Aviation24.be med nyheter

 

Aviation24.be In the 03/27/2026 edition:

IAG Cargo expands Summer 2026 network with new St. Louis route and increased global capacity Brussels Airport opens sustainable parking hub with EV charging and solar power TUI restructures operations under single leadership to drive growth and efficiency India commits $3 billion to expand aviation with 100 new airports Pressure mounts on Air Canada CEO after French-language controversy following fatal crash Brussels Airport honours top airlines and partners at 2025 Aviation Awards Bombardier delivers first ultra-long-range Global 8000 jet to NetJets EuroAirport adds eight new destinations for Summer 2026 despite runway works EASA and EUROCONTROL launch plan to counter rising GNSS interference threat Air India launches Rome service, expanding European network to eight destinations

Iran

 

TASK & PURPOSE 03.27.2026

How Iran got the F-14 Tomcat and  kept it flying for decades The United States sold Iran 80 of its F-14s in the  1970s. After the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the regime  somehow kept the fighter flying for decades. READ NOW ----oooo00O00oooo----

US uses hundreds of Tomahawk missiles on Iran, alarming some at Pentagon

The U.S. military is burning through the precision weapons at a rate that has alarmed some Pentagon officials. Read More

Regjeringen

 

– Vi ruster opp for å avskrekke, for å være forberedt, for å unngå krig Tale/innlegg | 27.03.2026 | Forsvarsdepartementet Dette er en nødvendig utvidelse og justering av langtidsplanen for forsvarssektoren. Stortinget vedtok i juni 2024 et 12 års langt forsvarsløft. Og som statsministeren nevnte, har vi siden 2021 nesten doblet forsvarsbudsjettet, og tredoblet forsvarsutgiftene, om vi tar med den militære støtten til Ukraina, som i stor grad også omsettes av Forsvaret. Av: Forsvarsminister Tore O. Sandvik | Pressekonferanse, oppdatert langtidsplan for forsvarssektoren Nyheitsvarsel om: Forsvar

Regjeringa løftar fram viktigheita av partnarskap i innspel til EUs nye arktisstrategi Nyhet | 27.03.2026 | Utenriksdepartementet Regjeringa leverte fredag 20. mars eit innspel til revideringa av EU sin arktiske strategi. Innspelet vektlegg viktigheita av partnarskap, folkeretten og ei kunnskapsbasert tilnærming. Nyheitsvarsel om: Nordområdene og Svalbard og polarområdene

Statsministerens innledning på pressekonferanse om endringer i langtidsplanen for forsvarssektoren Tale/innlegg | 27.03.2026 | Statsministerens kontor – Det er en betydelig prioritering for å styrke Norges forsvarsevne, i møte med en sikkerhetssituasjon som har blitt enda mer alvorlig og uforutsigbar. De økte rammene gjør at vi kan opprettholde fremdrift på avgjørende områder i planen. Samtidig skal utvalgte deler av Forsvaret bli klare enda raskere enn opprinnelig planlagt, sa statsminister Jonas Gahr Støre

Nye fly

 Her er mer stoff om Sør Koreas nye jagerfly KF-21

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Brazil Rolls Out First Supersonic Fighter Built in-Country

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RAAF’s second Peregrine reconnaissance plane touches down

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy confirmed  the arrival of the airborne intelligence, surveillance,  reconnaissance and electronic warfare aircraft earlier   today in a public statement. A previous aircraft arrived  in Australia during January this year.

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Norsk luftherredømme i krise

 

Det var snakk om norsk luftherredømme i en konflikt på radioen i morges. Vel, det er avhengig at fly kommer i luften og at ikke rullebanene og paralelle taxiways er ubrukelige etter rakettangrep. F-35 skal forøvrig få nye missiler, hørte jeg også. Dette vil fremkomme i forsvarsplanen som legges frem i dag. (Red.)

Her er hjertet i norsk luftmakt: –  Forsvarets viktigste våpen Les saken her

Space

 

Fisker kom i veien for oppskytingen. ISAR prøver igjen i dag. (Red.)

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See incredible new NASA images of Saturn! (NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI) Happy Thursday, Space Fans! For today's top story, we're turning to the jewel of our solar system: Saturn. The Webb and Hubble space telescopes have captured a stunning new view, but there's a lot of science behind the eye-catching view. Check it out! And that's not all. We've launched our 4-part Inside Artemis 2 video series, scientists have 45 exoplanet targets for life and what should you read next after Project Hail Mary? Find out below! Behold, Saturn!

Ukraina

Ukrainian drones hit all three Baltic States − did Russia redirect them? It’s unclear if Russia is actively redirecting drones or whether the incursions are simply a byproduct of electronic-warfare defenses and flight distance. Read More Ukraine struggles to find more NATO donors to pay for US weapons (Bloomberg) Ukraine is struggling to secure fresh commitments from NATO allies to purchase US weapons for the war-torn country, Kyiv’s envoy to the military alliance said. Read More US ties Ukraine security guarantees to Donbas withdrawal, Zelenskyy says (France 24) Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy said the US is conditioning post-war security guarantees on Kyiv ceding the Russian-occupied Donbas, as Washington pushes for a swift end to the war. Zelenskyy warned such terms would weaken Ukraine’s defenses and embolden Moscow, amid uncertainty over future US support despite continued military aid. Read More Russia says it shot down almost 400 Ukrainian drones as Moscow and Kyiv escalate aerial barrages

(The Associated Press) Russian air defenses downed 389 incoming Ukrainian drones, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday, in what was the largest reported overnight attack on Russian regions and Crimea since Moscow’s forces invaded Ukraine more than four years ago. Read More