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Why are military aircraft accidents spiking?

Experts weigh in on what looks like a 'perfect storm,' with fatalities on the rise and readiness now suffering.
The number of Class A mishaps—the deadliest and costliest category—per 100,000 flight hours rose from 1.3 in fiscal 2020 to 2 ...
An incident involving an Air Force B-52 Stratofortress and a regional Delta airline passenger jet in North Dakota has now prompted multiple investigations after the bomber appeared near the plane's ...
Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with ...
Mishaps from 2020-24 killed 90 service members and Defense Department civilian employees, destroyed 89 aircraft and cost the ...
WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — House and Senate Armed Services committees are seeking to improve the safety of U.S. military flights near commercial airports more than a half year after an Army ...
Two American military cargo jets deported people to Africa this month on flights that appear to have had their transponders turned off, obscuring their locations from public flight databases and other ...
The FAA urged civilian aircraft in Venezuelan airspace to "exercise caution" due to the "worsening security situation and ...