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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 ...
Across the military, the rate of severe accidents per 100,000 flight hours rose 55% in the 2024 budget year compared with ...
The overall accident rate fell from 4.3 per 100,000 flight hours in 2022 to 3.86 in 2023 and the fatal accident rate declined ...
Internal Pentagon figures show the number of major accidents involving military aircraft spiked in 2024. A series of ...
Mishaps from 2020-24 killed 90 service members and Defense Department civilian employees, destroyed 89 aircraft and cost the ...
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An exclusive investigation by the Associated Press found the number of serious aviation mishaps in which a military member is ...
Kawak Aviation Technologies Inc., a Bend, Oregon-based aviation mission equipment manufacturer, is highlighting the critical importance of precision flight controls as the aviation industry grapples ...
A Wyoming hunter found aircraft parts Wednesday scattered near Laramie Peak. The Converse County Sheriff's Office confirmed ...