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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Officials at Rosneft have privately voiced concerns that even a few more months of Ukraine's continued attacks could lead to lasting damage for the company.

Western Australia Police said it was alleged that the man made 'verbal threats while in possession of an improvised martial arts weapon (nunchucks).'

Western Australia Police said it was alleged that the man made 'verbal threats while in possession of an improvised martial arts weapon (nunchucks).'

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Among the injured people are four children, one of whom has been hospitalized, the State Emergency Service reported.

Victoria Police allege that the incident was targeted, after a white Toyota Landcruiser struck Helen Haines outside her office on Monday.

Victoria Police allege that the incident was targeted, after a white Toyota Landcruiser struck Helen Haines outside her office on Monday.

Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGompo City, formerly East London, at around 7 a.m. local time, where they found the woman's body, according to police.

Officers were called to Orient Beach in KuGompo City, formerly East London, at around 7 a.m. local time, where they found the woman's body, according to police.

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.

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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An 81-year-old woman and an 83-year-old man were killed when Russian drones attacked the village of Korotych, Kharkiv Oblast Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.

Ukrainian forces struck energy infrastructure in the city of Chystiakove in Donetsk Oblast, and blackouts were reported in Crimea amid drone fire, monitoring channels reported late on Oct. 20.

"This is very important for our people, as we can know when a Russian ballistic missile is incoming. Therefore, this morning began with positive signals from the American side," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Key developments on Oct. 20:

• Ukrainian strikes on Yandex data centers disrupt Russian court hearings, media reports
• Ukraine's HUR claims 108 Russian soldiers killed, 29 captured in Sumy Oblast operation
• Power outages in half of Ukraine's oblasts after Russian assault on power plants
• Fire at oil