Brian Everstine
@beverstine.bsky.social
Pentagon editor at Aviation Week.
An example here. What a U-28 looks like in civilian livery:
Wesley Morgan@wesleymorgan.bsky.social · 9mo agoNotably, U-28s have often been painted white or off-white, to make them stand out less when JSOC flew them from airfields outside Iraq/Afg like Djibouti and Manda Bay. (And this may be the reason the U-28's armed capability isn't public.)
USAF is buying two Lufthansa 747-8is for VC-25B "Air Force One" training and spares and the service set a new schedule for Boeing's two aircraft. Details first on AvWeek aviationweek.com/defense/budg...
USAF Buys Two More 747-8is For Future Air Force One Program | Aviation Week Network
The USAF is buying two Boeing 747-8is from Lufthansa for training and spares as part of the delayed program to replace the current VC-25A “Air Force One” fleet.
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New internal and external reports are extremely critical of how the Pentagon handles oversight of V-22 safety issues, as the Osprey's issues increased. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
New Internal And External Reports Blast V-22 Safety Oversight | Aviation Week Network
The Pentagon does not effectively address safety issues related to the V-22 due to a lack of oversight, non-compliance with airworthiness and safety of flight procedures, and ongoing materiel problems...
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They don't call us "Aviation Leak" for nothing. I didn't sign. Our job isn't to solely write what the government wants us to. Proud to stand with my colleagues on the Pentagon beat
Skunk Works Unveils Stealthy Collaborative Combat Aircraft Design aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Skunk Works Unveils Stealthy Collaborative Combat Aircraft Design | Aviation Week Network
Skunk Works is taking work it did to compete for the USAF's sixth-gen fighter and applying it to a new stealthy, survivable Collaborative Combat Aircraft design.
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Under the new DOD policy announced last night, every reporter who received this email could lose their credentials
Brian Everstine@beverstine.bsky.social · last yr.Shortly after SecDef Hegseth posted this video announcement, DOD released and then quickly deleted a CUI memorandum on the drone policy changes.
Drama continues in the search for the next Air Force Chief of Staff, with the net widening aviationweek.com/defense/budg...
Three-Stars, Retirees Among Options For Top U.S. Air Force Job | Aviation Week Network
The U.S. Air Force search for a new military leader broadened to more retirees and lieutenant generals after a leading contender faced new criticism on social media, sources say.
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New Boeing F/A-XX Rendering Hints At Possible Similarities To F-47 | Aviation Week Network
A new rendering of Boeing’s proposed F/A-XX design provided to Aviation Week indicates the company may be incorporating parts of its design for the U.S. Air Force’s F-47.
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SCOOP: A new entrant aims to shake up the competition for the US Navy's future trainer. SNC brings back its Freedom trainer, and calls on the Navy to get back to field carrier landing practice for the T-45 replacement. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
New Competitor Looks To Upend U.S. Navy Trainer Competition | Aviation Week Network
SNC’s Freedom proposal looks to revive a carrier-representative landing practice requirement for the T-45 replacement.
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In the next issue of Aviation Week I take a deep dive into how the relatively small but mighty Air National Guard unit at PDX is establishing USAF's F-15EX future. With some scoopy details on unreported issues facing the nascent fleet. aviationweek.com/aerospace/em...
Inside The Air National Guard Unit Bringing The F-15EX Online | Aviation Week Network
The U.S. Air Force’s first F-15EX unit pushes through the fighter variant’s growing pains.
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The unprecedented strikes from seven B-2s that flew deep into Iran last month has direct lessons for what the U.S. Air Force might need to do in a future, longer-range, more threat-intense environment, the service’s leader says. aviationweek.com/defense/budg... via @beverstine.bsky.social
USAF Chief On Lessons From B-2 Strike: ‘Stealth Still Matters’ | Aviation Week Network
Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin has told Aviation Week what the U.S. Air Force learned from the unprecedented strikes from seven B-2s on Iranian targets in June.
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Shortly after SecDef Hegseth posted this video announcement, DOD released and then quickly deleted a CUI memorandum on the drone policy changes.
