian Air Force on Saturday displayed its aerial might by carrying out sorties in the Leh-Ladakh region near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). India’s preparedness to protect its territory and uphold its territorial integrity was marked by sorties by C-17 Globemaster, Ilyushin-76 and Antonio-32 transport, along with the…