Formålet med bloggen er å bidra til informasjon om luftfart av alle slag. Også litt om ubåter og forsvarsspørsmål. Nyheter vil du finne her også, en del på engelsk som er det mest brukte luftfartsspråket. Har du selv noe som bør komme ut, så send meg en mail til per.gram@hesbynett.no - Politikk på alle nivåer over hele verden er i kaos. Voldsomme endringer kan finne sted på kort tid, som også kan få innvirkning på forsvarsdisposisjoner. Det må kommenteres.
lørdag 23. mai 2026
fredag 22. mai 2026
Putin
Sendt meg via min observatør på Byhaugen i Stavanger. The i Paper er forøvrig helt ukjent for meg. (Red.)
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I MPARTIAL NEWS + INTELLIGENT DEBATE
Putin is in trouble as the war finally comes to Moscow
The Kremlin has managed to largely protect the capital over more than four years of war, until now
May 19, 2026 6:24 pm (Updated May 20, 2026 9:11 am)
A burning building in the Moscow region following a Ukrainian drone attack (Photo: Telegram/AFP/Getty)
By Kieron Monks
Vladimir Putin is facing mounting pressure over Ukraine’s escalating attacks on Moscow, which he has been able to largely insulate from the war until now.
Residents of the city describe widespread alarm and criticism of authorities after a series of damaging strikes over recent weeks that the regime has appeared helpless to prevent. Even loyalist media are joining a rising chorus of dissent. The rising threat could force the Russian President to consider exit strategies from the war, analysts believe.
The strikes are a blow to the Kremlin, which has sought to protect Moscow from more than four years of war. Army recruitment and casualties have disproportionately fallen on provinces, prisons and foreign fighters to spare the capital.
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NATO
NATO ministers meet amid
mounting questions about US role in Europe
By
John Vandiver
Stars and Stripes • May
21, 2026
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte briefs the press
on May 20, 2026, ahead of the meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs.
(Gwenny Eeckels/NATO)
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is expected to
press European allies on defense spending and a potential role in securing the
Strait of Hormuz when he and other top diplomats arrive in Sweden on Thursday
for two days of high-level talks.
The NATO foreign ministers meeting comes at a time
of upheaval inside the alliance, as several senior U.S. officials, including
Rubio, increasingly question the value of a partnership that has for decades
served as the cornerstone of trans-Atlantic security.
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Rutte leste dette først på Truth Social..... (Red.)
(Military Times) The United States is deploying 5,000 troops to Poland, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Read More |
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Droner
En slik fløy ut fra Ørland for 12 år siden. Sjekk klipp fra bloggen min:
Global Hawk Supports Nato JISR Trial Northrop Grumman’s Block 30 RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial system (UAS) has participated in a Nato exercise aimed at demonstrating and evaluating the alliance’s ability to coordinate and deploy critical joint intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (JISR) systems. During the recent Unified Vision 2014 (UV14) exercise, the high-altitude long endurance UAS successfully flew three full-day sorties from Orland Main Air Station, Norway.
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Sjekk saken her: https://tinyurl.com/5588atrf
Ubemannet Nato-fly landet i Norge for første gang
Natos RQ-4D Phoenix har for første gang vært på norsk jord.
