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Air Force says B-52 crew wasn’t told of passenger jet before near-miss
Defense News
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July 22, 2025
The crew of a B-52H Stratofortress that had a near-miss with a civilian airliner near Minot International Airport last Friday told air traffic control they were nearby, but were not informed a passenger jet was in the area, the Air Force said. The...
Air traffic controllers didn’t warn B-52 bomber crew about nearby airliner, the Air Force says
WISH 8 - Indiana
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July 22, 2025
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Air traffic controllers at a small North Dakota airport didn’t inform an Air Force bomber’s crew that a commercial airliner was flying in the same area, the military said, shedding light on the nation’s latest air safety...
Minot Air Force Base says near-collision over state fair was Minot airport tower mistake
The Dickinson Press - North Dakota
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July 22, 2025
MINOT — The Minot Air Force Base is saying the near-collision of its B-52 bomber and a commercial SkyWest flight was a result of miscommunication from the Minot International Airport tower to the B-52 crew. The incident occurred on Friday evening,...
Death toll in Bangladesh Air Force plane crash rises to 31
TASS
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July 22, 2025
NEW DELHI, July 22. /TASS/. The death toll from the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force training aircraft into the Milestone school and college building in Dhaka has risen to 31, the country’s inter-departmental public relations service said in a...
Air traffic controllers didn't warn a B-52 bomber crew about a nearby airliner, the Air Force says
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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As the bomber headed to the fairgrounds shortly before 8 p.m., the base's air traffic control advised its crew to contact the Minot airport's air traffic control. “The B-52 crew contacted Minot International Airport tower and the tower provided...
Ramstein drone intrusion response drill engages Air Force, Army garrison and German police
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Tech. Sgt. Matthew Stubblefield of the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron aims a handheld counter-drone device near Miesau, Germany, on July 16, 2025, during an exercise with German authorities. The exercise was held near Ramstein Air Base, where...
Tech bros are backing Donald Trump’s ‘Made in America’ revival
The Times
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Would you buy a “Made in America” computer if it cost 20 per cent more than a Chinese-manufactured alternative from Apple? Palmer Luckey, chief executive of Anduril, a Silicon Valley defence technology firm, is asking his social media followers...
Army Corps begins shipments of Manhattan Project era waste to Texas, instead of Michigan
WGRZ - New York
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July 22, 2025
The Army Corps of Engineers says that shipments of radioactive waste from a site in Niagara County have begun. The Manhattan Project era waste is now going to Texas. LEWISTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) tells 2 On Your Side...
Defense Cybersecurity Pioneer Dr. Diane M. Janosek Joins Cyberstar Board of Advisors; Award-Winning NSA Executive Strengthens Cyberstar's Leadership Team & its DoD Cyber Workforce Solution
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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WASHINGTON, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyberstar, the premier DoD cyber workforce compliance automation platform, today welcomed Dr. Diane M. Janosek, PhD, Esq., CISSP, to its Board of Advisors. Dr. Janosek's appointment brings exceptional...
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Bangladesh air force jet crash: Should the ageing Chinese F-7 fighter still be flying?
Firstpost
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July 22, 2025
A Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) fighter aircraft crashed into a school building in Dhaka on Monday (July 21, 2025), killing 27 people — including 25 schoolchildren — and injuring over 100 others. The incident has drawn attention to the safety record...
At least 25 students die after Bangladeshi air force jet crashes into school
Penn Live - Pennsylvania
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July 22, 2025
By JULHAS ALAM, The Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of students protested near the site of the crash of a Bangladesh air force training jet into a school in the nation’s capital, demanding accountability, compensation for...
US Army drops into Australia for massive war games
Defense News
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July 22, 2025
TOWNSVILLE, Australia — U.S. paratroopers made the most dramatic entrance possible to Australia during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025. Flying 14.5 hours nonstop from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska, they parachuted from the night sky into...
After Fight With Musk, Trump Reportedly Ordered Review of Government SpaceX Contracts
Futurism
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July 22, 2025
Now that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and president Donald Trump are no longer seeing eye to eye, it sounds like the White House is working to undercut the richest man in the world's revenue from Washington. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Trump aides...
US Nuclear Weapons 'Deployed' to UK for First Time in 17 Years
Newsweek
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July 22, 2025
The United States military has moved nuclear weapons to British soil for the first time in close to two decades, new analysis indicates. Open-source analysts identified an aircraft taking off from the Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, New...
‘We Will Catch You’: South Africa Deploys New Technology to Secure Borders
Africa Defense Forum
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July 22, 2025
South Africa’s Border Management Authority (BMA) has deployed four drones and added 40 body cameras to halt illegal migration, smuggling and human trafficking at the borders it shares with six countries. Using the new technology, the BMA arrested...
Chinese citizen admits stealing US trade secrets for next-generation national security tech
Fox News
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July 22, 2025
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A dual U.S.-Chinese citizen formerly employed as an engineer at a Southern California company has admitted to stealing...
Dive Deposits: Even Elizabeth Warren is coming to Powell’s defense
Banking Dive
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July 22, 2025
You must know it’s bleak when someone who has called you a “dangerous man” is coming to your defense. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, pulled no punches in September 2021, when she declared she would not vote for Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s...
National security meets next-gen tech at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025’s AI Defense panel
TechCrunch
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July 22, 2025
TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is where breakthrough ideas meet the real-world challenges that define the future — and with over 10,000 startup and VC leaders converging, there’s no better place to have the hard conversations. One of the most urgent? How...
FTA, defence cooperation high on agenda of PM’s UK visit
The Statesman (India)
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July 22, 2025
Formalising the much-awaited and historic India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and defence cooperation will be high on agenda during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to London, starting Wednesday. Mr Modi will leave for the UK on...
Military Court resumes Zogo murder trial after Appeal Court clears roadblocks
Cameroon Intelligence Report
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July 22, 2025
The trial into the brutal killing of Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo resumed today at the Yaoundé Military Court, ending a six-month suspension triggered by defence motions. The case centers on the alleged involvement of members of the...