The US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) has signed a 5-year deal with QinetiQ to use the company’s training facilities in the UK. The agreement will see the USAFE using… Continue reading "USAF Awards QinetiQ Five Year Contract For Training Facilities in Europe"
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) has been awarded a follow on contract to continue delivering fleet fighter jet training services to the United States Navy. Part of defense giant Textron,… Continue reading "World’s Largest Private Front Line Air Force Gets Follow On Training Contract With U.S. Navy"
The finalized version of the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act includes language prohibiting the Department of Defense from procuring any aircraft to meet US Special Operations Command’s Armed Overwatch requirements… Continue reading "No Funding For Armed Overwatch Aircraft In 2021 NDAA"
On Sunday, Tigray fighters belonging to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) have claimed to shoot down a MiG-23 which crashed near Abiy Addi, 50 kilometers west of Mekelle. The… Continue reading "Tigray Rebels Down Jet, Capture Pilot, One Day After Ethiopian Prime Minister Declares Victory"
On the fifth anniversary of the Paris terrorist attacks in 2015, the French military announced a successful operation against Bah ag Moussa, a veteran Tuareg leader from the RVIM (Jama’at… Continue reading "French SOF Kill Senior Jihadist in Mali"
A surprising reappearance of the F-117 Nighthawk stealth attack aircraft has caught the public’s eye. Formally retired back in 2008, the aircraft have since been stored by the US Air… Continue reading "The Nighthawk Flies Again – Aiding USAF & Navy Training Exercises"
The United States and India have agreed a critical deal to share important satellite data, something the U.S. has only done previously with its closest partners. Signed at the annual… Continue reading "US – India Defense Deal Marks Closer Ties and Sends Message to China"
BAE Systems is the latest company to be selected to develop an ‘attritable’ air vehicle systems for the U.S. Air Force (USAF) as part of that service’s Skyborg Vanguard program.… Continue reading "BAE Now Part of USAF Skyborg Vanguard Expendable Combat Drone Program"
One of the main threats to the Polish Air Force (PAF) in a conventional conflict with its neighbor to the East would be the Russian capability of dislocating anti-access systems… Continue reading "This is How Poland’s F-16s Will Combat Russia’s S-400 Surface to Air Missile System"
The U.S. Air Force’s Air Combat Command has approved the Raytheon GBU-53/B StormBreaker smart weapon for use on the F-15E. The decision means that F-15E squadrons can now be equipped… Continue reading "StormBreaker Compact Smart Bomb Approved For Use on USAF F-15E"