Air Force Grounds Entire T-38 Talon Fleet After Columbus AFB Crash, Two Pilots Eject Safely
The Air Force grounded all T-38 Talon trainers on May 19 after a Columbus AFB crash left both pilots safe.…
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A drone strike severely damaged Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport, triggering airside FOD inspections before flights resumed from Terminal 4.
The Air Force grounded all T-38 Talon trainers on May 19 after a Columbus AFB crash left both pilots safe.…
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers collided at the Gunfighter Skies airshow on May 17. All four crew ejected; debris shut a…
Colombian investigators say a C-130H ingested plant material from trees off Caucaya's runway end before losing power and crashing on…
Dutch Safety Board says see-and-avoid is a weak barrier after an F-16 formation closed within 240 m of a light…
Intercepted Missile Debris Injures Six, Ignites Three Fires at Abu Dhabi Industrial Zone ABU DHABI, UAE — March 28, 2026…
When the asphalt crumbles, the runway becomes the threat. That was the situation RED HORSE engineers faced at José Aponte…
KUNSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea — Airmen from the 8th Fighter Wing conducted a flightline FOD walk at Kunsan…
Luke Air Force Base (Luke AFB) is taking a significant leap into the future with the development of two autonomous…
A lost flashlight left inside an F-35 engine during maintenance work resulted in the engine being rendered unusable, causing millions…
Assam's LGBIA Launches FOD Walk-Through Campaign to Promote Safety Awareness Assam's Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (LGBIA) has initiated an…
FOD Dogs: The New Runway Clearing Solution A Low-Cost, Robust Robot Platform for Runway Safety The United States Air Force…
FOD Grounds New Aircraft Contract The US Air Force temporarily grounded its new fleet of KC-46 refueling tankers after finding…
FOD Crashes Marine Corps Jet Learn how a 5/16th-inch double hexagon bolt caused a catastrophic engine failure to an AV-8B…
Controlling FOD During Air Strikes The US Air Force is studying ways to harden its overseas air bases against attack…