NORAD Conducts Planned “Falcon Virgo” Air Defense Exercise Over Washington D.C. Area.
Recurring "Falcon Virgo" Exercise for Washington D.C. Trains Airspace Control and Restriction. Operation "Falcon Virgo", a planned air defense exercise over the U.S. national capital region, will take place on…
The Russian S-70 Okhotnik UCAV Struck Ground Targets With Unguided Bombs During Weapons Testing
In December it was also announced that the S-70 Okhotnik drone was tested in flight with captive air-to-air missiles in the fighter role The Russian next-generation Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle…
F-35Bs Armed With Gun Pod Continue Supporting Operation Octave Quartz With Armed Aerial Patrols over Somalia
The U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs are among the combat aircraft supporting OOQ (Operation Octave Quartz) in the Horn of Africa. Octave Quartz is the name of the U.S. operation to…
Italian Navy Cavour Aircraft Carrier To Start F-35B STOVL Aircraft Qualifications With The U.S. Marine Corps Next Month
The Cavour aircraft carrier will carry out F-35B STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) qualification off the U.S. East Coast. The Italian Navy Cavour aircraft carrier is about to start…
RAF Typhoon’s Sonic Boom “Rattles Windows” From Cambridge To London During Quick Reaction Alert Operation
The RAF Typhoon aircraft were scrambled to intercept a civilian aircraft that lost comms with the Air Traffic Control agencies in UK airspace. A loud sonic boom was heard across…
Northrop Grumman Selected To Demonstrate A New Electronic Warfare Suite For The F-16
The new Electronic Warfare suite will provide the F-16 full-spectrum radar warning, threat identification and advanced countermeasure capabilities against modern EW threats. The U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman to…
