Flysikkerhet

 

Dette gjelder alle fly- og helikoptertyper. Hvor- og når i profilen avhenger av typen, men "company policy" gjelder. (Red.)

NBAA: Stabilized Approaches Remain Key Safety Focus In Q1 Review

NBAA's latest safety review points to stabilized approaches as a continuing concern.

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eVTOL

 

AIR Names Dynon Exclusive Avionics Provider

SkyView HDX will be adapted for AIR’s eVTOL and heavy-lift UAS platforms.

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Droner - Sjø

 

Ubemannede fartøyer  øker stadig i størrelse, Denne er den største jeg har sett. (Red.)

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USA i dag

Trump har gått på to store nederlag de siste 36 timene: Han må fjerne Trump- navnet fra Kennedy senterets fasade, og han mistet muligheten for å erstatte sine allierte etter stormingen av Capitol. Her var det snakk om å gi 1,8 milliarder dollar til domfelte banditter og andre. A Democratic former Navy pilot wins primary to try unseating Tom Kean Jr. in New Jersey's most contested House race (Politico) Democrat Rebecca Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot, will challenge Republican Tom Kean Jr. in November in the Garden State’s most hotly-contested congressional race. Read More Troops attending White House UFC event must meet physical standards, pay for travel

(Military Times) Fighters participating in the Ultimate Fighting Championship matches on the White House grounds later this month aren’t the only ones who need to make weight. Read More ----oooo00O00oooo----

TASK & PURPOSE 06.04.2026

Navy fires entire leadership team  of ship repair facility in Japan Capt. Wendel Penetrante, Capt. Edwin Catubig and Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Dean Howell were relieved on Wednesday. No specific reason for their firing has been given. READ NOW What China Thinks of America’s F-47 Fighter WATCH HERE  ----oooo00O00oooo----

Pressen under press fra Trump regimet. Stars & Stripes har vært i fokus over lengre tid. Nå er det nok for denne nyhetskilden. (Red.)

Plaintiffs sue Pentagon, allege illegal limits on Stars and Stripes

By 

Corey Dickstein

Stars and Stripes • June 3, 2026

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A legal advocacy group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, June 3, 2026, charging that recent Pentagon actions targeting Stars and Stripes “erode its longstanding editorial independence and First Amendment protections.” (Reader submitted photo)

Two plaintiffs said in a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday that recent Pentagon actions targeting Stars and Stripes violate federal law and should be blocked.

The suit, filed in Washington, D.C., alleges the measures “erode [Stripes’] longstanding editorial independence and First Amendment protections.” It was brought by two members of the organization’s publisher advisory board, an external group of journalism professionals that provides guidance.

Droner

 

Saken under demonstrerer nok en gang likheten mellom  Australia og Norge. (Red,) 

Opinion: Australia is being left badly under-equipped for the drone era The government’s headline $7 billion counter-drone plan is largely smoke and mirrors, spreading funds over a decade into legacy systems while leaving Australia underprepared for high-volume drone warfare, argues Michael Shoebridge. Read more ----oooo00O00oooo----

Lockheed’s GRIZZLY C-UAS system downs attack drone in live-fire demo

The live-fire demonstration paired the radars, Sanctu ----oooo00O00oooo---- m software and launcher to destroy the target at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. Read More

