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☆ Tensions with Iran spotlight Israel's hidden nuclear arsenal
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Paul Iddon | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

AdvertisementBy invoking doomsday weapons, it was clear Katz was alluding to Israel's nuclear weapons arsenal — an arsenal over which neither he nor IAI have any command-and-control. There are eight countries in the world with declared nuclear arsenals, four of which — the United States, China, India, and Russia — have a complete nuclear triad. Israel's triad has some notable distinctions and limitations compared to those of the other four. "Israel's nuclear triad bears the hallmarks of a regional nuclear triad as seen in India and Pakistan, rather than seeking globe-spanning strike capability," Sebastien Roblin, a widely published military-aviation journalist, told Business Insider. "Israel's nuclear deterrent is not designed to ward off great powers like Russia or China, but rather regional powers like Egypt and Iran," Bohl told BI.

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☆ How the US Navy's ice cream ships boosted morale aboard warships during World War II
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-04 | by ( Lauren Frias | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A frozen treat before abandoning shipCrews aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington are seen abandoning ship after the Battle of the Coral Sea during World War II. US Navy via APDuring the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942, the Japanese aircraft carrier Zuikaku struck the US aircraft carrier USS Lexington with two torpedoes, severely damaging its hull. "The ship's service ice cream plant was in the extreme port corridor. Some clown passed the word that there was free ice cream, so sailors were abandoning ship and lining up for free ice cream." "We hadn't eaten anything that day except ice cream, which I ate out of my helmet," he said in the interview.

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☆ Record numbers of people are flying. So why are airlines’ profits plunging?
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Airlines face numerous problems, including higher costs, such as fuel, wages and interest rates. And problems at Boeing mean airlines have too few planes to expand routes to support a record numbers of flyers. Labor costs and jet fuel prices, the airlines’ two largest costs, are both sharply higher this year. Jet fuel prices are climbing because of higher demand in the summer. Southwest announced in April that it would stop serving four airports to trim costs — Bellingham International Airport in Washington state, Cozumel International Airport in Mexico, Syracuse Hancock International Airport in New York and Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

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☆ The US is upgrading its fighter fleets in Japan, boosting its Pacific airpower with the newest jets
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

The US is revamping the aircraft at its bases in Japan, the Pentagon announced. The boost comes as the US reassesses how its airpower would fare in a conflict with China. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The move comes as the US looks at the lethality and survivability of its Pacific aircraft and airfields in a potential conflict with China. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Ukraine is killing Russian missiles with hand-me-down air defense weapons the US retired decades ago
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Ukrainians are using an American-made air-defense system that the US retired from service more than two decades ago to successfully shoot down Russian cruise missiles. But the hand-me-down weapons have found new life in Ukraine, proving they are still useful tools after all these years. AdvertisementA MIM-23 Hawk air-defense system. Apparent kill marks on a MIM-23 Hawk air-defense system showing Russian drones and missiles it's taken down. The Biden administration has since donated an unspecified number Hawk systems and munitions to Kyiv and has committed to procuring more for the country over the long term.

Persons: it's, Oleksandr, Hawk, Biden Organizations: Service, Business, Russia's, Ukrainian Air Force, FIM, NATO Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Spain, Kyiv

☆ Houthi bomb boats, including some not seen before, are threatening Red Sea ships while the US Navy's aircraft carriers are away
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-01 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The Houthis have been stepping up drone boat operations, employing small watercraft that can be packed with explosives and detonate on impact. Last month, one of the Houthi drone boats struck a commercial vessel, the MV Tutor, for the first time since the campaign began in November. The Ike's eventual replacement — the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group — won't arrive for some time. US Central Command said at the time that the Transworld Navigator was hit by a "suspected uncrewed aerial system" and did not mention a drone boat. AdvertisementFootage purporting to show a Houthi drone boat.

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☆ Peleliu: US Marine Corps rebuilds runway on site of ‘nightmare’ World War II battle
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-30 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The Marines named the rebuilt landing strip the “Sledge” runway in honor of a veteran of the Peleliu battle, Pfc. The United States must recapitalize islands gained during World War II to form a Second Island Chain of strategic expeditionary points,” Georgulis wrote. For Washington, establishing strong ties to Pacific island states is also seen as a way to keep China from gaining footholds in the region. Along with the runway, US Marines are helping make improvements to the Peleliu Civic Center Museum, to house artifacts from the World War II battle. At an event last month marking the landing of the Marine aircraft on Peleliu, island Gov.

