On 21 April, Eielson Air Force Base received its first two F-35A Lightning IIs, making the Alaskan air base the first Pacific Air Forces base to receive combat-coded F-35As. The… Continue reading "First F-35s Arrive At Eielson Air Force Base"
In mid-2019 the Polish Ministry of Defense annouced its plans to modernize the Polish Air Force (PAF) with a new fighter. The Harpy Program, the plan to purchase modern multirole… Continue reading "Poland – The Newest Member of the F-35 Owners Club"
In the early hours of 8 January, Iranian forces launched ballistic missiles against Iraqi military bases hosting US and coalition military personnel. The launches came shortly after the burial of… Continue reading "Iran Launches Ballistic Missiles at Iraqi Bases"
The US Air Force struck Kata’ib Hezbollah bases in Iraq and Syria on the 29th December, following a Katyusha rocket attack of over 30 rockets on the K1 military base… Continue reading "US Strikes Kata’ib Hezbollah Bases"
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense has advanced its FY2020 Department of Defense funding bill. The subcommittee recommends $992.4 million to purchase eight Boeing F-15EX aircraft for the Air Force,… Continue reading "US Air Force F-15EX Funding Approved"
Boeing announced that T-X aircraft N381TX completed its first official Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) flight test on July 1. The aircraft was flown from Boeing’s St. Louis, Missouri plant.… Continue reading "Boeing T-X Begins Engineering and Manufacturing Development Flight Tests"
At the 2018 NDIA Armaments Forum the US Air Force detailed some of their current major small arms programmes. One of these was for a new ultra compact Aircrew Self… Continue reading "USAF’s New GAU-5A Aircrew Self Defense Weapon"