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August 26, 2025

Ice buildup in the landing gear of a U.S. Air Force F-35A due to hydraulic fluid contaminated by water was the root cause of a crash at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska in January, according to a recently released report on the mishap. The incident also highlights an automated ground-operation mode in the F-35’s avionics, which wrongly determined that the jet had landed while it was still airborne because of how the ice had impacted the landing gear struts.   Get the rest of the details here.  Must Read Articles Check Out China’s Short-Range Air Defense Vehicle Capable Of Packing A Whopping 96 Mini Interceptors The FK-3000 offers big point air defense capacity in a self contained, highly-mobile package. READ NOW KC-46’s Refueling Boom “Nozzle Binding” Issues Are Costing The USAF Tens Of Millions In Damage The KC-46 continues to expand its role, but its many unresolved issues vex the fleet, with stiff boom and other maladies causing problems. READ NOW Ukraine Will Receive First Of Thousands Of New U.S. Made Standoff Missiles In The Coming Weeks Intended to be relatively cheap and quick to produce, the Pentagon’s Extended Range Attack Munition will give Ukraine a major standoff strike boost. READ NOW F/A-XX Next Generation Naval Fighter Selection Could Still Happen The Navy's Air Boss says he is still "eagerly awaiting" a decision about moving ahead with F/A-XX. READ NOW Sig M18 Pistol Returned To Service By Air Force Global Strike Command Use of the Sig Sauer M18 pistol was paused after the death of an Airman at F.E. Warren Air Force Base. READ NOW From the Archive The Tragic Tale Of How NASA’s X-34 Space Planes Ended Up Rotting In Someone’s Backyard The craft were once seen as the future of cheaper, faster space access. Since then they have been reduced to backyard junk that nobody wants to claim. READ NOW Hot Shots A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 345th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is photographed after landing at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 22, 2025. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell Air Force Senior Airman Samuel Griego, left, and Airman 1st Class Tavi Carter-Smith inspect an exhaust tube in the test cell at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., Aug. 20, 2025. Credit: Air Force Staff Sgt. Joshua Hastings The Norwegian navy frigate Thor Heyerdahl, the guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge, the Norwegian navy replenishment oiler Maud, the guided-missile destroyers USS Mahan and USS Winston S. Churchill, and the fast-combat support ship USNS Supply sail in formation in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, Aug. 23, 2025. Credit: Navy Seaman Apprentice Alyssa Joy