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates First-Ever Sanctum C-UAS Launch from Containerized Launcher By The Editor on Jun 04, 2026 06:50 am Lockheed Martin successfully intercepted a Group 3 one-way attack test drone using a Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) launched from a GRIZZLY containerized launcher for the first time. Sanctum Counter-Unmanned Aerial System (C-UAS) battle manager and Fortem R-40 Radars were used for the successful detection, tracking and engagement of the drone target. THE BIG PICTURE Sanctum’s sensors detected and tracked a hostile Unmanned Aerial […] Read in browser » Hermeus Achieves its First Unmanned Supersonic Flight By The Editor on Jun 04, 2026 06:40 am Hermeus, the defence aviation company building the world’s fastest aircraft, announced that its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 successfully completed its first supersonic flight, reaching a top speed of Mach 1.21. The flight was executed on just its third test flight out of Spaceport America over White Sands Missile Range air space. The achievement underscores Hermeus’ pace of iterative  development in aviation. Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 flew supersonic less than three months after its first flight, […] Read in browser » FAA Establishes ‘No Drone Zones’ for FIFA World Cup 2026 Stadiums, Fan Events and Base Camps By The Editor on Jun 04, 2026 06:30 am The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice, will establish temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) over stadiums hosting FIFA World Cup 2026 matches and related fan events across the United States to help protect participants and spectators. “As fans from around the world gather at stadiums and […] Read in browser » Czech-Ukrainian firm wins US Army Contract for ISR Drones By The Editor on Jun 04, 2026 06:30 am U&C UAS, a Czech drone company with Ukrainian roots has signed a contract to supply reconnaissance unmanned aerial systems to U.S. Army units stationed in Europe, marking what appears to be the first confirmed international defence export contract for U&C UAS and placing a European-manufactured ISR drone into American military service on the continent where demand for […] Read in browser » Recent Articles:Integrator VTOL Proves Long-Range, Multi-INT Performance and Battle Management Systems Integration ‘DronePort’ on Top of New White House Ballroom ? Russian Trucks Get ‘Dazzle’ Paint to Throw Off AI-Enabled Drones Aeronext to Unveil New Japanese-Made Logistics Drone with ActiveWing Technology Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-300 Selected for European Defence Fund SWORD Project\ Integrator VTOL Proves Long-Range, Multi-INT Performance and Battle Management Systems Integration By The Editor on Jun 03, 2026 06:45 am Insitu, a Boeing company, successfully demonstrated its Integrator VTOL Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) during Exercise Balikatan 2026, showcasing long-endurance, extended-range, multi-INT and AI-enabled battle management integration capabilities at density altitudes including above 12,000 feet and in heat indices reaching 107°F (42°C) Integrator VTOL delivered expeditionary performance and remote split operations in extreme heat and humidity […] Read in browser » ‘DronePort’ on Top of New White House Ballroom ? By The Editor on Jun 03, 2026 06:40 am AI-generated images appeared on Truth Social over the weekend showing what is called a ‘DronePort’ on top of the planned White House ballroom. One image shows rows of black military drones arranged in a circle on the rooftop, surrounded by soldiers in tactical gear, with fireworks bursting behind the Washington Monument. The other depicts a […] Read in browser » Russian Trucks Get ‘Dazzle’ Paint to Throw Off AI-Enabled Drones By The Editor on Jun 03, 2026 06:35 am Russian trucks are receiving ‘dazzle paint,’ borrowing the same kind of tactic Russia has used for some of its most important military aircraft, to try to confuse seekers on standoff weaponry that use image-matching capability. Several images showing the unusually painted Russian trucks have appeared on social media channels in recent days. So far, examples […] Read in browser » Aeronext to Unveil New Japanese-Made Logistics Drone with ActiveWing Technology By The Editor on Jun 03, 2026 06:20 am Aeronext Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President & Group CEO: Keisuke Toji) will unveil for the first time a new Japanese-made logistics drone equipped with its proprietary “ActiveWing” technology at Japan Drone 2026, to be held at Makuhari Messe from June 3 to June 5, 2026. By utilizing movable auxiliary wings that generate lift during flight, the aircraft achieves […] Read in browser » Schiebel CAMCOPTER S-300 Selected for European Defence Fund SWORD Project By The Editor on Jun 02, 2026 06:50 am Schiebel’s CAMCOPTER S-300 has been selected as the airborne platform for SWORD, a European Defence Fund (EDF) project focused on Stand-off anti-submarine Warfare Operations by Remote Deployment (SWORD), a consortium led by TKMS ATLAS ELEKTRONIK. SWORD aims to develop a System-of-Systems for stand-off Anti Submarine Warfare (ASW), providing an integrated sensor-to shooter functional chain that enables naval […] Read in browser » Motorola Solutions to Acquire D-Fend Solutions By The Editor on Jun 02, 2026 06:48 am Motorola Solutions has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire D-Fend Solutions (D-Fend), an Israeli supplier of counter-drone technology, for a purchase price of $1.5 billion. D-Fend’s field proven technology is trusted by government, public safety and enterprise organizations, with thousands of deployments across more than 30 countries, with annual revenue growth […] Read in browser » Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat Completes First International Flights in Allied Airspace By The Editor on Jun 02, 2026 06:45 am The MQ-28 recently completed three operational flight tests on the Point Mugu Sea Range at U.S. Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California, to validate autonomous operations and demonstrate rapid deployment and sustained operations from an allied location. The deployment is the Australia-developed MQ-28’s first international operation in allied airspace and signals growing global interest […] Read in browser » Echodyne Partners with Axon Public Safety on Radar Applications By The Editor on Jun 02, 2026 06:40 am Echodyne, the radar platform company, has announced a partnership with Axon, the global public safety technology leader, to support a joint focus activity on delivering best in class infrastructure for a range of homeland security and law enforcement UAS applications in the U.S and globally. Under the partnership, Echodyne’s advanced radar technology will continue supporting Axon’s growing ecosystem of […] Read in browser » Walmart Celebrates One Million Drone Deliveries By The Editor on Jun 01, 2026 06:50 am Walmart is celebrating a major milestone: more than one million drone deliveries completed to hundreds of thousands of customers. What started as a pilot just a few years ago has officially taken off, giving customers a faster, easier way to get the everyday items they need, right when they need them. The one millionth delivery […] Read in browser » AV Expands Huntsville Facility to Accelerate Production of Next-Generation Freedom Eagle-1 Interceptor By The Editor on Jun 01, 2026 06:35 am AeroVironment, Inc. has announced an additional government investment of $20.2 million in AV’s Huntsville, Alabama facility to increase quantities of Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) and accelerate future Full-Rate Production (FRP) of the Next-Generation Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System Missile (NGCM), known as Freedom Eagle-1 (FE-1). The expanded site will serve as the system-level integration, manufacturing, and production hub for FE-1, enabling rapid scale-up of interceptor production […] Read in browser »

