Yearly Archive: 2020

First Red Flag Alaska outing for Hill AFB F-35s

The 4th Fighter Squadron is representing Hill Air Force Base’s 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings at Red Flag Alaska 20-3 that kicks off Aug. 1. This will be the first time the F-35 assigned to Hill is participating at the air combat training exercise. 12 aircraft along with nearly 200 airmen are making the […]

Setting up the Su-57 production line at KnAAPO

The June issue of Komsomolsk-on-Amur Aircraft Plant (KnAAPO) in-house magazine has a full page article devoted on setting up the Su-57 serial production line at the plant. Photo: Knaapo The experts tried to rely on their experience gained during the production of the Su-35 but found that the new aircraft still poses new challenges that […]
Swiss Army orders Indago small UAS

Swiss Army orders Indago small UAS

Lockheed Martin has secured an order from the Swiss Army for its Indago small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). The aerospace giant will customize the Indago to meet Swiss requirements by fitting a transponder for sense and avoid; install a Silvus Technologies’ radio; and provide the VCSi Touch SUAS Ground Control System software that includes access […]
DOD to Pull Over 11,000 Troops from Germany, Half to Return Home

DOD to Pull Over 11,000 Troops from Germany, Half to Return Home

The United States will bring some American service members home from their forward stationed assignments in Germany, while other service members will move to other locations in Europe to improve the commitment to NATO and the defense of Europe, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said, adding that …
Iran Launches Underground Ballistic Missiles During Exercise

Iran Launches Underground Ballistic Missiles During Exercise

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched underground ballistic missiles as part of a drill involving a fake U.S. aircraft carrier during military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after the IRGC fired a missile from a helicopter targeting the same carrier.

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