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☆ I was the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force, and captained a commercial jet for 30 years. Some people still questioned if I was qualified to fly.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Polly Thompson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Read previewThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black female pilot in the US Air Force and a captain at United. The hardest period of my lifeIn 1980, the Air Force only had 10 slots for women per graduating class, and they had already been filled for the year. I flew out to Laughlin Air Force base in Texas to start pilot training. Captain Theresa ClaiborneEntering active duty in the Air Force, I did feel the pressure. AdvertisementI tell the young ladies I mentor the same thing I told myself: be so good that they can't say you're not good.

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☆ Airlines got too confident, and now they are paying the price despite record-breaking travel
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-29 | by ( Taylor Rains | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +8 min

Expensive fuel, maintenance, and labor don't help, nor do unpredictable setbacks outside the airline's control, like pandemic travel bans and production slowdowns at planemaker Boeing. But across the industry, many airlines are struggling to turn profits thanks to issues like overcapacity, unrelenting competition, and unexpectedly high costs, according to experts. Boeing delivery delays have eaten into profitsHarteveldt said Boeing's ongoing delivery delays have cost airlines like American, Southwest, and United millions of dollars. Airlines are plagued by high costs in an extremely competitive industryNearly everything is more expensive than it was before the pandemic, and airlines are no exception. For low-cost carriers like Frontier and Spirit, these high costs make it challenging to make money, Kraemer said.

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☆ You're probably missing out on this international travel hack that saves time at the airport and costs nothing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-28 | by ( Joey Hadden | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

AdvertisementMobile Passport ControlInternational travelers use Mobile Passport Control to get through customs. While it's a more useful perk than Mobile Passport Control, not every international traveler wants to pay $100 and go to the airport for an interview. Global Entry and Mobile Passport Control lanes. How to use the appOnce your flight lands in the US, open the Mobile Passport Control app. The Mobile Passport Control app presented on an iPhone.

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Tokyo CNN —Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Washington was released on bail and transferred to the Kadena US Air Base in Okinawa for custody, according to a government spokesperson. The court’s spokesperson told CNN they do not have any details regarding the airman’s legal representation. The embassy told CNN in a phone call to contact Kadena Air Base, where Washington was based, for information on the case. CNN has contacted Kadena Air Base for comment.

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☆ US Air Force veteran charged with disclosing classified information on US military aircraft and weapons
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Zachary Cohen | Holmes Lybrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A US Air Force veteran has been arrested and charged for allegedly disclosing classified information related to American military aircraft and weapons to unauthorized individuals, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Paul J. Freeman was charged with unauthorized possession and transmission of classified national defense information by a grand jury in Florida on Tuesday, according to court records. Freeman transmitted information related to “vulnerabilities” of Air Force aircraft and related to weapon systems on multiple occasions between November 2020 and March 2021, prosecutors allege. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations and FBI are investigating the case. CNN previously reported that the Pentagon increased its security screenings following a massive leak of classified documents by a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard last year that exposed sensitive information online.

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☆ Fact checking the CNN presidential debate
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Cnn Staff | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +69 min

CNN —President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump faced off during CNN’s presidential debate in Atlanta Thursday night. From CNN’s Daniel DaleFormer President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024. From CNN’s Daniel Dale and Ella NilsenFormer President Donald Trump, left, and President Joe Biden take part in the CNN presidential debate on Thursday, June 27. From CNN’s Alicia WallaceFormer President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden debate at CNN's Atlanta studios on June 27, 2024. Kpler found that China imported about 511,000 barrels per day of Iranian crude in December 2020, Trump’s last full month in office.

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☆ Houthi rebels say they've fired a new 'homemade hypersonic missile,' posting footage of its launch at a civilian ship
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewYemen's Houthi rebel group said on Wednesday that it targeted a Liberian-flagged ship in the Arabian Sea with a "homemade hypersonic missile," saying it unveiled the weapon for the first time. Houthis posted footage of the missileHouthi-linked channels posted footage of the purported launch, calling the missile the "Hatem-2" or "Hadim-2." AFP via Getty ImagesIs the 'Hatem-2' really a homemade hypersonic missile? Notably, Yemen's latest launch occurred as the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group left the region on Saturday after defending the area for about eight months. It is due to be replaced by the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group.