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GA-ASI Completes First Flight of MQ-9B with AEW PodsBy The Editor on May 22, 2026 06:55 am General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. flew its MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft for the first time with Airborne Early Warning (AEW) pods. The much-anticipated AEW capability is being provided through a partnership with Saab. Once the AEW sensor, named LoyalEye, is made available to MQ-9B operators and new customers, it will deliver persistent and cost-effective air surveillance […] Read in browser » Ukraine’s First Guided Aerial Bomb is Combat-ReadyBy The Editor on May 22, 2026 06:40 am A Ukrainian company has produced the country’s first guided aerial bombs capable of striking targets “dozens of kilometers” behind enemy lines with 250-kilogram warheads, giving Kyiv a homegrown equivalent to Russia’s cheap, devastating glide bombs, the Ministry of Defense announced. The aerial bomb is a winged but engineless weapon that drops from an aircraft at altitude, […] Read in browser » Pentagon Drone Defence Marketplace Broadens Allied Access to C-UAS CapabilitiesBy The Editor on May 22, 2026 06:35 am International agreements with key allies continue to expand access to counter-unmanned aerial system capabilities. The U.S. secretary of the Army and key leaders from Australia, Poland and the Republic of Korea recently signed agreements enabling each country to procure C-UAS technologies through the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 drone defence marketplace. As the Department of […] Read in browser » Teledyne FLIR Defense Announces New ‘Block 2’ Upgrades to Rogue 1 Lethal UASBy The Editor on May 22, 2026 06:15 am Teledyne FLIR Defense, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, announced at SOF Week the release of Rogue 1 Block 2, a major upgrade of the revolutionary lethal unmanned aerial system first launched at SOF Week 2024. After two years of customer fielding and success with the U.S. Marine Corps Organic Precision Fires-Light, U.S. Special Operations Command Ground […] Read in browser » de Havilland Vampire – the Wrong Little 500mph Jet FighterBy The Editor on May 22, 2026 06:00 am By the time the de Havilland Vampire finally took to the skies in 1945, Nazi Germany was collapsing, and the jet would never fire a shot in the conflict it was designed for. But what came next changed everything. Unlike earlier jet experiments, the Vampire proved that a single-engine jet fighter could actually work in […] Read in browser » Recent Articles:BlitzBox Packs 100 Weaponized Drones into an Unassuming Container Airbus Demonstrates Multi-Domain Capabilities in Spanish Navy Manned-Unmanned Teaming Exercise Perennial Autonomy Gets $500 Million Pentagon Contract for Advanced C-UAS Systems Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray Certified to Enter Low-Rate Initial Production Northrop Grumman Named a Preferred Munitions Provider for Pentagon |
torsdag 21. mai 2026
Iran
Epic Fury under lupen
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42 aircraft lost or damaged in Operation Epic
Fury, congressional report says
By
Lara Korte
Stars and Stripes • May
20, 2026
A
U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone sits parked at Creech Air Force Base, Nev., on April 15,
2025. The U.S. has lost 24 Reapers since the start of the war with Iran and at
least 42 aircraft have been damaged or lost overall, according to a
congressional report. (Clark Nieddu/U.S. Air Force)
At least 42 U.S.
military aircraft have been lost or damaged since the start of the war with
Iran, according to a recent analysis that compiled news reports and officials’
statements to tally losses.
The Congressional
Research Service report comes as lawmakers push Pentagon leaders for more clarity
on timelines, costs and outcomes pertaining to Operation Epic Fury.
NATO
Russia launches unannounced nuclear exercise, including Belarusian launch sites |
The dual messaging − nuclear muscle-flexing at home, high-profile diplomacy abroad − fits a pattern the Kremlin has used repeatedly. Read More |
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Mark Rutte: På vei mot Nato 3.0
Nato er i ferd med å tilpasse seg nye tider, sier alliansens generalsekretær Mark Rutte.
Massiv opprustning i Europa og Canada vil føre til store endringer i Nato, sa Rutte på en pressekonferanse i Brussel onsdag i forkant av Natos utenriksministermøte senere denne uka.
– Europa og Canada trapper opp. USA tilpasser seg også en ny situasjon, gjennom en ny distribusjon av lederroller. Dette vil bety et annet Nato, et Nato 3.0, sa Rutte.
Han tilbakeviser at Donald Trumps plutselige uttrekking av 5000 soldater fra Tyskland kom som en overraskelse.
– Dette var som forventet. USAs justering av styrkene sine i Europa vil skje på en gradvis og strukturell måte, som ikke vil påvirke Natos forsvarsplaner, sier Rutte.
Uttrekkingen ble kunngjort i begynnelsen av mai, like etter at Tysklands forbundsskanser Friedrich Merz uttalte at Iran «fornedrer» USA.
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NATO prepares for smaller US role in crisis force
plans
By
John Vandiver
Stars and Stripes • May
20, 2026
NATO
Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels
in this undated photo. (NATO)
A NATO force model
that could see fewer U.S. troops brought to Europe during a crisis is under
review, the alliance’s top official confirmed Wednesday.
Speaking at a news
conference in Brussels, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte was asked about a
reported upcoming U.S. announcement outlining plans for a smaller contribution
to the alliance’s force-generating system.