A news report in Japan quoted a Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) official as saying that the upgraded F-15JSI (Japan Super Interceptor) will be a multirole fighter. Graphic: Boeing The anonymous official said that in the past, the Mitsubishi F-2 fighter was given anti-ship and ground attack roles while the F-15 was an air superiority […]
The U.S. miliatry will be conducting training at Chitose Air Base, Japan later this month, the Hokkaido Defense Bureau has disclosed. N/A (Photo by Public Affairs Office) / Public domain However, it did not reveal which branch of the American forces is deploying up north in Japan. The number of aircraft and personnel has not […]
Su-30MKKs from the 6th Air Brigade of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) took off from Nanning air base and flew to Subi Reef in the South China Sea during a 10-hour round trip mission. The fighters were supported by a Il-78 tanker that was censored in the video.
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) had its first Air Intercept Control (AIC) event on Jul. 30 and the aircraft carrier’s crew directed F/A-18s from VFA-103 and VFA-213 to protect high value asset against enemy threats. U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Johnnie Caldwell/Released / Public domain Two separate AIC events took place during the […]
Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold on Jul. 30 and she will now head to NAS Whidbey Island to train as a EA-18G pilot with VAQ-129. Swegle is the U.S. Navy’s first Black female tactical air (TACAIR) pilot. She is also part of a new […]