Persons: —, Yahya Sare'e, Sare'e, MSC Sarah V, Houthis, Hatem, SARAH V, Saddam Hussein's, Yemen's, Dwight D, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier, Roosevelt Organizations: Service, Liberian, Business, MSC, Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, British Royal Navy, Yemeni Military Industrialization Corporation, United Nations, AFP, Getty, Tel Aviv . Naval, US, Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Locations: Greek, Israel, Abu Dhabi, Persian, Iran, Tehran, Saddam Hussein's Iraq, China, Palestine, Red, Gaza, Tel Aviv, Yemen, South Korea

☆ North Korea's Kim Jong Un could get his hands on some worrying military tech in exchange for throwing Russia a war lifeline
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Support from North Korea — in the form of weapons and ammunition — helps Russia keep up the pressure. KCNA via REUTERSOne of the biggest asks from Kim could be technology for nuclear-powered submarines, which North Korea is trying to build. North Korea currently maintains one of the world's largest fleets, with estimates ranging from 64 to 86 total subs. Much of the country's stockpiles date back decades, and US and South Korean officials have raised doubts about the effectiveness of these weapons. AdvertisementBut how this plays out is not all about what North Korea wants.

Persons: —, Kim Jong, Kim, Putin, Victor Cha, Kim Jae, Getty Images Putin, Cha, JUNG YEON, Kurt Campbell, There's, Scott Snyder, he's Organizations: Service, Business, Center for Strategic, International Studies, East, SOUTH, Getty Images, North Korea —, KCNA, REUTERS, Korean, Fighter, Korean People's Army, Reuters, Korea's Air Force, North, CSIS, Korea Economic Institute of America Locations: Korea, Ukraine, Moscow, Pyongyang, Russia, Asia, East Asia, North Korea, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Yongsan, Seoul, Russian, South Korea

☆ US carrier strike group's new video captures the Navy's explosive front-line combat in the Red Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementAn F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 12. AdvertisementThe USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in the Red Sea on Feb. 23. The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 3, 2023. AdvertisementThe Ike and its escort warships will soon be replaced by the USS Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, which has been operating in the Indo-Pacific region. The changing of America's Middle East naval presence comes amid a particularly active stretch for the Houthis.

Persons: —, Dwight D, Eisenhower, Ike, Lloyd Austin, Arleigh Burke, IKE, Kavon Hakimzadeh, Navy Petty, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Organizations: Service, Business, Aircraft, Hornet, US Navy, US, Eisenhower, Defense, Pentagon, Ticonderoga, Fleet, Carrier Strike, Navy, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Locations: Iran, Gulf, Aden, Yemen, Britain, France, East

☆ Travelers could see higher fares, fewer available seats as Airbus cuts number of planes it expects to make this year
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Chris Isidore | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Airbus cut its target for how many planes it expects to make this year and next, citing supply chain issues. The tighter-than-expected supply of jets is forcing airlines to adjust their expansion plans, even as they deal with record demand for air travel. That means that passengers could find fewer available seats and fares that are higher than they would be otherwise. But airlines that use Airbus planes have not been without problems, as a number of A320neo jets have been grounded due to problems with their engines. Airfares were down 13% to nearly 19% from those 2022 peaks during the summer travel months last year, as the number of available seats on planes rose by about 15% from a year earlier.

Organizations: New, New York CNN, Airbus, Boeing, Max Alaska Air, Monday Airbus, TSA, Consumer, Bureau of Transportation Statistics Locations: New York, Paris

☆ Opinion: Will Julian Assange receive a hero’s welcome in Australia?
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Opinion Latika Bourke | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Julian Assange is no martyr, but the Trump administration’s continued pursuit of the WikiLeaks founder ended up making him one — in the eyes of many Australians. Assange, who was released from prison in the UK on June 24, has long been a polarizing figure in his native Australia. Once Assange pleads guilty, under the plea agreed with the US, he will have spent five years in solitary confinement. Assange’s WikiLeaks disclosures put Western human intelligence sources at risk by the way they were dumped on the internet unredacted. He is reported to be heading to Canberra where he’ll be given a hero’s welcome by some, including his family and hardline supporters.

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☆ US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as Russia-North Korea defense pact deepens regional fears
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Besides signing the defense deal with Kim Jong Un, Putin also linked security on the Korean Peninsula to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, threatening to arm North Korea should South Korea provide military aid to Kyiv. The aircraft carrier’s presence in Busan is just the latest in a series of US military moves to show Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to its own treaty ally in South Korea. Earlier this month, US Air Force B-1B bombers participated in a live-fire exercise on the peninsula, the first time in seven years those long-range strike aircraft have dropped live munitions in South Korea. The visit of the USS Theodore Roosevelt to Busan marks the second time a Nimitz-class carrier has visited South Korea in seven months. Neither the US nor South Korea would give details or exact dates of the upcoming Freedom Edge exercise.

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☆ A US Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea just days after Russia and North Korea signed a defense pact
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

A US aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea for military exercises. Its arrival comes days after Russia and North Korea agreed to an unprecedented defense pact. The carrier group sends a message to Russia and North Korea and projects US power in the region. AdvertisementA US Navy aircraft carrier has arrived in South Korea at an opportune moment. The South Korean Navy said the nuclear-powered carrier "demonstrates the strong combined defense posture of the South Korea-US alliance and their firm resolve to respond to the escalating threats from North Korea."

