In July of 2021, the U.S. Air Force kicked off one of its largest exercises involving fifth-generation aircraft. The exercise, dubbed Pacific Iron, encompassed a large swathe of the Pacific,… Continue reading "Lessons From The PACAF’s Pacific Iron Exercise."
In late August, several U.S Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers arrived at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, to undertake a bomber task force (BTF) mission in the Indo-Pacific region. Since arriving… Continue reading "USAF B-52s Deployed to Guam Exercise with Japan, Indonesia"
The soldiers of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Turkey have begun joint training exercises in accordance with the Strategic Partnership and Mutual Assistance Agreement between the two… Continue reading "Turkey And Azerbaijan Conduct TURAZ ŞAHİNİ-2021 And Lachin Joint Exercises"
Aircraft of the United States Navy’s Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and the Royal Navy’s UK Carrier Strike Group have conducted joint interoperability flights, the first time the two carrier… Continue reading "Carl Vinson and UK Carrier Strike Groups Train Together For First Time"
Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, General David Berger, has stated that Marine Corps F-35Bs will be embarked on an Izumo-class helicopter destroyer of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force… Continue reading "USMC F-35Bs To Operate Off Japanese Helicopter Destroyers By November"
On 27 August, a Russian Su-24 fighter jet crashed during training over a forest near Perm, Russia. “During its flight to the maintenance center to be repaired, the Su-24 crashed… Continue reading "Su-24 Fighter Jet Crashes Near Perm, Russia"
Boeing has officially rolled out the Qatar Emiri Air Force’s first F-15QA, with the aircraft also officially dubbed “Ababil,” a reference to the protective ‘flock of birds’ mentioned in the… Continue reading "Boeing Officially Rolls Out Qatar’s F-15QA Ababil"
F-35B Lightning IIs of the United States Marine Corps’ Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 211 have become the first United States aircraft to conduct cross-deck operations for a mission utilizing… Continue reading "VMFA-211 F-35Bs Conduct First Cross-Deck Mission In Modern US Naval History"
GE Aviation, a subsidiary of American corporation General Electric, signed a $716 million contract with Indian Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to provide the latter with 99 F404 turbofan jet engines… Continue reading "GE Aviation Signs $716m Contract to Build Engines for Indian Tejas LCA Jets"
From 9 to 13 August, the ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 exercise was held at the army tactical training base in Qingtongxia City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region in Western China. Despite the fact that… Continue reading "Joint Russo-Chinese ZAPAD/INTERACTION-2021 Exercise Comes To An End"