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First RQ-4B for JASDF Flies Itself to Japan

First RQ-4B for JASDF Flies Itself to Japan

SAN DIEGO — Northrop Grumman Corporation successfully ferried the first of Japan’s three RQ-4B Global Hawks via a non-stop transpacific flight. The aircraft departed on Thursday, March 10, from Palmdale, California landing 18.7 hours later on March 12 at Misawa Air Base, Misawa, Japan.

“The a…

Russia Moves to Seize Leased Foreign Aircraft

Russia Moves to Seize Leased Foreign Aircraft

In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of far-reaching Western sanctions on the Russian aviation industry, global commercial aviation lessors have been plunged into a chaotic scramble to reclaim physical ownership of their assets leased to Russian companies, collectively w…
US Air Force’s F-16 Upgrade to Include Electronic Warfare Suite

US Air Force’s F-16 Upgrade to Include Electronic Warfare Suite

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio –– The Air Force took another step in the effort to modernize the electronic warfare (EW) capabilities of the F-16 fleet. On March 10, in advance of a multi-million dollar contract modification award expected later this year, the Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorat…
Russian Targets More Than ‘Messaging,’ Pentagon Says

Russian Targets More Than ‘Messaging,’ Pentagon Says

On Sunday, long-range Russian airstrikes hit the city of Yavoriv in western Ukraine, less than 15 miles from the Polish border — which is NATO territory. The location is where National Guard troops from Florida just weeks ago trained alongside Ukrainian troops — though Americans are no longer at the…
NATO Allies Flex Muscle with Norway Exercise

NATO Allies Flex Muscle with Norway Exercise

Six Royal Navy ships and 2,000 UK personnel have joined vessels and troops from 26 other nations for Exercise Cold Response off the shores of Norway

Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has taken its place at the centre of one of the most powerful naval task forces in the world at th…


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