Investigation blames US Air Force, Navy for systemic failures in fatal C-130 crash

A corroded propeller was sent through an Air Force maintenance depot but was not repaired.

• ● Poor maintenance contributed to a devastating C-130 crash. Here’s how the Air Force will make sure it doesn’t happen again.

On the ground at Yokota Air Base, the Air Force transport hub of the Pacific

In the west of the sprawling metropolis that is Tokyo lies Yokota Air Base, a major air transportation hub in the U.S. military’s Indo-Pacific Command’s area of responsibility and a critical waypoint for cargo, passengers and VIPs.

Facing uncertain future, Piaggio Aerospace gets new management

The company’s prospects are gloomy, after its former owner Mubadala, the UAE investment fund, cancelled its planned drone order, just as Italy began dragging its heels over its own order.