The U.S. Air Force has retired the first KC-10 aerial refueling tanker. The aircraft, #86-0036, was from the 514th Air Mobility Wing. A total of three KC-10s from the Air Force’s Backup-Aircraft Inventory were congressionally approved for retirement during Fiscal Year 2020. For more information, hit the Source below Source

The ASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile being developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has undergone modifications, a photo posted by Japan’s State Minister for National Defense Tomohiro Yamamoto has revealed. Photos: Office of Tomohiro Yamamoto The missile appeared under the wing of a F-2 fighter in a group photo taken at MHI’s Komaki plant. The weapon […]

The U.S. Air Force says the Gray Wolf cruise missile prototype recently completed a series of tests that will pave the way for the first live release test at NAS Point Mugu Sea Test Range this summer. U.S. Air Force photo by Ethan Wagner Gray Wolf is a low-cost cruise missile that will offer a […]

Japan published its 2020 Defense White Paper today and in the section on the F-35B, the government has confirmed that the stealth fighter will operate from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyer. By Kaijō Jieitai （海上自衛隊 / Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force） (http://www.mod.go.jp/msdf/formal/jmp/201612.html) [CC BY 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons The paper says this is in response to the […]