On 31 March in Albania a US Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 crashed into high ground at night about 100km (60 miles) south of Tirana, killing all nine people on board. Meanwhile, an Aerocaribbean Ilyushin Il-18 with 93 people on board overran the runway at Caracas Maquieta airport, Venezuela on 28 March when the crew aborted take-off following an engine failure. The aircraft was severely damaged, and 15 people were injured.
Source: Flight International
Argentina could be set to acquire Basler BT-67 transport aircraft via a potential $143 million Foreign Military Sales deal with the US government.
Using a specially modified F-16 fighter known as the X-62A VISTA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the US Air Force pitted a dogfighting artificial intelligence system against human fighter pilots in recent air-to-air combat exercises.
The US Army is exploring potential use of Electra’s hybrid-electric short take-off and landing aircraft (eSTOL) aircraft for logistics in contested environments.
