The Belgian government will decide by July whether to send four F-16s to Jordan in October to support Operation Inherent Resolve. By Gerard van der Schaaf (FA-72) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons For more information, hit the Source below Source
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed the construction of twenty new third generation hardened aircraft shelters (HAS) at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. A ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the transfer is scheduled for July 2020. Twenty existing aircraft shelters were demolished and 18 more new aircraft shelters are to be built. These […]
South Korea wants to replace its American-made close-in weapon system (CIWS) for its warships by 2030. 대한민국 국군 Republic of Korea Armed Forces / CC BY-SA The Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will kickoff the project next year with a budget of $283.51 million. For more information, hit the Source below Source
A campaign is ongoing to have the Medal of Honor awarded to a former U.S. Navy F9F-5 Panther pilot who defended his aircraft carrier from an attack by seven Soviet MiG-15s on Nov. 18, 1952. Retired Navy Capt. E. Royce Williams had taken off from aircraft carrier USS Oriskany with three other Panthers, two had […]
The press office of the Tupolev Aircraft Company confirm to TASS that the second Tu-22M3M prototype has undergone supersonic flight testing. The milestone occurred during the fourth flight. TASS separately reports that assembly of the PAK DA stealth bomber has also started. An anonymous source says the plane will be ready next year. For more […]
The annual Rhyl Air Show that was scheduled to take place from Aug. 29-30 has been canceled. Eirian Evans Flypast at Rhyl Organizers say it was due to the coronavirus pandemic. For more information, hit the Source below Source