Military Times: The death toll for rising aviation accidents: 133 troops killed in five years
In the last three weeks, six military aviation crashes have killed 16 pilots or crew — a tragic development that has cast a spotlight on a growing crisis: Accident rates have soared over the last five years for most of the military’s manned warplanes.
Through a six-month investigation, the Military Times found that accidents involving all of the military’s manned fighter, bomber, helicopter and cargo warplanes rose nearly 40 percent from fiscal years 2013 to 2017. It’s doubled for some aircraft, like the Navy and Marine Corps’ F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets. At least 133 service members were killed in those fiscal year 2013-2017 mishaps, according to data obtained by Military Times.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- April 9, 2018
U.S. aviation in crisis -- Military Times
With 16 service members killed in air crashes, top lawmaker says 'readiness of the military is at a crisis point' -- CNN
Military Times Crash Database -- Military Times
China’s Liaoning dovish as USS Theodore Roosevelt sails in -- Asia Times
China Installed Military Jamming Equipment on Spratly Islands, U.S. Says -- WSJ
China Bans Export of Mass-Destruction-Weapons-Usable Materials to North Korea -- Sputnik
Taiwanese under siege from blitz of Chinese cyberattacks -- Asia Times
Russia’s military offer stalls in Lebanon, for now -- Asia Times
State Dept. approves $1.3B sale of Howitzers to Saudi Arabia -- UPI
Tiny Djibouti aiming to be global military, shipping centre -- National Post/AP
UK Army chiefs ordered to recruit more women, LGBT and ethnic minorities -- Daily Star
Germany, France to move ahead on sixth-generation combat aircraft -- Defense News
Finland nears decision on sea-based weapons -- Defense News
South Korea, U.S. to begin special military drills this week -- UPI
Army Secretary Warns of China, Russia Threats -- National Interest
US conducts successful test to integrate missile-defense systems -- The Hill
Army soldiers fire new Abrams tanks for first time -- UPI
The Army's 155mm 'Big Guns' Now Have More Range, Can Strike Without GPS -- National Interest
The Army just made it harder to graduate from basic training -- Army Times
US military resumes air operations in Djibouti -- CNN
Flush with cash, the Navy bores in on aviation readiness amid a crisis -- Defense News
How stealthy is Boeing’s new Super Hornet? -- Defense News
Boeing's MQ-25 Prototype 'Ready to Fly' As Industry Awaits Contract Decision -- National Defense
U.S. military trying to be a player, not a bystander, in the new space race -- Space News
Here’s what the Army wants in future radios -- C4IRSNet
This Is How The U.S. Makes Sure Its Nuclear Weapons Are 'Safe' -- Foxtrot Alpha/Jalopnik
Five big questions for Jim Mattis on Capitol Hill this week -- Defense News
Trump's top national security spokesman to leave White House -- Politico
Marine Raider receives Silver Star for actions during terror attack in Mali -- Marine times
The Civil War Over Missile Defense -- James Durso, RCD
How the Facebook fallout could hurt intel agencies -- Justin Cleveland, C4ISRNet