Misawa’s 13th Fighter Squadron Receives First F-35s
Misawa Air Base has received the U.S. Air Force’s first F-35A Lightning II fighters to be permanently based in Japan, beginning the transition from the F-16 to the fifth-gen aircraft.…
Northrop Grumman Testbed With AIM-260-Like Nose Spotted Flying Alongside Raytheon’s VOODOO 1 at Eglin AFB
The two testbeds, known by their callsigns SCAN 06 and VOODOO 1, carried out concurrent operations in Eglin’s highly instrumented airspace. For three consecutive days, on Mar. 24, 25 and…
Germany Considering MQ-28A Ghost Bat CCA, Says Defense Minister
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the MQ-28 Ghost Bat is among the uncrewed aircraft being evaluated to support the Eurofighter Typhoon fighter fleet. Germany’s defense minister Boris Pistorius said…
USMC F-35Cs and USS Tripoli ARG Arrive in the Middle East
A month after the start of the hostilities, the U.S. Marine Corps is increasing its presence in the Middle East with the arrival of a F-35C squadron and the USS…
[Updated] Iranian Attack on Prince Sultan Air Base Reportedly Struck U.S. KC-135s, E-3 Sentry
Satellite images show signs of an attack at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, with The Wall Street Journal now reporting that an Iranian missile damaged “several U.S. refueling aircraft.”…
Video Shows Russian Geran Drone Shot Down by Rifle-Armed Ukrainian Yak-52 Crew
A first-person point-of-view video shows the crew member in the rear seat of a Ukrainian Yak-52 shooting with a rifle at a Russian Geran drone, which later detonates in a…
