Italian Air Force’s 156th Squadron Reactivated At Luke AFB
The 156° Gruppo (Squadron) at Luke AFB, Arizona, will be the F-35 OCU (Operational Conversion Unit) of the Italian Air Force. On July 2, 2024, alongside the celebration of the…
Report: ‘Incident’ Between U.S. KC-46 Pegasus And F-16C Off Netherlands
Airband listeners heard an F-16 pilot report 'a chunk taken out of its spine due to a too close breakaway incident' during refueling operations with a KC-46. On June 27,…
North Korean ‘Poop Balloons’ Close Seoul Airport in Another Harassment Raid
Whether the escalation of balloon activity is a precursor to additional military activity or the emergence of a new normal for surveillance, testing and propaganda operations remains to be seen.…
New F-22 Pods Spotted Up Close On Sabreliner Test Bed
The pod has reportedly undergone testing in the NTTR with the NT-43 aircraft used to validate low observable technology. Few months after the first sighting of the new stealth external…
U.S. Navy Releases New T-45 Replacement’s Request For Information, Pushing Program To 2028
The next generation Undergraduate Jet Training System will replace the aging T-45 Goshawk, with the candidates being the Leonardo-Textron M-346N, the Boeing-Saab T-7 and the Lockheed Martin-KAI T-50. The U.S.…
Portuguese Government Nears Decision on Acquiring Embraer Super Tucano Aircraft
Portuguese Minister of Defense reaffirms the intention to acquire the Super Tucano from Embraer. The Portuguese Minister of National Defense announced last week that the Government is “finalizing the implementation…