DARPA has ended the Liberty Lifter program, years before the expected first flight of the seaplane demonstrator aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
DARPA Ends Liberty Lifter Program | Aviation Week Network
DARPA has ended its Liberty Lifter effort to build a full-scale seaplane demonstrator earlier than originally expected,
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Hidden in the Senate-passed reconciliation langugage: $600 million for the development, procurement and integration of Air Force long-range strike aircraft and $500 million for Navy long-range strike aircraft. aviationweek.com/defense/budg... via @beverstine.bsky.social
Debrief: ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Includes New Long-Range Strike Funding | Aviation Week Network
President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” barely passed the Senate on July 1.
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The most transparent DOD in history making me get an escort to and from my car. And to Taco Bell
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) is showcasing a new counter-uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) role for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle as the mission is increasing in importance across the world. aviationweek.com/aerospace/ai... via @beverstine.bsky.social
GA-ASI Shows New Counter-UAS Role For MQ-1Cs | Aviation Week Network
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI) is showcasing a new counter-uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) role for its MQ-1C Gray Eagle
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The U.S. Army intends to slash planned fleet size of ME-11B high-altitude surveillance and targeting aircraft, though program officials hope that might be reversed as the aircraft begin operations. aviationweek.com/defense/airc... @beverstine.bsky.social
U.S. Army’s HADES Faces Potential Fleet Size Cut | Aviation Week Network
The U.S. Army intends to slash the total fleet of ME-11B aircraft that will fly high-altitude surveillance and targeting.
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Anduril posts new photos of its YFQ-44A, as the Air Force announced it and the General Atomics YFQ-42A are in ground testing. And a unit will stand up for CCA operations at Beale AFB.
Likely a significant industrial base setback for the Sentinel ICBM program here: "Chief Deputy Sheriff, Cade Palmer with Box Elder County confirmed that a building at the Northrop Grumman Facility at Promontory Point is a total loss." ksltv.com/local-news/n...
Northrop Grumman building total loss after explosion
Authorities are investigating an explosion at Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems that happened Wednesday morning.
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Beyond the Wedgetail? USAF raises possibility of fielding an "equivalent" aircraft, along with big changes to the E-7A itself such as potentially replacing the top-hat MESA radar. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
USAF Solicitation Raises Possibility Of Looking Beyond E-7A Wedgetail | Aviation Week Network
A notice to industry calls for new technologies to integrate on USAF's upcoming Boeing E-7A Wedgetail fleet, while allowing for the possibility that the service could field another platform to serve t...
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The Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract to mature autonomous refueling, as the push for NGAS looks away from a clean-sheet 'stealth' tanker and toward a 'team-of-systems' type approach. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Boeing Gets USAF Award To Mature Autonomous Refueling | Aviation Week Network
Boeing has been awarded an $18.2 million contract by the U.S. Air Force to mature autonomous refueling.
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Future Naval aviators won't have to go to the boat or even conduct field carrier landing practice to touch down, with advancements in simulators and landing aids, according to a new solicitation The approach will avoid costly development for UJTS aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
U.S. Navy To Forego Carrier Landing Practice For New Trainer | Aviation Week Network
The U.S. Navy wants to field a new trainer by 2030 and is planning to rely on virtual carrier landing practice to avoid a long aircraft development cycle.
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A dachshund named Valerie was reported lost on a remote Australian island in November 2023. She has just been spotted, and an effort is underway to rescue her.
Dachshund Lost on Australian Island Is Still Alive, but Elusive
A year after getting loose on Kangaroo Island, Valerie is still out there.
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Embarked on the Ford today. They have a dog. She is good
Waited about 13 years to write this story. aviationweek.com/defense/airc...
Boeing Wins U.S. Air Force's NGAD F-47 Fighter Contract | Aviation Week Network
Boeing has won a contract to develop the F-47 next-generation combat aircraft for the U.S. Air Force which throws a lifeline to the company’s struggling military aviation business.
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The last clean-sheet fighter design that entered service under the Boeing brand was this baby. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_...
Boeing P-26 Peashooter - Wikipedia
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President Trump is showing an active interest in USAF and Navy future fighter plans, summoning leaders for a brief last week. aviationweek.com/defense/budg...
U.S. Air Force, Navy Brief Trump On Future Fighter Plans | Aviation Week Network
USAF and Navy leaders have pitched their future fighter plans to Trump, as the Pentagon and the administration prepare to decide how to fund procurement.
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