Persons: —, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Organizations: US, Service, US Navy, Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group, North, South Korean Navy Locations: South Korea, Russia, North Korea, Busan, Pyongyang

☆ ‘My vision went dark’: CNN reporter experiences 6G-force before hitching a fighter jet ride
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Brad Lendon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

Four South Korean F-4 fighter jets fly in formation on May 8, 2024, during a commemorative final flight of the aircraft. That test would come a few weeks before the F-4 flight at a South Korean Air Force medical facility south of Seoul. Lendon in the back seat of a South Korean F-4 Phantom flying over southern South Korea on May 8, 2024. South Korean Air Force F-4s flying in formation with two KF-21 fighter jet prototypes over southern South Korea on May 8, 2024. A total of 120 are expected to be delivered to the South Korean Air Force by 2030, and the jet is expected to be exportable.

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☆ Russia's talking about a 6th-generation fighter jet while its Su-57 sits out the Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-22 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Not coincidentally, the discussion comes as the US Air Force hints that it may drop its plan for a sixth-generation fighter, a piloted air superiority fighter that will operate with drones. But experts consider the idea of a next-generation Russian fighter to be sheer fantasy at a time when it's struggling to operate its fifth-generation stealth fighters. AdvertisementDiscussing cutting-edge aircraft seems almost surreal for Russia, whose air force has enough problems using its current warplanes in Ukraine. Russia's fifth-generation fighter, the Su-57, has been conspicuous by its absence in Ukraine. In November 2023, a senior Russian aviation official said that no decision had been made as to whether a sixth-generation fighter would be manned or unmanned.

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☆ Satellite images show apparent mock-ups of US fifth-gen fighter jets and a runway with blast marks and craters in a Chinese desert
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewSatellite images show what appear to be mock-ups of fifth-generation US aircraft, among other aircraft, out in a Chinese desert. Satellite image from April 19, 2024, show Chinese mock-ups of US aircraft in the Taklamakan Desert. Scorch marks and craters are evident at one end of the apparent runway, and some of the aircraft mock-ups appear wrecked. Satellite image from June 28, 2021, show Chinese mock-ups of US aircraft in the Taklamakan Desert. AdvertisementA satellite image of an apparent US Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the Taklamakan Desert, photographed January 1, 2024.

Persons: —, Africk, BjTHpgEWQI, Gerald R, Arleigh Burke Organizations: Service, Business, Planet Labs PBC, . Planet, American Enterprise Institute, Air, PLA Air Force, . Planet Labs PBC, Planet Labs PBC China, Ford, Alxa League Locations: China, Taklamakan, Xinjiang

☆ Upgrades to keep the US military's oldest bombers — its B-52s — flying for a century are running into delays and rising costs, watchdog finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThat's three years later than the Air Force planned to have the re-engined planes operating. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrives on the flightline August 4, 2023, as part of a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The Air Force plans to keep the planes in service until 2050, almost 100 years after the first B-52 entered service. The Air Force continues to rely on the B-52s for long-range strategic bomber missions, even though they lack the speed of the B-1 Lancers and the stealth of the B-2 Spirits.

Persons: —, Joshua J, Garcia, Nia Jacobs Organizations: Service, US Air, Business, Air Force, Royce, Pilots, 2nd Bomb, RAF Fairford, U.S . Air Force, Tech, Inside Defense, Department of Defense, 20th Expeditionary Bomb, Barksdale Air Force Base, Bomber Task Force, Andersen Air Force Base, The Air Force, Lancers Locations: United Kingdom, Louisiana, Guam, U.S, Arizona

☆ TikTok ramps up attacks on Biden administration in challenging prospective ban
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-20 | by ( Brian Fung | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Whether the Biden administration overlooked a less restrictive alternative could become a factor in a potential test of the law’s constitutionality. In Thursday’s filing, TikTok said the agreement was never signed despite years of negotiations and dozens of meetings and phone calls with US government officials. The Trump administration tried to ban TikTok by executive action, but that was quickly stymied by legal challenges. US officials have not publicly presented evidence that China has accessed US users’ TikTok data. On Thursday, TikTok’s filing said the company has so far spent $2 billion voluntarily implementing Project Texas.

Persons: TikTok, Biden, Joe Biden, “, CFIUS, ’, Trump, Christopher Simkins, Simkins Organizations: CNN, US Air Force, Foreign Investment, Meta, Independent, Texas Locations: United States, TikTok, China

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