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Flight Safety Information  - June 23, 2026    No. 122

In This Issue  : Incident: Easyjet A20N at Keflavik on Jun 20th 2026, pilot incapacitated : Cessna 208B Grand Caravan - Forced Emergency Landing (Alaska) : Boston close call as American and Delta jets were only 300 feet apart, expert says : Indian man handed six-month jail term for molesting Singapore Airlines flight attendant : EU to review Nepal’s aviation safety progress as Kathmandu hosts regional summits : Some A380s grounded amid emergency inspections for wing spar cracks : Asiana Airlines to exit Star Alliance in December 2026 : How new sensing technologies are combating ice accretion on aircraft wings : Women Pilots Launch Historic Race : U.S. Airlines Set To Pocket $40 Billion As Jet Fuel Prices Crash : Air Hong Kong leases Airbus A330 cargo jet from US provider Flight Safety Information  - June 19, 2026    No. 120 In This Issue  : Incident: JAL A35K over Greenland on Jun 14th 2026, engine oil problem  : Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner - Cell Phone Smoke Incident (Japan) : AI 171 crash probe: Pilots’ body FIP claims electric failure led to Boeing accident, questions pilot suicide theory : The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau's Lack of Detail in Its AI171 Crash Interim Report Worries Experts : Bolen Highlights Importance of Fostering Innovation at Aviation Safety Conference : GPS jamming active when King Air struck mountain : WestJet flight evacuated at DIA after blown tires : Japan Airlines' CEO got a pay cut after worker misconduct. That's not so unusual in Japan.

Droner

Drone Dominance Program Receives First Order, Gauntlet II Gets Underway

By The Editor on Jun 23, 2026 06:40 am

Drone Dominance Program Gauntlet Phase II qualifiers concluded last week at Camp Grayling, Michigan. This high-stakes test pits 49 companies and 79 unique unmanned aerial systems against rigorous mission scenarios, including long-range strikes and close-quarters tactical assaults. Each company brought 20 drones to take on the challenge. The qualifier event is a critical test for […]

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Anduril Industries Explores Partners in Israel

By The Editor on Jun 23, 2026 06:38 am

Innovative US military technology company Anduril Industries, which raised money recently at a $61 billion valuation, is currently meeting with a number of senior officials in Israel to establish a local operation that will deal with sales to the Ministry of Defense and R&D for its global products. At this stage, the US company, managed by […]

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Palladyne AI Gets US Army Contracts for Autonomous Swarm Technology and Gremlin-X Mini-Bomber UAV

By The Editor on Jun 23, 2026 06:35 am

Palladyne AI, a U.S.-based defence and industrial technology company delivering embodied AI-powered collaborative autonomy solutions, advanced avionics, precision-manufactured components, UAVs, and advanced aerospace engineering services, announced that it has been awarded a pair of contracts to research, develop, and operationally validate SwarmOS and Gremlin-X with U.S. Army warfighters, competitively selected under the Army’s Disruptive Applications […]

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China Unveils Man-Portable Anti-Drone Laser

By The Editor on Jun 23, 2026 06:30 am

Chinese defence supplier Harbin Xinguang Optic-Electronics Technology demo’d two man-portable anti-drone lasers at a Beijing arms expo last week, putting backpack-scale directed-energy hardware alongside the mounted platforms that have so far dominated the space. The Lijian II and Lijian III, shown at the Defence Information Equipment & Technology Exhibition 2026 that opened last Tuesday, weigh 30kg (66 pounds) […]

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MARITIME Down Under

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Missiler

 

Can China’s latest air-to-air missile take on its US equivalent? Definitely maybe, experts say.

The PL-16’s specs would let it chase large, slower-moving aircraft, one analyst said, though its effectiveness against smaller, faster planes is unclear. Read More

Ukraina

 

Ukraine launches ‘TrophyLab’ platform to share captured Russian weapons with allies

Among the listed items available for study are, for example, a Kinzhal hypersonic missile and a T-90M tank. Read More

Helikopter

June 22, 2026 | View in browser

Coast Guard helicopter with 4 aboard crashes in Alaska A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk search and rescue helicopter crashed near Sitka, Alaska, with four people on board, the Coast Guard said Monday afternoon. "Rescue crews from Sitka Fire and Rescue arrived on scene at approximately 11:00 a.m. and transported all four crew members to the local hospital,” said Lt. Pam Manns, public affairs officer, U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District Public Affairs. A formal investigation will be conducted to determine the cause of the crash. Read more >

Arktis

 

Her er bilde av radarsystemet Canada kjøper fra Australia, den du kunne lese om i går.

Det er en radartype Sovjet hadde på 70 tallet, montert nær Kyiv tror jeg. Den skapte støy på forskjellige typer radiofrekvenser. Da ble radaren omtalt som en Over The Horizon Back Scatter Radar. Noen mener at det var en reinspikka støysender, men flere mente det var en radartype som visstnok var ny for vesten. Sjekk mer om prinsippet til OTH-B radaren her: https://tinyurl.com/3zu9bpka

F-35 Down Under

RAAF and US Air Force partner for F-35 weapons testing The Weapon Fill Measurement Vehicle (WFMV) flight test, conducted in late April, “marked a significant advancement in Australia’s ability to integrate weapons onto the F-35A Lightning II faster and more efficiently”, according to Defence. Read more