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With drones increasingly used to kill on the battlefield, their pilots have become key targets for both sides — a reality that’s absent from the recruitment material.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
12 May 2026 -
After the victim was struck, pilots aborted the plane's takeoff and smoke began filling the cabin.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Two airmen, including Cyr, were not recovered, and he was listed as missing in action.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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Hegseth complained that the media hadn’t focused on such aspects of the war as the rescue missions to save two airmen whose plane was shot down in Iran, even though that story was covered extensively.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
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These blackouts occur when intense X-ray and ultraviolet radiation from solar flares ionize Earth's upper atmosphere, interfering with high-frequency radio signals used by aviators, mariners and amateur radio operators.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
11 May 2026
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Previously, aviators could use the $165-per-month Starlink Roam plan on their aircraft, but as its name suggests, Aviation 300MPH capped the in-motion internet access at 300mph, so Roam was no longer an option on planes.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Test pilots.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test%20pilots. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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