BIG AVIATION REPORT

Sun, Sep 6, 2026, 16:06:59 MT

SIMPLE FLYING · DEFENSE

THE US AIR FORCE JUST ADMITTED AI CANNOT REPLACE A 2ND PILOT ON THE B-21 RAIDER...

The US Air Force expects its first sixth-generation stealth bomber to arrive on the ramp at Ellsworth Air Force Base in early 2027 to begin active duty with the strategic strike fleet.

SCOTT: A budget that jumps from pocket change to real money means the Navy fighter is not dead — it means someone on the Hill got scared of a capability gap. Watch the engine and the carrier fit, not the artist’s rendering.

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