Elbit Systems of America (Elbit America) has received a firm Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the United States Air Force to supply F-16 Block 40/42 Wide-Angle Conventional Head-Up Display… Continue reading "Elbit America Contracted To Supply Modernized USAF F-16 HUD Replacements"
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first C-130J-30 Super Hercules equipped with aerial spraying equipment to the United States Air Force Reserve, the first C-130J to be equipped for the mission.… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin Delivers First Aerial Sprayer-Equipped C-130J"
A MH-139A Grey Wolf made its first flight from Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana on March 18, the first time the Air Force helicopter conducted a mission from the… Continue reading "MH-139A Grey Wolf Makes First Flight From Malmstrom Air Force Base"
Northrop Grumman was awarded a contract for the initial production of the B-21 Raider last fall, according to Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment William LaPlante. “Production of… Continue reading "B-21 Raider Bomber Enters Low Rate Initial Production"
The United States’ Department of Defense confirmed on Tuesday that an Air Force AC-130 gunship had conducted an airstrike on Iranian-backed militiamen in Iraq, after they launched a short-range ballistic… Continue reading "US AC-130 Strikes Iranian-Backed Militia In Iraq After Ballistic Missile Attack"
The United States Air Force’s B-21 Raider made its first flight on Friday, with a prototype aircraft spotted taking off from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. At the… Continue reading "BREAKING: B-21 Raider Makes First Flight"
Boeing announced on Thursday that the first “production representative” T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer had arrived at Edwards Air Force Base in California to begin its next phase of flight… Continue reading "T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Set For Next Flight Testing Phase"
The U.S. Department of Defense announced late on Wednesday that two Air Force F-15s had conducted an airstrike on a facility in eastern Syria used by Iran-backed groups that have… Continue reading "US Air Force F-15s Strike Iranian Proxy Facility In Eastern Syria"
The United States Senate voted to confirm Admiral Lisa Franchetti as the Chief of Naval Operations on Thursday, making her the first woman to become the U.S. Navy’s top officer,… Continue reading "Admiral Lisa Franchetti Confirmed As US Chief Of Naval Operations"
A Turkish drone was shot down over north eastern Syria on Thursday, amidst a Turkish campaign of drone airstrikes in the region in retaliation for a Sunday bombing in Ankara… Continue reading "U.S. F-16 Shoots Down Turkish Drone Over North Eastern Syria"