U.S. Air Force to Station F-15EX, F-35A in Japan
Department of Defense (DoD) announces plan to outfit Misawa Air Base With F-35A, Kadena Air Base with F-15EX. On July 3, 2024, the United States Department of Defense announced a…
U.S. Air Force KC-46A Pegasus Tanker Completes First Non-Stop 45-Hour Flight Around The World
The effort demonstrated the ability to support multiple theaters, coordinating with three other bases along the route to pre-position tankers used to refuel the aircraft. A U.S. Air Force KC-46…
Photo Suggests Possible Nuclear Mission For Pakistan’s JF-17 Thunder With Ra’ad ALCM
Pakistan might incorporate the dual-capable Ra’ad ALCM on the JF-17 to take over the nuclear strike role from the Mirage III/Vs. Pakistan is possibly readying its JF-17 Thunder for launching…
First Images Emerge Of U.S. Navy Super Hornet Carrying Two Air-Launched SM-6 Missiles
The two missiles sport the designation XAIM-174B (or NAIM-174B) and were carried by Super Hornets belonging to the VFA-2 and VFA-192 taking part in RIMPAC 2024 exercise. On Jul. 2,…
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,…
