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Captain Smit Machchhar, Indian national, stabbed by the Omani First Officer. Israel is already claiming it was terrorism, which might be a bit early to jump to that conclusion vs suicide. But I'm sure more info will come out as time passes. Crazy: "Hayun then described putting the attacker in a chokehold and pulling him outside of the cockpit before other passengers helped to pin him down. He added that he "pulled the controls" of the plane, explaining to Netanyahu that he watches Canadian documentary series Air Crash Investigation. "The plane started to level out, a bit more, and then [another] pilot told me he was taking control from there." https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjdv7pmj9dno

I wonder how much overlap/commonality the two airplanes will have. I'm sure that would be a selling point. STL is about to get packed with fighter production though since Boeing will be making the F-15EX, T-7 (finally assembly), MQ-25 (over a KBLV), and F-47. Looks like the F/A-18 line will convert to the F/A-XX

Interesting, Boeing won the USAF's F-47 NGAD and now whatever this. TWZBoeing Wins F/A-XX Next Generation Navy Stealth Fighter C...F/A-XX has been a very highly anticipated contract award, especially after the Pentagon previously tried to freeze the program.

5 suspects arrested and charged under their explosives act and with terrorism charges...recently released on bail. 😮 BBC NewsRAF Fairford suspects released on bail, head of counter-t...Laurence Taylor says the five men arrested on Sunday are still under investigation as police consider multiple lines of inquiry, including the possible involvement of a foreign state.

The Guppy's off road ability (gravel kit) disappeared when they went from JT8D's to the CFM engines with the classic. I can't imagine the LEAPs, which are even lower, will work out.

I think more cargo capable tankers for a dual role to give TACC options and give our tactical airlift fleet a reprieve would be a win. Whether it be more KC-46s or bigger (KC-Z) based 777 or 330 MRTTs airframes to pack in some serious cargo. But, I also don't know how much of our cargo is outsized vs palletized/ULD so that is a giant assumption.

And the Michael Bay Movie

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/women-rally-in-support-of-lindsay-clancy-at-her-trial Woman feels sad, kills her 3 kids...other women support her?

Maybe the superbug is better than the Viper or 5EX, but in the world we live in that production line is done. So the only new build options are the OA-1K, F-35, F-16V, or F-15EX. Also, not seeing how an upgraded Viper with conformals and 2-3 bags would be fuel limited compared to an F/A-18E/F.

Why Superbugs over a Block 70/72 Viper or Eagle EX?

Since I had no idea what you are talking about, after some slight googling it appears this is the situation: https://www.twz.com/news-features/drone-sightings-are-happening-at-diego-garcia-americas-remote-strategic-island-outpost

Back to Iran with Jim Mattis. Recorded in March but this is the first I've seen it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Yrs7aMUi5A

Why would he answer anything? Dude has his pardon...saying ANYTHING would only jeopardize that possibly lead to perjury. This was just a dog and pony show to make media clips. Anyone believing he was gonna say anything of substance, well I have an ocean front house in Wichita to sell you.

The Guard and Reserves are gonna have a huge retention problem, IMO. Everyone I know who is retirement eligible is punching the second they can. It was already a funky math problem to get the numbers to work in the favor of military when compared to current airline pay but, add in never ending deployments in even worse conditions than before with a much higher risk factor in an unpopular conflict with unknown objectives... Yea, I think most people would rather risk being furloughed than that. And, anecdotally, a lot of my buddies leaving AD aren't even trying for ANG/AFRC jobs. Just straight cut to the airlines.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/07/20/state-dept-again-deems-cuba-threat-amid-talk-us-push-regime-change/ Expect another regime change in the near future orchestrated by the "no new wars" admin. Because we aren't busy enough...

Not sure why the B-21 needs it's own UPT program. Why not just continue to send (high speed) prior-rated people to UPT like normal and then drop airframes from?

https://nypost.com/2026/07/13/us-news/ex-iran-president-mahmoud-ahmadinejad-said-to-be-under-house-arrest-over-reported-israeli-contacts/ Not gonna lie, the headline made me laugh. In this day and age who even knows what's real anymore. This could actually have been a plan to get a predictable leader installed back in Iran OR it could be a false flag by the IRGC leadership to keep him out and them in.

That dude who ducked wins the luckiest guy of the year award...but then when he touched the hot barrel is LOL.

RuAF Su-35 (shot?) down https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzBcFdznH7I Unconfirmed, 3x F-16s and a Patriot worked together to do it.

Going to a first assignment non-AD unit has been occurring much more recently than the 80s, I dropped a TFI Sq in the Guard out of UPT and that was in 2010.

$3.50 says he runs for political office.

Well that lasted all of negative one day. Hezbollah (Iranian backed incase anyone forgot) kills four IDF soldiers and Israel hits them back...as is tradition.

The reasoning behind Trump deciding not to drink is one of his few respectable qualities. The way he orders his steak (and choice of condiment) is added to his many unrespectable qualities.