At This Hour Dan Thomas Update
3 hours ago
RUSSIA PREPARES SECRET WEAPON
At a secretive factory in Russia, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon, an Associated Press investigation has found. The plant recently started churning out thermobaric drones alongside the decoys, the investigation found. The thermobaric warheads create a vortex of high pressure and heat that can penetrate thick walls. They suck out all the oxygen in their path, and cause injuries even outside the initial blast site. Russia came up with the plan in late 2022 and codenamed it Operation False Target, the investigation found.
BULLET HITS SOUTHWEST PLANE - NO REPORTS OF INJURIES
A bullet has struck the body of a Southwest Airlines plane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the evening flight. The airline says no injuries were reported and law enforcement was contacted after the bullet struck the right side of the aircraft just under the flight deck around 8:30 p.m. Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was “struck by gunfire near the cockpit” while taxiing before the flight to Indianapolis International Airport. The airline says it provided another flight for passengers and the aircraft was removed from service.
At a secretive factory in Russia, engineers are manufacturing hundreds of decoy drones meant to overwhelm Ukrainian defenses as they try to protect against a horrific new weapon, an Associated Press investigation has found. The plant recently started churning out thermobaric drones alongside the decoys, the investigation found. The thermobaric warheads create a vortex of high pressure and heat that can penetrate thick walls. They suck out all the oxygen in their path, and cause injuries even outside the initial blast site. Russia came up with the plan in late 2022 and codenamed it Operation False Target, the investigation found.
BULLET HITS SOUTHWEST PLANE - NO REPORTS OF INJURIES
A bullet has struck the body of a Southwest Airlines plane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the evening flight. The airline says no injuries were reported and law enforcement was contacted after the bullet struck the right side of the aircraft just under the flight deck around 8:30 p.m. Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration says the Boeing 737-800 aircraft was “struck by gunfire near the cockpit” while taxiing before the flight to Indianapolis International Airport. The airline says it provided another flight for passengers and the aircraft was removed from service.
