The U.S. Air Force has announced the formal training and operational units for the F-15EX on Aug. 14. Photo: Boeing The 123rd Fighter Squadron at 142 Wing will be the first operational squadron to operate the new aircraft. It will make the transition in 2023. The 173rd Fighter Wing will be the formal training unit […]
A B-52H bomber assigned to Minot Air Force Base took off with AGM-86B air-launched cruise missiles (ALCM) in order to verify that the bomber could supply the required voltage levels to the missile’s interface with the W80-1 nuclear bomb.
Cathy Otten of Iraq Oil Report says the Iraqi Air Force’s F-16 fleet is in shambles due to corruptions and deteriorating security relationship with the United States. Photo: Lockheed Martin In over a dozen interviews with Iraq Oil Report, Iraqi officials and U.S. contractors detailed several criminal schemes and failures of oversight at the Balad […]
Japan is said to be reconsidering the option of canceling its purchase of 3 RQ-4 Block 30i unmanned air vehicles. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Juan Torres The decision was triggered by the U.S. Air Force’s proposal to retire all 21 of its Global Hawk Block 30 aircraft in the Fiscal Year 2021 […]