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December 12, 2025

Images emerged online yesterday of Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) aircraft having arrived in Puerto Rico. In addition, KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelers are now flying missions out of the Dominican Republic. We also found that KC-46 Pegasus tankers have been flying sorties out of the U.S. Virgin Islands for months, with a major ramp-up in activity in recent weeks. This is all on top of yesterday’s arrival of EA-18G Growler electronic attack jets in Puerto Rico and the news we broke today that USAF F-35As are being sent to the Caribbean, as well.

Real our full update here. Must Read Articles Swiss Poised To Slash F-35 Order As Costs Mount Switzerland’s repeated efforts to induct a new fighter have hit a hurdle, with the planned 36 F-35As judged to be no longer affordable. READ NOW This Is What The B-52’s New Radar Looks Like The B-52's new AN/APQ-188 active electronically scanned array radar is critical to the bomber's future relevance. READ NOW China’s High-Flying Swarm Mothership Drone Has Flown The Jiutian is a heavy lifter with a large modular payload area that could be used for many missions, including the delivery of swarms of smaller drones. READ NOW American-Made Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drone Clones Being Tested By Marines It's increasingly clear that the Pentagon has big hopes for LUCAS, ones that will likely span the services. READ NOW Crew Optional Designs Could Be Barred By Law From Navy’s Drone Ship Program Congress's annual defense policy bill includes a major restriction on the Navy's Modular Surface Attack Craft program plans. READ NOW From the Archive Behold the Pioneering A-6C Intruder With its Massive Ventral Sensor Pod The Intruder came in many flavors, but the rare A-6C was perhaps the most interesting. READ NOW Hot Shots U.S. forces participate in a live-fire event with Patriot missiles during Sky Shield at Udari Range Complex, Kuwait, Dec. 9, 2025. Courtesy Photo A KC-135 Stratotanker, 121st Air Refueling Wing, sits on the flightline at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio, Dec. 4, 2025. U.S. Air Force photo by Ralph Branson The USS George Washington transits the Philippine Sea, Dec. 10, 2025. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Tyler Crowley

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Arktis

 

"Russia uses hybrid threats on Svalbard"

Moscow has conducted numerous hybrid operations and provocations on Svalbard, says Stian Bones. The history professor at the UiT Arctic University of Norway talks with the Barents Observer about his new publication about the Norwegian Arctic archipelago.

Sjekk saken her: https://tinyurl.com/5n7tresh

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Northern Fleet raises flag on new special purpose vessel

The P-475 is the fifth vessel of the Grachonok-class based in the Northern Fleet. It is designed for so-called anti-terrorism operations.

 

Photo: Na Strazhe Zapolyariya

The Grachonok-class boat is made for anti-terrorism missions in northern waters. It is the fifth of its kind in the Northern Fleet.

Nye fly

 

Du husker kanskje at Tyskland og Frankrike lanserte et samarbeidprosjekt på Le Bourget for omtrent 10 år siden. Ursula van der Leyen var forsvarsminister i Tyskland og advuket en mock-up sammen med Macron. Jeg var der. Jeg var på samme sted i fjor og da var mock-upen gjemt bort bak et hjørne. Altså en dead duck. Nå prøver Europa å samle kreftene om ett prosjekt. (Red.)

European Partners Push To Break Fighter Development Deadlock

Ministers aim for year-end decision on fighter Future Combat Air System (FCAS) as industry tensions sharpen.

READ MORE                                                                          --##-- EVIO Unveils Hybrid-Electric Regional Aircraft Collaboration with Boeing and Pratt & Whitney Canada has 450 conditional orders. READ MORE

Politikk - Trusselen fra det ekstreme høyre

 

Akkurat nå tikker det inn en melding om at det tyske neo-nazi partiet AFD drar til USA for å bli hyllet av MAGA bevegelsen og Donald Trump.  Under kan du lese om uttrykte bekymringer i The Economist. Som du husker ville J.D. Vance treffe deres leder fremfor å møte tyskernes statsminister. Dette er nær sagt ubegripelig. Tenk på hva amerikanske soldater måtte gjennomgå på bl.a. Normandie strendene i 1944. Nå inviterer de dem hjem i varmen. (Red.)

Tenk tilbake på presidentkampanjen Joe Biden (og deretter Kamala Harris) kjempet mot Donald Trump. Biden-leirens avgjørende argument skulle egentlig være at Trump var en trussel mot demokratiet og republikken. Det holdt ikke mål: Trump tok tilbake makten med en større andel av stemmene enn i 2016, da han slo Hillary Clinton.

Jeg ble minnet på alt dette i vår forsideartikkel om den europeiske populistiske høyresiden denne uken. Som vi rapporterer, øker støtten til Alternative für Deutschland, National Rally og Reform UK kraftig. Som svar har de svært respektable lederne i Storbritannia, Frankrike og Tyskland advart om katastrofen Europa står overfor. Bare forrige uke fortalte Storbritannias statsminister, Sir Keir Starmer, til Zanny Minton Beddoes, sjefredaktør i The Economist, at Reform UK var en utfordring til «selve essensen av hvem vi er som nasjon».

Den populistiske høyresidens doktriner inneholder riktignok mye å fordømme. Likevel er det dømt til å mislykkes å snakke om dem i apokalyptiske termer. Dommedagsprofetiene til mainstream-politikere lukter av et forsøk på å trekke oppmerksomheten bort fra sine egne feil i embetet. Gitt den påfallende normale måten Giorgia Meloni styrer Italia på, er deres apokalyptiske spådommer ikke troverdige. For sin egen skyld, og for sine lands beste, trenger mainstream-politikere og deres støttespillere en annen tilnærming.

Aviation24.be med nyheter

 

Aviation24.be In the 12/12/2025 edition:

Paris-Charles de Gaulle overhauls terminal naming to streamline passenger navigation by 2027 Emergency landing on I-95 highway: Quick thinking averts tragedy in Florida [video] Max Kownatzki named new CEO of Eurowings from February 2026 Air France to open new premium lounge at London Heathrow in spring 2026 Aer Lingus to launch first-ever Norway service with new Dublin–Oslo route Operator of Antwerp and Ostend airports still awaiting €9.5 million in Flemish subsidies Trade union ACV Puls stages action at Brussels Airport with cardboard CEO Air Antilles suspends all flights after French regulator grounds its operations Industrial action freezes passenger growth at Brussels Airport; cargo up 3%

AI

 

Flygerne mener om AI:

This paper presents the joint ECA & IFALPA perspective on the responsible integration of AI into civil aviation. While AI can strengthen decision-making, data analysis, and safety oversight - human perception, intuition, and judgment remain indispensable. The paper outlines regulatory priorities, calibrated trust, transparent and explainable systems, strong data governance, privacy protection, cybersecurity, and training that preserves core pilot competencies. It ultimately asserts that AI must support, not replace, pilots, with humans retaining full control and accountability in all operations. READ & DOWNLOAD