Iran

 

Rubio faces lawmakers as Iran ceasefire hangs in the balance (Military Times) Iran continues to field a robust drone arsenal, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday, attributing the resilience — despite America’s 38-day bombing campaign — to the low cost and high replaceability of the technology. Read More Iran nuclear risk seen higher than before Trump attacks began

(Bloomberg) The risk that Iran is covertly pursuing nuclear weapons is higher today than before the US and Israel launched their first military attacks on the Islamic Republic a year ago, according to western officials who cited new data circulated by the United Nations atomic watchdog. Read More

Gulf tensions escalate as Iran hits Kuwait, US strikes near Hormuz

CENTCOM said it had carried out a new round of defensive strikes in southern Iran, while an Iranian drone attack on the Kuwait airport killed one person. Read More

NATO

 

US may consider placing nukes in Poland, Baltic States, report says (Defense News) U.S. officials are engaged in NATO-internal discussions about the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons to new countries within the alliance, a new report says, in what would be a remarkable proliferation in nuclear sharing. Read More US may consider placing nukes in Poland, Baltic States, report says (Defense News) U.S. officials are engaged in NATO-internal discussions about the possibility of deploying nuclear weapons to new countries within the alliance, a new report says, in what would be a remarkable proliferation in nuclear sharing. Read More US, NATO allies to launch scaled-back Baltic Sea drills

(Defense News) The U.S. and NATO allies will launch scaled-back drills in the Baltic Sea this week, as conflicts in other regions draw ships away, though the exercise will still send a message of unity and strength to Russia, a senior German military official said. Read More

US tells Europe, Canada to boost NATO air and naval forces

“Nations just need to assign the capabilities they have to NATO,” a spokesman for the alliance's military headquarters said. Read More