Swedish Air Force Exploring JAS 39 Gripen for Satellite Launches and Enhanced Agile Combat Employment
The Stella study revolves around Sweden’s pioneering ACE and dispersed operations doctrine Sweden is studying the feasibility of launching a small satellite from a Saab Gripen multirole fighter jet, the…
Second USMC F-35C Squadron Declares Initial Operating Capability
Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 311 has become the newest F-35 squadron in the U.S Marine Corps to declare initial operating capability (IOC). VMFA-311, which is assigned to Marine Aircraft…
Breaking: Ukraine Receives First Batch Of F-16 Fighter Jets
Sources familiar with the matter reported that a small number of aircraft has been delivered, with a U.S. official providing further confirmation. After a long wait, it appears that Ukraine…
Two B-52 Stratofortress Bombers Take Part In Arctic Defender 24 In Alaska
The B-52 bomber crews treated the deployment to Alaska as an extension of the Agile Warbird, an ACE (Agile Combat Employment) Minot AFB conducts routinely. Two B-52 Stratofortresses from Minot…
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum Flies Restored SB2C-5 Helldiver for First Time Since 1945
A U.S. Navy Icon Takes to the Skies After a 17-Year Restoration. On their Facebook page, The Fagen Fighters WWII Museum, located in Granite Falls, Minnesota, announced they’d completed a…
Missouri ANG Pilot Becomes First Air Force Pilot to Surpass 2,000 Flight Hours in the B-2
In June 2024, Lt. Col. Justin Meyer became the first Air Force pilot to surpass 2,000 flight hours in the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber. On Jun. 6, 2024, 110th Bomb…
