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A-4 ‘Super’ Skyhawks Playing The Bad Guys In European Skies

22 October 2026 at 19:30

Northern Germany probably isn’t the first place you’d think of to look for a U.S. Navy and Marine Corps classic attack jet. However, contract aggressor company Top Aces flies a squadron of deeply upgraded Douglas A-4N Skyhawks to support European air arms for their “red air” training needs.

Nearly 3,000 A-4s were built between 1956 and 1979, and TWZ’s Jamie Hunter traveled to the Germany Navy base at Nordholz for the latest episode of our “Special Access” to witness some of the last, and by far the most modern, Skyhawks operating up close.

There he learned what it was like operating the iconic but nearly antique jets against some of the world’s most capable fighters. He also discovered that significant developments are on the horizon for Top Aces in Europe, principally the arrival of F-16s that will further enhance the company’s aggressor services for its growing list of European customers.

Enjoy the show!

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Ukraine strikes Russian electronic warfare station, General Staff says

22 October 2026 at 17:54
The electronic warfare station was hit near the village of Gulevka in Russia's Bryansk Oblast. According to the General Staff, targeting Russian electronic warfare systems improves Ukraine's ability to effectively deploy drones.

‘No indication’ of Canadian data compromised by global PHP issue: officials

22 October 2026 at 15:26
The Canadian government’s chief information officer says there’s no sign a massive global website coding vulnerability has led to federal information being compromised.

‘No indication’ of Canadian data compromised by global PHP issue: officials

22 October 2026 at 15:26
The Canadian government’s chief information officer says there’s no sign a massive global website coding vulnerability has led to federal information being compromised.

Russian attacks kill at least 9, injure 57 across Ukraine as Kyiv hit by mass missile, drone attack

22 October 2026 at 08:38
Russian forces launched a mass combined attack overnight with Iskander-M, S-400, Zircon, and Onyx missiles, as well as 210 drones of various types, including 110 jet-powered drones, the Air Force reported.

Explosions, fires reported amid overnight Ukrainian drone attack on Lipetsk, Russia

22 October 2026 at 00:46
Ukrainian drones struck a multi-story building in Lipetsk and caused multiple explosions around the city, according to Ukrainian monitoring channels. Eyewitness footage from the scene appears to show low-flying Ukrainian drones and fires lighting up the night sky.

'Everything was in ruins' — At least 2 killed, 2 injured in Russian drone attack on Kyiv

21 October 2026 at 08:13
An air raid alert sounded in Kyiv at around 5:20 a.m. local time on Oct. 21 as drones approached the capital, which has faced an unrelenting barrage of Russian drone attacks this fall.

Is time running out for Mohammed bin Salman?

21 October 2026 at 07:42

In “The Muqaddimah”, the 14th-century historian Ibn Khaldun wrote that “great dynasties often decline after three generations because they fail to produce capable successors.” Under Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia now asks this question precisely: Has he weakened the very dynasty he was meant to strengthen and secure? The kingdom is under mounting […]

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