Hydraulic Fluid Contamination and Ice Buildup Led to January F-35A Crash in Alaska
PACAF’s investigation found water-contaminated hydraulic fluid froze and caused a landing gear malfunction, leading to the loss of an F-35A at Eielson AFB. An Accident Investigation Board (AIB) report released…
Pratt & Whitney Awarded $2.8B Contract for New Lot 18 F-35 Engines
The $2.8B contract funds 141 F135 engines for U.S. services and allies, securing production, spares, and upgrades through February 2028. Pratt & Whitney has been awarded a major contract, valued…
Thailand Signs Gripen E Contract
The Royal Thai Air Force will be the first user in Asia and the third globally to field the Gripen E. Thailand and Sweden signed on Aug. 25, 2025, a…
Three Russian Il-20 Intercepts in a Week off Alaska by NORAD
NORAD scrambled U.S. Air Force F-16s to intercept Russian Il-20 surveillance aircraft three times in the Alaskan ADIZ in less than one week. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)…
U.S. Approved 3,350 Extended Range Attack Munitions for Ukraine
The air-launched tactical, scalable, cheap air-to-ground weapon was sought by the U.S. Air Force last year for Ukraine. The Trump administration approved last week 3,350 ERAM (Extended Range Attack Munitions)…
U.S. Military Seeks Purchase of Fully Operational Shahed-136 Copies
An RFI was released by the U.S. Government describing the requirement for 1:1 reverse-engineered copies of Iran's Shahed-136 attack drone, also used by Russia, to be used to inform counter…
