The U.S. Air Force has added KestrelX, A2G International and Fleet Adversary Support and Training to a $5.4 billion contract for adversary air and close air support training.
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The US Marine Corps has demonstrated an eight-weapon StormBreaker ripple release from an F-35B, advancing efforts to engage multiple targets in a single pass. The test highlights the weapon’s precision-guidance capabilities and potential to reduce pilot workload, while software integration and additional testing remain critical to full operational fielding.
India’s IAF chief says the US made no formal F-35 offer, raising questions about stealth fighters and India’s AMCA plans.
The U.S. Air Force is preparing to replace the mission computer aboard its older F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets, as it seeks to keep the aircraft operational into the 2040s.
Portugal is weighing the F-35A against the Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale and Saab Gripen E as it considers replacing its aging F-16 fleet. The decision will depend on operational capability, lifecycle costs, NATO interoperability, industrial benefits and long-term defense strategy.
The global race for sixth-generation fighter aircraft is moving beyond the traditional pursuit of speed, manoeuvrability and stealth.
Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base is located at Crater Lake-Klamath Regional Airport in Klamath Falls, Oregon (LMT).
The former Qatari Boeing 747-8 now serving as an interim Air Force One has been taken out of service for what an administration source described as “cosmetic upgrades.”
The US Air Force is revising its 2A maintenance career strategy from an earlier seven-AFSC concept to a 14-specialty structure. New aviation maintenance technicians would begin with 18 months of broad foundational training before choosing a specialty, while a selective Master Aviation Technician track would develop advanced technical experts.